Constant Nieuwenhuys
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Constant Nieuwenhuys was a Dutch avant-garde artist and key figure in postwar European experimental art, best known as a co-founder of the COBRA movement and for his visionary urban project "New Babylon."
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| Constant Nieuwenhuys canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2616800 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constant Nieuwenhuys Context triple: [COBRA movement, foundedBy, Constant Nieuwenhuys]
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Dominie Hendrik Scholte
Dominie Hendrik Scholte was a 19th-century Dutch religious leader and founder of the Dutch immigrant settlement in Pella, Iowa, known for his role in leading a group of seceders from the Dutch Reformed Church to America.
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Willem de Vlugt
Willem de Vlugt was a Dutch politician who served as the mayor of Amsterdam during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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C.
Jan van der Vliet
Jan van der Vliet was a Dutch artist associated with the Delft painters’ Guild of Saint Luke during the Dutch Golden Age.
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D.
Willem Delff
Willem Delff was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter from Delft, known for his detailed reproductive engravings after prominent artists of his time.
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E.
Klaas Dijkhoff
Klaas Dijkhoff is a Dutch politician who has served as a prominent leader and strategist within the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), including roles as State Secretary and parliamentary group leader.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constant Nieuwenhuys Target entity description: Constant Nieuwenhuys was a Dutch avant-garde artist and key figure in postwar European experimental art, best known as a co-founder of the COBRA movement and for his visionary urban project "New Babylon."
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A.
Dominie Hendrik Scholte
Dominie Hendrik Scholte was a 19th-century Dutch religious leader and founder of the Dutch immigrant settlement in Pella, Iowa, known for his role in leading a group of seceders from the Dutch Reformed Church to America.
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B.
Willem de Vlugt
Willem de Vlugt was a Dutch politician who served as the mayor of Amsterdam during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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C.
Jan van der Vliet
Jan van der Vliet was a Dutch artist associated with the Delft painters’ Guild of Saint Luke during the Dutch Golden Age.
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D.
Willem Delff
Willem Delff was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter from Delft, known for his detailed reproductive engravings after prominent artists of his time.
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E.
Klaas Dijkhoff
Klaas Dijkhoff is a Dutch politician who has served as a prominent leader and strategist within the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), including roles as State Secretary and parliamentary group leader.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
COBRA artist
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Dutch painter ⓘ avant-garde artist ⓘ graphic artist ⓘ human ⓘ sculptor ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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postwar period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Constant ⓘ |
| coFounderOf |
COBRA
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linked to:
COBRA movement
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| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-07-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-08-01 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture-related art
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graphic arts ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ urbanism ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract art
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experimental art ⓘ |
| hasPartInWork |
maps for New Babylon
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models for New Babylon ⓘ paintings for New Babylon ⓘ |
| influenced |
postwar European avant-garde
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radical urbanism ⓘ situationist architecture discourse ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Asger Jorn
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Karel Appel ⓘ Surrealism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
COBRA
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linked to:
COBRA movement
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| movement |
COBRA
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linked to:
COBRA movement
avant-garde ⓘ postwar European experimental art ⓘ |
| name | Constant Nieuwenhuys ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableWork |
New Babylon
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New Babylon drawings ⓘ New Babylon maquettes ⓘ New Babylon project ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Amsterdam
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Netherlands ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Netherlands
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Utrecht ⓘ |
| residence |
Amsterdam
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Paris ⓘ |
| spouse | Trudy Nieuwenhuys ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Constant Nieuwenhuys Description of subject: Constant Nieuwenhuys was a Dutch avant-garde artist and key figure in postwar European experimental art, best known as a co-founder of the COBRA movement and for his visionary urban project "New Babylon."
Referenced by (11)
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