Hermann Ebbinghaus
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Hermann Ebbinghaus was a pioneering German psychologist best known for his experimental studies of memory and the formulation of the forgetting curve and spacing effect.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hermann Ebbinghaus canonical | 10 |
| Ebbinghaus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T225873 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hermann Ebbinghaus Context triple: [Humboldt University of Berlin, hasNotableAlumni, Hermann Ebbinghaus]
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A.
Herbert Feigl
Herbert Feigl was an Austrian-American philosopher of science and mind associated with the Vienna Circle, known for advancing logical empiricism and influential theories of scientific explanation and physicalism.
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B.
Maurice Milgram
Maurice Milgram was a French computer scientist and academic known for his contributions to pattern recognition and for supervising Yann LeCun’s doctoral research.
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C.
Hermann von Helmholtz
Hermann von Helmholtz was a 19th-century German physician and physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to physiology, optics, acoustics, and the conservation of energy.
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D.
Emil du Bois-Reymond
Emil du Bois-Reymond was a 19th-century German physiologist renowned for his pioneering work on bioelectricity and the physiology of the nervous system.
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E.
Eleanor Jess Atwood Gibson
Eleanor Jess Atwood Gibson is the daughter of Canadian author Margaret Atwood and her partner, novelist Graeme Gibson.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hermann Ebbinghaus Target entity description: Hermann Ebbinghaus was a pioneering German psychologist best known for his experimental studies of memory and the formulation of the forgetting curve and spacing effect.
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A.
Herbert Feigl
Herbert Feigl was an Austrian-American philosopher of science and mind associated with the Vienna Circle, known for advancing logical empiricism and influential theories of scientific explanation and physicalism.
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B.
Maurice Milgram
Maurice Milgram was a French computer scientist and academic known for his contributions to pattern recognition and for supervising Yann LeCun’s doctoral research.
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C.
Hermann von Helmholtz
Hermann von Helmholtz was a 19th-century German physician and physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to physiology, optics, acoustics, and the conservation of energy.
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D.
Emil du Bois-Reymond
Emil du Bois-Reymond was a 19th-century German physiologist renowned for his pioneering work on bioelectricity and the physiology of the nervous system.
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E.
Eleanor Jess Atwood Gibson
Eleanor Jess Atwood Gibson is the daughter of Canadian author Margaret Atwood and her partner, novelist Graeme Gibson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German person
ⓘ
experimental psychologist ⓘ human ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1850-01-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1909-02-26 ⓘ |
| developed |
forgetting curve
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spacing effect concept ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Berlin
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linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Bonn ⓘ University of Halle ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Berlin
ⓘ
linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Breslau ⓘ University of Halle ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ebbinghaus
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linked to:
Hermann Ebbinghaus
|
| fieldOfWork |
experimental psychology
ⓘ
memory research ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| givenName | Hermann ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | experimental psychology of memory ⓘ |
| influenced |
experimental psychology of memory
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learning theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
experimental study of memory
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forgetting curve ⓘ spacing effect ⓘ use of nonsense syllables in memory research ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| name | Hermann Ebbinghaus ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Grundzüge der Psychologie
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Über das Gedächtnis ⓘ |
| occupation |
psychologist
ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ |
| partOf | history of psychology ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Barmen
ⓘ
Wuppertal ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Halle (Saale) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of philosophy
ⓘ
professor of psychology ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
controlled laboratory experiments
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self-experimentation ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
human memory
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learning and forgetting ⓘ |
| used | nonsense syllables ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Hermann Ebbinghaus Description of subject: Hermann Ebbinghaus was a pioneering German psychologist best known for his experimental studies of memory and the formulation of the forgetting curve and spacing effect.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hermann Ebbinghaus