Max Brod
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Max Brod was a Czech-Jewish writer, critic, and composer best known for preserving and publishing the works of his close friend Franz Kafka.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Max Brod canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2715503 — 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: Max Brod Context triple: [Czech Jews, notableHistoricFigure, Max Brod]
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A.
Sholem Asch
Sholem Asch was a prominent Polish-Jewish writer best known for his Yiddish novels and plays that explored Jewish life, tradition, and modernity in the early 20th century.
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B.
Dovid Bergelson
Dovid Bergelson was a prominent early 20th-century Yiddish modernist writer known for his psychologically nuanced prose and portrayal of Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
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C.
Klaus Mann
Klaus Mann was a German writer and outspoken anti-fascist intellectual, best known for his novel "Mephisto" and as a prominent member of the literary Mann family.
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D.
Hermann Hess
Hermann Hess was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Monte San Valentín, the highest peak in Chilean Patagonia.
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E.
Fred Lebensold
Fred Lebensold was a prominent Canadian architect best known for designing major cultural and performing arts venues across Canada.
- 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: Max Brod Target entity description: Max Brod was a Czech-Jewish writer, critic, and composer best known for preserving and publishing the works of his close friend Franz Kafka.
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A.
Sholem Asch
Sholem Asch was a prominent Polish-Jewish writer best known for his Yiddish novels and plays that explored Jewish life, tradition, and modernity in the early 20th century.
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B.
Dovid Bergelson
Dovid Bergelson was a prominent early 20th-century Yiddish modernist writer known for his psychologically nuanced prose and portrayal of Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
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C.
Klaus Mann
Klaus Mann was a German writer and outspoken anti-fascist intellectual, best known for his novel "Mephisto" and as a prominent member of the literary Mann family.
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D.
Hermann Hess
Hermann Hess was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Monte San Valentín, the highest peak in Chilean Patagonia.
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E.
Fred Lebensold
Fred Lebensold was a prominent Canadian architect best known for designing major cultural and performing arts venues across Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Czech Jew
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ theatre director ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Czechoslovakia
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Israel ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Franz Kafka ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Austria-Hungary
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linked to:
Austro-Hungarian Empire
|
| countryOfDeath | Israel ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1884-05-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-12-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Charles University
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linked to:
Charles University in Prague
|
| employer |
Habima Theatre
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Israeli radio ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Brod ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
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literature ⓘ music ⓘ |
| givenName | Max ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWritten |
Czech
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German ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf | Prague Circle ⓘ |
| movedTo | Tel Aviv ⓘ |
| movement | Zionism ⓘ |
| name | Max Brod ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
editing and publishing Franz Kafka’s works posthumously
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preserving the manuscripts of Franz Kafka ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Arnold Beer
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Der Meister ⓘ Die Frau, nach der man sich sehnt ⓘ Die Höhe des Gefühls ⓘ Franz Kafka: Eine Biographie ⓘ Galilei in Gefangenschaft ⓘ Heidentum, Christentum, Judentum ⓘ Israel, ein Staat entsteht ⓘ Prager Kreis (essays) ⓘ Reubeni, Fürst der Juden ⓘ Stefan Rott ⓘ Tycho Brahes Weg zu Gott ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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journalist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Prague ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tel Aviv ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedOn |
editing Franz Kafka’s diaries and letters
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publication of Amerika by Franz Kafka ⓘ publication of The Castle by Franz Kafka ⓘ publication of The Trial by Franz Kafka ⓘ |
| yearOfMigration | 1939 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Max Brod Description of subject: Max Brod was a Czech-Jewish writer, critic, and composer best known for preserving and publishing the works of his close friend Franz Kafka.
Referenced by (13)
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