Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie is a major 19th-century German biographical reference work containing scholarly articles on notable figures from German history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2971237 — 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: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Context triple: [Deutsche Biographie, hasPart, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie]
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A.
Deutsche Biographie
Deutsche Biographie is a German biographical reference work and online database that provides scholarly articles on notable figures from German history and culture.
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B.
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
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C.
Allgemeine Deutsche Bibliothek
Allgemeine Deutsche Bibliothek was an influential 18th-century German literary and critical journal edited by Friedrich Nicolai that played a key role in shaping Enlightenment-era literary discourse.
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D.
Addresses to the German Nation
"Addresses to the German Nation" is a series of influential patriotic speeches delivered in 1807–1808 by philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte that helped shape modern German nationalism and identity.
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E.
The Life of Goethe
The Life of Goethe is a biographical study by George Henry Lewes that examines the life, works, and intellectual development of the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
- 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: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Target entity description: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie is a major 19th-century German biographical reference work containing scholarly articles on notable figures from German history.
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A.
Deutsche Biographie
Deutsche Biographie is a German biographical reference work and online database that provides scholarly articles on notable figures from German history and culture.
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B.
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
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C.
Allgemeine Deutsche Bibliothek
Allgemeine Deutsche Bibliothek was an influential 18th-century German literary and critical journal edited by Friedrich Nicolai that played a key role in shaping Enlightenment-era literary discourse.
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D.
Addresses to the German Nation
"Addresses to the German Nation" is a series of influential patriotic speeches delivered in 1807–1808 by philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte that helped shape modern German nationalism and identity.
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E.
The Life of Goethe
The Life of Goethe is a biographical study by George Henry Lewes that examines the life, works, and intellectual development of the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-language reference work
ⓘ
biographical reference work ⓘ encyclopedia ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ADB ⓘ |
| bibliographicCategory | national biography ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Historische Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
ⓘ
linked to:
Commission for Bavarian Regional History
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| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| digitalProvider |
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
ⓘ
Deutsche Biographie online portal ⓘ
linked to:
Deutsche Biographie
|
| editor |
Historische Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
ⓘ
linked to:
Commission for Bavarian Regional History
|
| focusRegion | German-speaking Europe ⓘ |
| genre | biographical dictionary ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasIndex | Sach- und Namenregister ⓘ |
| hasOnlineAccess | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | standard reference work for German biography ⓘ |
| includesBiographiesOf |
artists
ⓘ
clergy ⓘ military figures ⓘ politicians ⓘ scholars ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general educated public
ⓘ
historians ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Deutsche Biographie (online project)
ⓘ
linked to:
Deutsche Biographie
|
| language | German ⓘ |
| locationOfEditorialBody | Munich ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive coverage of German historical figures
ⓘ
scholarly biographical articles ⓘ |
| numberOfIndexVolumes | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfMainVolumes | 55 ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 56 ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | multi-volume book series ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Leipzig ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1875 ⓘ |
| publisher | Duncker & Humblot ⓘ |
| subject |
German-speaking historical figures
ⓘ
biographies of notable figures from German history ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Neue Deutsche Biographie ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | from the early Middle Ages to the late 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
German history
ⓘ
biographical research ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Description of subject: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie is a major 19th-century German biographical reference work containing scholarly articles on notable figures from German history.
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