Neue Deutsche Biographie
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Neue Deutsche Biographie is a major German biographical reference work that provides scholarly articles on notable figures in German history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neue Deutsche Biographie canonical | 6 |
| German Biographical Encyclopedia | 2 |
| German National Biography | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2971238 — 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: Neue Deutsche Biographie Context triple: [Deutsche Biographie, hasPart, Neue Deutsche Biographie]
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A.
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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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B.
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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C.
Neues Deutschland
Neues Deutschland is a German daily newspaper that served as the official mouthpiece of East Germany’s ruling Socialist Unity Party and continues today as a left-wing publication.
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D.
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities is a prestigious German learned society based in Munich that promotes advanced research across the sciences and humanities.
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E.
Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities
The Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities is an umbrella organization that brings together Germany’s regional academies to coordinate and promote high-level research and scholarly collaboration across the sciences and humanities.
- 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: Neue Deutsche Biographie Target entity description: Neue Deutsche Biographie is a major German biographical reference work that provides scholarly articles on notable figures in German history.
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A.
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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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B.
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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C.
Neues Deutschland
Neues Deutschland is a German daily newspaper that served as the official mouthpiece of East Germany’s ruling Socialist Unity Party and continues today as a left-wing publication.
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D.
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities is a prestigious German learned society based in Munich that promotes advanced research across the sciences and humanities.
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E.
Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities
The Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities is an umbrella organization that brings together Germany’s regional academies to coordinate and promote high-level research and scholarly collaboration across the sciences and humanities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical dictionary
ⓘ
reference work ⓘ scholarly publication ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
biographical studies
ⓘ
history ⓘ |
| authorityControl | GND: 4005869-0 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| coversTimePeriod | Middle Ages to contemporary history ⓘ |
| describedAtURL | https://www.deutsche-biographie.de ⓘ |
| focusesOn | persons connected with German-speaking areas ⓘ |
| follows | Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
encyclopedia ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion |
Deutsche Biographie online portal
ⓘ
linked to:
Deutsche Biographie
|
| hasEdition | multiple volumes ⓘ |
| hasPart | biographical articles ⓘ |
| inception | 1953 ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general public
ⓘ
historians ⓘ scholars ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Deutsche Biographie ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locationOfPublisher | Munich ⓘ |
| mainSubject | notable figures in German history ⓘ |
| notableFor | scholarly biographical articles ⓘ |
| publicationFormat |
online
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
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linked to:
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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| publisher |
Historische Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
ⓘ
linked to:
Commission for Bavarian Regional History
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| workType | multi-volume work ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neue Deutsche Biographie Description of subject: Neue Deutsche Biographie is a major German biographical reference work that provides scholarly articles on notable figures in German history.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Neue Deutsche Biographie
linked to: Neue Deutsche Biographie
linked to: Neue Deutsche Biographie