University of Würzburg
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The University of Würzburg is a historic German public research university in Bavaria, renowned for its contributions to science and scholarship and for educating numerous notable figures.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T131746 — 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: University of Würzburg Context triple: [Bert Hölldobler, almaMater, University of Würzburg]
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is one of Germany’s oldest and most prestigious research universities, renowned for its strong academic programs and influential contributions across the sciences and humanities.
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University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig is one of Germany’s oldest and most prestigious universities, renowned for its contributions to research and education in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.
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University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a major public research university in Bonn, Germany, renowned for its strong programs in the humanities and sciences and its long tradition of scholarly excellence.
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University of Göttingen
The University of Göttingen is a renowned German research university, historically significant in physics and mathematics and once a leading center for theoretical science in Europe.
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University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a major German public research university in the city of Kiel, known for its contributions to the natural sciences, humanities, and marine research.
- 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: University of Würzburg Target entity description: The University of Würzburg is a historic German public research university in Bavaria, renowned for its contributions to science and scholarship and for educating numerous notable figures.
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is one of Germany’s oldest and most prestigious research universities, renowned for its strong academic programs and influential contributions across the sciences and humanities.
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University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig is one of Germany’s oldest and most prestigious universities, renowned for its contributions to research and education in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.
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University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a major public research university in Bonn, Germany, renowned for its strong programs in the humanities and sciences and its long tradition of scholarly excellence.
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University of Göttingen
The University of Göttingen is a renowned German research university, historically significant in physics and mathematics and once a leading center for theoretical science in Europe.
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University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a major German public research university in the city of Kiel, known for its contributions to the natural sciences, humanities, and marine research.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Instruction
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Subject: University of Würzburg Description of subject: The University of Würzburg is a historic German public research university in Bavaria, renowned for its contributions to science and scholarship and for educating numerous notable figures.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Würzburg, Germany
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Schelling
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German U15 (historically associated research-intensive universities)
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Faculty of Theology
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Faculty of Theology
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Faculty of Theology
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Faculty of Biology
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Faculty of Biology
Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Würzburg
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Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
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Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
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Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Würzburg
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University of Würzburg
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Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Würzburg
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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
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Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
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Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Würzburg
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affiliation
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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
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Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
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Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Würzburg
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University of Würzburg main campus
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Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
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Faculty of Philosophy
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Faculty of Philosophy
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