Hans-Dieter Mundt
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Hans-Dieter Mundt is a high-ranking East German intelligence officer in John le Carré’s Cold War spy novel "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hans-Dieter Mundt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3456592 — 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: Hans-Dieter Mundt Context triple: [The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, mainCharacter, Hans-Dieter Mundt]
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A.
Robert T. Beyer
Robert T. Beyer was an American physicist and translator known for bringing important scientific works, including foundational texts on quantum mechanics, to an English-speaking audience.
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B.
Thomas F. Hofmann
Thomas F. Hofmann is a German food chemist and academic leader who serves as president of the Technical University of Munich.
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C.
Hans Frisak
Hans Frisak was a mountaineer known for being among the first to successfully climb Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnúkur.
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D.
Michael Kohl
Michael Kohl was an East German diplomat and politician who played a key role in negotiating the 1972 Basic Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic.
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E.
John F. Hartwig
John F. Hartwig is an American chemist renowned for pioneering work in organometallic chemistry and catalytic reactions, particularly in C–H activation and cross-coupling.
- 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: Hans-Dieter Mundt Target entity description: Hans-Dieter Mundt is a high-ranking East German intelligence officer in John le Carré’s Cold War spy novel "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold."
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A.
Robert T. Beyer
Robert T. Beyer was an American physicist and translator known for bringing important scientific works, including foundational texts on quantum mechanics, to an English-speaking audience.
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B.
Thomas F. Hofmann
Thomas F. Hofmann is a German food chemist and academic leader who serves as president of the Technical University of Munich.
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C.
Hans Frisak
Hans Frisak was a mountaineer known for being among the first to successfully climb Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnúkur.
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D.
Michael Kohl
Michael Kohl was an East German diplomat and politician who played a key role in negotiating the 1972 Basic Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic.
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E.
John F. Hartwig
John F. Hartwig is an American chemist renowned for pioneering work in organometallic chemistry and catalytic reactions, particularly in C–H activation and cross-coupling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ spy character ⓘ |
| affiliationInFiction |
East German security apparatus
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linked to:
Sicherheitsapparat der DDR
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| appearsIn | The Spy Who Came in from the Cold ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptationOf | film adaptation of "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" ⓘ |
| country | East Germany ⓘ |
| creator | John le Carré ⓘ |
| employer |
East German intelligence service
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry for State Security
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| fictionalUniverse |
John le Carré Smiley universe
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linked to:
George Smiley
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| firstAppearance |
novel "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"
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linked to:
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
|
| genre | Cold War spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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espionage ⓘ ideological conflict ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literarySeries |
George Smiley series
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linked to:
George Smiley
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| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | antagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | German ⓘ |
| occupation | intelligence officer ⓘ |
| position | high-ranking officer in East German intelligence ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| workAuthor | John le Carré ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hans-Dieter Mundt Description of subject: Hans-Dieter Mundt is a high-ranking East German intelligence officer in John le Carré’s Cold War spy novel "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.