Heinrich von Stephan
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Heinrich von Stephan was a prominent 19th-century German postal official and statesman who played a key role in founding the Universal Postal Union and modernizing the German postal system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heinrich von Stephan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3381912 — 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: Heinrich von Stephan Context triple: [Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin, notableBurial, Heinrich von Stephan]
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Heinrich von Buz
Heinrich von Buz was a German engineer and industrialist known for his leadership in developing the electrical engineering company MAN into a major industrial enterprise in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Wilhelm von Schröder
Wilhelm von Schröder was a German cameralist and economist of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his influential writings on state finance and economic policy.
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C.
Fritz von Tarlenheim
Fritz von Tarlenheim is a loyal and courageous young nobleman who aids Rudolf Rassendyll in Anthony Hope’s adventure novel "The Prisoner of Zenda."
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D.
Wilhelm Marschall
Wilhelm Marschall was a German admiral who served in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, known for commanding major naval operations including surface raider actions in the Atlantic.
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E.
Friedrich von Alberti
Friedrich von Alberti was a 19th-century German geologist and paleontologist best known for defining and naming the Triassic period in the geologic timescale.
- 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: Heinrich von Stephan Target entity description: Heinrich von Stephan was a prominent 19th-century German postal official and statesman who played a key role in founding the Universal Postal Union and modernizing the German postal system.
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A.
Heinrich von Buz
Heinrich von Buz was a German engineer and industrialist known for his leadership in developing the electrical engineering company MAN into a major industrial enterprise in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Wilhelm von Schröder
Wilhelm von Schröder was a German cameralist and economist of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his influential writings on state finance and economic policy.
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C.
Fritz von Tarlenheim
Fritz von Tarlenheim is a loyal and courageous young nobleman who aids Rudolf Rassendyll in Anthony Hope’s adventure novel "The Prisoner of Zenda."
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D.
Wilhelm Marschall
Wilhelm Marschall was a German admiral who served in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, known for commanding major naval operations including surface raider actions in the Atlantic.
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E.
Friedrich von Alberti
Friedrich von Alberti was a 19th-century German geologist and paleontologist best known for defining and naming the Triassic period in the geologic timescale.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German politician
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human ⓘ postal official ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Berlin ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
creation of an international postal treaty system
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modernization of German communications infrastructure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| countryOfDeath | German Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1831-01-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1897-04-08 ⓘ |
| employer |
Imperial German Post Office
ⓘ
linked to:
German postal service
Prussian postal service ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | von Stephan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
postal system reform
ⓘ
telecommunications policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Heinrich ⓘ |
| hasHonor | ennoblement in the Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
Berlin
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Prussia ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | von ⓘ |
| influenced |
international postal cooperation
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standardization of global mail exchange ⓘ |
| keyFigureIn | founding of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ |
| memberOf | Universal Postal Union ⓘ |
| name | Heinrich von Stephan ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading role in founding the Universal Postal Union
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modernizing the German postal and telegraph system ⓘ |
| notableWork |
founding of the Universal Postal Union
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introduction of the postcard in Germany ⓘ reform of the German postal system ⓘ standardization of postal rates in Germany ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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politician ⓘ postmaster general ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Province of Pomerania
ⓘ
Stolp ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berlin ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
German Postmaster General
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Secretary of State of the Imperial Post Office ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | participation in the 1874 Bern postal conference ⓘ |
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Subject: Heinrich von Stephan Description of subject: Heinrich von Stephan was a prominent 19th-century German postal official and statesman who played a key role in founding the Universal Postal Union and modernizing the German postal system.
Referenced by (4)
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