Hein ter Poorten
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Hein ter Poorten was a Dutch general who commanded Allied land forces in the Netherlands East Indies during the early stages of World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hein ter Poorten canonical | 2 |
| ter Poorten | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3574478 — 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: Hein ter Poorten Context triple: [ABDA Command, landForcesCommander, Hein ter Poorten]
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A.
Willem Drost
Willem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher known for his Rembrandt-influenced biblical and historical scenes.
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B.
Hendrik de Vries
Hendrik de Vries was a mathematician who supervised and mentored the influential algebraist Bartel Leendert van der Waerden.
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C.
Dominie Hendrik Scholte
Dominie Hendrik Scholte was a 19th-century Dutch religious leader and founder of the Dutch immigrant settlement in Pella, Iowa, known for his role in leading a group of seceders from the Dutch Reformed Church to America.
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D.
Bep Voskuijl
Bep Voskuijl was a Dutch office worker who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during World War II by providing food, supplies, and support to those in the Secret Annex.
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E.
Barend Biesheuvel
Barend Biesheuvel was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1971 to 1973.
- 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: Hein ter Poorten Target entity description: Hein ter Poorten was a Dutch general who commanded Allied land forces in the Netherlands East Indies during the early stages of World War II.
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A.
Willem Drost
Willem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher known for his Rembrandt-influenced biblical and historical scenes.
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B.
Hendrik de Vries
Hendrik de Vries was a mathematician who supervised and mentored the influential algebraist Bartel Leendert van der Waerden.
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C.
Dominie Hendrik Scholte
Dominie Hendrik Scholte was a 19th-century Dutch religious leader and founder of the Dutch immigrant settlement in Pella, Iowa, known for his role in leading a group of seceders from the Dutch Reformed Church to America.
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D.
Bep Voskuijl
Bep Voskuijl was a Dutch office worker who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during World War II by providing food, supplies, and support to those in the Secret Annex.
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E.
Barend Biesheuvel
Barend Biesheuvel was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1971 to 1973.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military personnel of the Netherlands
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general ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of the Netherlands
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-11-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-01-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Military Academy in Breda
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Military Academy, Breda
|
| employer |
Netherlands Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Armed Forces of the Netherlands
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch people ⓘ |
| familyName |
ter Poorten
ⓘ
linked to:
Hein ter Poorten
|
| fieldOfWork |
land warfare
ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ |
| givenName | Hein ⓘ |
| hasActivityEnd | mid 20th century ⓘ |
| hasActivityStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | general ⓘ |
| memberOf | Allied forces ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch East Indies campaign
|
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableEvent | surrender of Allied forces in the Dutch East Indies to Japan in 1942 ⓘ |
| notableRole | senior Dutch commander in the defense of the Netherlands East Indies ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of Allied land forces in the Netherlands East Indies during the early stages of World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Dutch East Indies campaign
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bogor
ⓘ
Buitenzorg ⓘ Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Netherlands
ⓘ
The Hague ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of Allied land forces in the Netherlands East Indies
ⓘ
commander-in-chief of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ |
| residence |
Netherlands
ⓘ
Netherlands East Indies ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch East Indies
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hein ter Poorten Description of subject: Hein ter Poorten was a Dutch general who commanded Allied land forces in the Netherlands East Indies during the early stages of World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.