Friedrich Ueberweg
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Friedrich Ueberweg was a 19th-century German philosopher and historian of philosophy best known for his influential multi-volume "History of Philosophy" and his work in logic and epistemology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Friedrich Ueberweg canonical | 2 |
| Ueberweg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3690083 — 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: Friedrich Ueberweg Context triple: [Johann Friedrich Herbart, influenced, Friedrich Ueberweg]
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Otto Jahn
Otto Jahn was a 19th-century German classical philologist, archaeologist, and musicologist known for his scholarly editions and influential biography of Mozart.
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Friedrich Albert Lange
Friedrich Albert Lange was a 19th-century German philosopher and neo-Kantian thinker best known for his influential work "History of Materialism" and his critical analysis of scientific materialism and epistemology.
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C.
Hugo von Seeliger
Hugo von Seeliger was a prominent German astronomer known for his influential work in celestial mechanics and theoretical astronomy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Eduard Zeller
Eduard Zeller was a 19th-century German philosopher and historian of philosophy, best known for his influential multi-volume work on the philosophy of the ancient Greeks.
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E.
Johann Gustav Droysen
Johann Gustav Droysen was a 19th-century German historian and philosopher of history, known for pioneering historicism and developing influential theories on historical interpretation and methodology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Friedrich Ueberweg Target entity description: Friedrich Ueberweg was a 19th-century German philosopher and historian of philosophy best known for his influential multi-volume "History of Philosophy" and his work in logic and epistemology.
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A.
Otto Jahn
Otto Jahn was a 19th-century German classical philologist, archaeologist, and musicologist known for his scholarly editions and influential biography of Mozart.
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B.
Friedrich Albert Lange
Friedrich Albert Lange was a 19th-century German philosopher and neo-Kantian thinker best known for his influential work "History of Materialism" and his critical analysis of scientific materialism and epistemology.
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C.
Hugo von Seeliger
Hugo von Seeliger was a prominent German astronomer known for his influential work in celestial mechanics and theoretical astronomy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Eduard Zeller
Eduard Zeller was a 19th-century German philosopher and historian of philosophy, best known for his influential multi-volume work on the philosophy of the ancient Greeks.
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E.
Johann Gustav Droysen
Johann Gustav Droysen was a 19th-century German historian and philosopher of history, known for pioneering historicism and developing influential theories on historical interpretation and methodology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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historian of philosophy ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
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| describedBySource |
19th-century histories of philosophy
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German biographical dictionaries ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Berlin
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linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Göttingen ⓘ |
| employer | University of Königsberg ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ueberweg
ⓘ
linked to:
Friedrich Ueberweg
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| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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history of philosophy ⓘ logic ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
history of philosophy
ⓘ
logic textbooks ⓘ |
| givenName | Friedrich ⓘ |
| hasPartInNotableWork |
History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval
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linked to:
History of Philosophy
History of Philosophy: Modern ⓘ History of Philosophy: Recent and Contemporary ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century logic
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later historians of philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German idealism
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | 19th-century German philosophy ⓘ |
| name | Friedrich Ueberweg ⓘ |
| notableFor |
multi-volume History of Philosophy
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work in epistemology ⓘ work in logic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
History of Philosophy
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System der Logik und Geschichte der logischen Lehren ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
formal logic
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theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of philosophy ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
critical evaluation of philosophical systems
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systematic survey of philosophical doctrines ⓘ |
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Subject: Friedrich Ueberweg Description of subject: Friedrich Ueberweg was a 19th-century German philosopher and historian of philosophy best known for his influential multi-volume "History of Philosophy" and his work in logic and epistemology.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Friedrich Ueberweg