Brockhaus
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Brockhaus is a historic German publishing house best known for its encyclopedias and for issuing significant philosophical works in the 19th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brockhaus canonical | 1 |
| Brockhaus Enzyklopädie | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4157812 — 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: Brockhaus Context triple: [The World as Will and Representation, firstPublisher, Brockhaus]
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A.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia was the largest and most authoritative state-sponsored reference work of the Soviet Union, presenting history, science, and culture through a Marxist-Leninist ideological lens.
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B.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
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C.
Great Russian Encyclopedia
The Great Russian Encyclopedia is a comprehensive modern Russian-language reference work that succeeded the Soviet-era Great Soviet Encyclopedia as the country’s principal national encyclopedia.
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D.
Cassell
Cassell is a British publishing company known for producing a wide range of books, including notable historical works and reference titles.
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E.
Larousse Encyclopedia
The Larousse Encyclopedia is a comprehensive French reference work covering a wide range of subjects, published by the renowned Larousse publishing house.
- 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: Brockhaus Target entity description: Brockhaus is a historic German publishing house best known for its encyclopedias and for issuing significant philosophical works in the 19th century.
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A.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia was the largest and most authoritative state-sponsored reference work of the Soviet Union, presenting history, science, and culture through a Marxist-Leninist ideological lens.
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B.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
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C.
Great Russian Encyclopedia
The Great Russian Encyclopedia is a comprehensive modern Russian-language reference work that succeeded the Soviet-era Great Soviet Encyclopedia as the country’s principal national encyclopedia.
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D.
Cassell
Cassell is a British publishing company known for producing a wide range of books, including notable historical works and reference titles.
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E.
Larousse Encyclopedia
The Larousse Encyclopedia is a comprehensive French reference work covering a wide range of subjects, published by the renowned Larousse publishing house.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
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publishing house ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus ⓘ |
| genre |
encyclopedia
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non-fiction ⓘ reference ⓘ |
| hasProduct |
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
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linked to:
Brockhaus
Konversations-Lexikon ⓘ dictionaries ⓘ encyclopedias ⓘ lexicons ⓘ philosophical editions ⓘ |
| hasPublished |
atlases
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educational reference works ⓘ handbooks ⓘ multi-volume encyclopedias ⓘ works of German philosophy ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Leipzig
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Mannheim ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important publisher of philosophical literature in the 19th century
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major 19th-century encyclopedia publisher in Germany ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | German ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| market | German-speaking countries ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
encyclopedias
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philosophical works ⓘ reference works ⓘ |
| publishingFocus |
general reference
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humanities ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| reputation | authoritative reference publisher ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brockhaus Description of subject: Brockhaus is a historic German publishing house best known for its encyclopedias and for issuing significant philosophical works in the 19th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Brockhaus