Heinrich Ewald
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Heinrich Ewald was a 19th-century German theologian and Orientalist renowned for his pioneering work in Hebrew grammar and Old Testament scholarship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heinrich Ewald canonical | 4 |
| Georg Heinrich August Ewald | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1381949 — 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: Heinrich Ewald Context triple: [Albani Cemetery, notableBurial, Heinrich Ewald]
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A.
Heinrich Georg Winter
Heinrich Georg Winter was a 19th-century German mycologist known for his taxonomic work on fungi, including the description of the genus Ophiostoma.
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B.
Wilhelm Rudolph
Wilhelm Rudolph was a German Old Testament scholar and theologian known for his critical work on the Hebrew Bible and contributions to modern biblical textual studies.
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C.
Otto Georg Thierack
Otto Georg Thierack was a prominent Nazi jurist who served as Germany’s Reich Minister of Justice and played a key role in implementing the regime’s oppressive and genocidal legal policies.
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D.
Friedrich Wiese
Friedrich Wiese was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who commanded German forces in southern France, including during the Allied invasion known as Operation Dragoon.
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E.
Friedrich Eberhardt
Friedrich Eberhardt was a German military officer who commanded forces during the early stages of World War II, including operations in the 1939 invasion of Poland.
- 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 Ewald Target entity description: Heinrich Ewald was a 19th-century German theologian and Orientalist renowned for his pioneering work in Hebrew grammar and Old Testament scholarship.
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A.
Heinrich Georg Winter
Heinrich Georg Winter was a 19th-century German mycologist known for his taxonomic work on fungi, including the description of the genus Ophiostoma.
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B.
Wilhelm Rudolph
Wilhelm Rudolph was a German Old Testament scholar and theologian known for his critical work on the Hebrew Bible and contributions to modern biblical textual studies.
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C.
Otto Georg Thierack
Otto Georg Thierack was a prominent Nazi jurist who served as Germany’s Reich Minister of Justice and played a key role in implementing the regime’s oppressive and genocidal legal policies.
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D.
Friedrich Wiese
Friedrich Wiese was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who commanded German forces in southern France, including during the Allied invasion known as Operation Dragoon.
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E.
Friedrich Eberhardt
Friedrich Eberhardt was a German military officer who commanded forces during the early stages of World War II, including operations in the 1939 invasion of Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebraist
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Orientalist ⓘ biblical scholar ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1803-11-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Electorate of Hanover
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Göttingen ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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Kingdom of Hanover ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1875-05-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Göttingen ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Göttingen
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University of Tübingen ⓘ |
| familyName | Ewald ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hebrew grammar
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Old Testament studies ⓘ Semitic philology ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| fullName |
Georg Heinrich August Ewald
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linked to:
Heinrich Ewald
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| givenName |
August
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Georg ⓘ Heinrich ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Old Testament scholars in the 19th century
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subsequent Hebrew grammarians ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Göttingen Seven ⓘ |
| movement | historical-critical study of the Bible ⓘ |
| name | Heinrich Ewald ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical study of the Old Testament
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pioneering work in Hebrew grammar ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Die Propheten des Alten Bundes
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Geschichte des Volkes Israel ⓘ
linked to:
The History of the Israelitish Nation
Hebräische Grammatik ⓘ |
| occupation |
Orientalist
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| participantIn | protest against the abolition of the Hanoverian constitution ⓘ |
| placeOfAcademicWork |
Göttingen
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Tübingen ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of Oriental languages
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professor of theology ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
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linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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Subject: Heinrich Ewald Description of subject: Heinrich Ewald was a 19th-century German theologian and Orientalist renowned for his pioneering work in Hebrew grammar and Old Testament scholarship.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Heinrich Ewald