Jakob Behmen
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Jakob Behmen is an alternate spelling of Jakob Böhme, the influential 17th-century German Christian mystic and theologian known for his profound and symbolic writings on God, creation, and the nature of evil.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacob Boehme | 1 |
| Jakob Behmen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4193898 — 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: Jakob Behmen Context triple: [Jakob Böhme, alternateName, Jakob Behmen]
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A.
Jakob Andreae
Jakob Andreae was a 16th-century German Lutheran theologian and church leader who played a key role in shaping post-Reformation Lutheran doctrine.
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B.
Johann Schreck
Johann Schreck was a German Jesuit scholar, physician, and botanist of the early 17th century who collaborated with Galileo and contributed to the scientific and medical knowledge of his time.
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C.
Johann Kaspar Wilcke
Johann Kaspar Wilcke was an 18th-century German musician and trumpeter best known as the father of Anna Magdalena Bach, the second wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
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D.
Johann Jakob
Johann Jakob is a German given name historically borne by various notable figures in German-speaking regions.
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E.
Paul Hermann
Paul Hermann was a 17th-century German-born botanist and physician known for directing the Leiden botanical garden and significantly advancing plant taxonomy through his collections and publications.
- 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: Jakob Behmen Target entity description: Jakob Behmen is an alternate spelling of Jakob Böhme, the influential 17th-century German Christian mystic and theologian known for his profound and symbolic writings on God, creation, and the nature of evil.
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A.
Jakob Andreae
Jakob Andreae was a 16th-century German Lutheran theologian and church leader who played a key role in shaping post-Reformation Lutheran doctrine.
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B.
Johann Schreck
Johann Schreck was a German Jesuit scholar, physician, and botanist of the early 17th century who collaborated with Galileo and contributed to the scientific and medical knowledge of his time.
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C.
Johann Kaspar Wilcke
Johann Kaspar Wilcke was an 18th-century German musician and trumpeter best known as the father of Anna Magdalena Bach, the second wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
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D.
Johann Jakob
Johann Jakob is a German given name historically borne by various notable figures in German-speaking regions.
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E.
Paul Hermann
Paul Hermann was a 17th-century German-born botanist and physician known for directing the Leiden botanical garden and significantly advancing plant taxonomy through his collections and publications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Böhme ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian mysticism
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Jakob ⓘ |
| hasDescription | influential 17th-century German Christian mystic and theologian known for symbolic writings on God, creation, and the nature of evil ⓘ |
| influenced |
Friedrich Schelling
ⓘ
linked to:
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ⓘ
linked to:
G. W. F. Hegel
George Fox ⓘ German idealism ⓘ German mysticism ⓘ Louis Claude de Saint-Martin ⓘ Pietism ⓘ Quakers ⓘ
linked to:
Religious Society of Friends
Romanticism ⓘ William Blake ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian Kabbalah
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Johann Arndt ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ Paracelsus ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
Christian mysticism
ⓘ
Theosophy (Christian theosophy) ⓘ
linked to:
Esoteric Christianity
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| nameVariant |
Jacob Boehme
ⓘ
linked to:
Jakob Behmen
Jakob Böhme ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
dialectical understanding of good and evil
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doctrine of the Ungrund (groundless abyss) ⓘ symbolic interpretation of creation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aurora, oder Morgenröte im Aufgang
ⓘ
De Signatura Rerum ⓘ
linked to:
De signatura rerum
Mysterium Magnum ⓘ The Way to Christ ⓘ Von der Menschwerdung Jesu Christi ⓘ |
| occupation |
mystic
ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Alt Seidenberg near Görlitz, Electorate of Saxony
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linked to:
Seitendorf, Silesia
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| placeOfDeath |
Görlitz, Electorate of Saxony
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linked to:
Görlitz
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jakob Behmen Description of subject: Jakob Behmen is an alternate spelling of Jakob Böhme, the influential 17th-century German Christian mystic and theologian known for his profound and symbolic writings on God, creation, and the nature of evil.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jakob Behmen