Ludwig Danzer
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Ludwig Danzer was a German mathematician known for his work in discrete geometry, tilings, and aperiodic patterns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ludwig Danzer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4105506 — 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: Ludwig Danzer Context triple: [H. S. M. Coxeter, notableStudent, Ludwig Danzer]
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Wilhelm Siegling
Wilhelm Siegling was a German linguist and philologist known for his pioneering work on the Tocharian languages and their classification within the Indo-European language family.
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Ludwig Fischer
Ludwig Fischer was a son of the German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel, about whom relatively little is historically documented compared to his famous father.
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C.
Wilhelm Holzbauer
Wilhelm Holzbauer was an influential Austrian architect known for his modernist designs and significant contributions to postwar European architecture.
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D.
Otto Piene
Otto Piene was a German artist and co-founder of the ZERO movement, known for his innovative use of light, fire, and air in kinetic and multimedia artworks.
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E.
Eberhard Schöngarth
Eberhard Schöngarth was a high-ranking Nazi SS and police leader involved in war crimes and the Holocaust, including participation in the Wannsee Conference.
- 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: Ludwig Danzer Target entity description: Ludwig Danzer was a German mathematician known for his work in discrete geometry, tilings, and aperiodic patterns.
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A.
Wilhelm Siegling
Wilhelm Siegling was a German linguist and philologist known for his pioneering work on the Tocharian languages and their classification within the Indo-European language family.
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B.
Ludwig Fischer
Ludwig Fischer was a son of the German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel, about whom relatively little is historically documented compared to his famous father.
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C.
Wilhelm Holzbauer
Wilhelm Holzbauer was an influential Austrian architect known for his modernist designs and significant contributions to postwar European architecture.
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D.
Otto Piene
Otto Piene was a German artist and co-founder of the ZERO movement, known for his innovative use of light, fire, and air in kinetic and multimedia artworks.
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E.
Eberhard Schöngarth
Eberhard Schöngarth was a high-ranking Nazi SS and police leader involved in war crimes and the Holocaust, including participation in the Wannsee Conference.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | discrete geometry community ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
combinatorial geometry
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theory of aperiodic tilings ⓘ theory of non-periodic patterns ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aperiodic patterns
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discrete geometry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ tilings ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
discrete mathematics
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geometry ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Ludwig Danzer ⓘ |
| influenced |
research on aperiodic order
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research on mathematical tilings ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| notableConcept | Danzer set in discrete geometry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Danzer set
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work on aperiodic patterns ⓘ work on aperiodic tilings ⓘ work on discrete geometry ⓘ work on tilings ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher in mathematics
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university teacher ⓘ |
| studied |
aperiodic tilings of the plane
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discrete point sets in Euclidean spaces ⓘ tilings of Euclidean space ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ludwig Danzer Description of subject: Ludwig Danzer was a German mathematician known for his work in discrete geometry, tilings, and aperiodic patterns.
Referenced by (2)
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