Manolis Andronikos
E482759
Manolis Andronikos was a prominent Greek archaeologist best known for discovering the royal tombs at Vergina, widely believed to include that of Philip II of Macedon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manolis Andronikos canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4932250 — 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: Manolis Andronikos Context triple: [Vergina, archaeologicalExcavationsLedBy, Manolis Andronikos]
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Artemios Ventouris Roussos
Artemios Ventouris Roussos, better known as Demis Roussos, was a Greek singer famed internationally in the 1970s and 1980s for his distinctive high-pitched voice and dramatic pop and rock ballads.
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B.
Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris
Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris is a Greek guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with the progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child alongside Vangelis and Demis Roussos.
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C.
Minos Kalokairinos
Minos Kalokairinos was a 19th-century Cretan archaeologist and antiquarian best known for initiating the first excavations at the ancient Minoan site of Knossos.
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D.
Ioannis Liapis
Ioannis Liapis is the birth name of Ieronymos II, the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece and primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece.
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E.
Nikolaos Platon
Nikolaos Platon was a prominent Greek archaeologist best known for his pioneering excavations of Minoan sites and his influential work on Aegean prehistory.
- 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: Manolis Andronikos Target entity description: Manolis Andronikos was a prominent Greek archaeologist best known for discovering the royal tombs at Vergina, widely believed to include that of Philip II of Macedon.
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A.
Artemios Ventouris Roussos
Artemios Ventouris Roussos, better known as Demis Roussos, was a Greek singer famed internationally in the 1970s and 1980s for his distinctive high-pitched voice and dramatic pop and rock ballads.
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B.
Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris
Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris is a Greek guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with the progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child alongside Vangelis and Demis Roussos.
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C.
Minos Kalokairinos
Minos Kalokairinos was a 19th-century Cretan archaeologist and antiquarian best known for initiating the first excavations at the ancient Minoan site of Knossos.
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D.
Ioannis Liapis
Ioannis Liapis is the birth name of Ieronymos II, the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece and primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece.
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E.
Nikolaos Platon
Nikolaos Platon was a prominent Greek archaeologist best known for his pioneering excavations of Minoan sites and his influential work on Aegean prehistory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek archaeologist
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archaeologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | classical studies ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aigai, ancient capital of Macedon
ⓘ
linked to:
ancient city of Aigai
Vergina archaeological site ⓘ
linked to:
Vergina
|
| awardReceived | Herder Prize ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Thessaloniki
ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| citizenship | Kingdom of Greece ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Greece ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-10-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-03-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Andronikos ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archaeology
ⓘ
classical archaeology ⓘ |
| genre | archaeological publication ⓘ |
| givenName | Manolis ⓘ |
| influenced |
interpretation of ancient Macedonian royal burials
ⓘ
study of Macedonian archaeology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery of the royal tombs at Vergina
ⓘ
excavations at Aigai (Vergina) ⓘ identification of a tomb widely believed to be that of Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Archaeological Society at Athens ⓘ |
| name | Manolis Andronikos ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery |
royal tombs at Vergina
ⓘ
linked to:
royal necropolis of Aigai
tomb identified as Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| notableWork |
excavation of Tomb II at Vergina
ⓘ
publication on the royal tombs of Vergina ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bursa
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Thessaloniki
ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| residence |
Thessaloniki
ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Sir John Beazley
ⓘ
linked to:
John Beazley
|
| taughtAt | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Thessaloniki
ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
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Subject: Manolis Andronikos Description of subject: Manolis Andronikos was a prominent Greek archaeologist best known for discovering the royal tombs at Vergina, widely believed to include that of Philip II of Macedon.
Referenced by (8)
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