Theodor Bilharz
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Theodor Bilharz was a 19th-century German physician and parasitologist best known for his pioneering work on parasitic worms and the disease bilharzia (schistosomiasis).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theodor Bilharz canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5516471 — 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: Theodor Bilharz Context triple: [Schistosoma mansoni, discoveredBy, Theodor Bilharz]
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A.
Robert P. Koch
Robert P. Koch is an American lobbyist and president and CEO of the Wine Institute, known in part for his marriage into the Bush family.
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B.
Theodor Escherich
Theodor Escherich was an Austrian pediatrician and bacteriologist best known for discovering and describing the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli).
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C.
Robert Koch
Robert Koch was a pioneering German physician and microbiologist who identified the causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax, laying the foundations of modern bacteriology.
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D.
Alexandre Yersin
Alexandre Yersin was a Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist best known for identifying the plague bacillus (Yersinia pestis) and contributing significantly to infectious disease research in the late 19th century.
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E.
Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich was a pioneering German physician and scientist renowned for his work in immunology, hematology, and chemotherapy, and as a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
- 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: Theodor Bilharz Target entity description: Theodor Bilharz was a 19th-century German physician and parasitologist best known for his pioneering work on parasitic worms and the disease bilharzia (schistosomiasis).
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A.
Robert P. Koch
Robert P. Koch is an American lobbyist and president and CEO of the Wine Institute, known in part for his marriage into the Bush family.
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B.
Theodor Escherich
Theodor Escherich was an Austrian pediatrician and bacteriologist best known for discovering and describing the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli).
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C.
Robert Koch
Robert Koch was a pioneering German physician and microbiologist who identified the causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax, laying the foundations of modern bacteriology.
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D.
Alexandre Yersin
Alexandre Yersin was a Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist best known for identifying the plague bacillus (Yersinia pestis) and contributing significantly to infectious disease research in the late 19th century.
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E.
Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich was a pioneering German physician and scientist renowned for his work in immunology, hematology, and chemotherapy, and as a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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parasitologist ⓘ physician ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| associatedDisease |
schistosomiasis
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urinary schistosomiasis ⓘ |
| associatedOrganism |
Schistosoma haematobium
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Schistosoma species ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | typhoid fever ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| employer |
Kasr El Aini Hospital
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linked to:
Kasr Al-Ainy Teaching Hospital
medical school in Cairo ⓘ |
| eponym |
Theodor Bilharz Research Institute
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bilharzia ⓘ bilharziasis ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Bilharz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medicine
ⓘ
parasitology ⓘ tropical medicine ⓘ |
| givenName | Theodor ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
parasitology
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public health approaches to schistosomiasis ⓘ tropical medicine ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
helminthology
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infectious diseases ⓘ pathology of parasitic infections ⓘ |
| knownFor |
description of Schistosoma haematobium
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discovery of the parasitic worms causing schistosomiasis ⓘ research on urinary schistosomiasis ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | disease ⓘ |
| name | Theodor Bilharz ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
linked specific helminth parasites to a major human disease
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provided early clinicopathological descriptions of bilharzia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
first description of Schistosoma haematobium in humans
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pathological studies of parasitic worms in Egypt ⓘ |
| occupation |
parasitologist
ⓘ
physician ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Cairo
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Egypt ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical articles on the history of parasitology
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historical studies of schistosomiasis ⓘ |
| workLocation | Nile Valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theodor Bilharz Description of subject: Theodor Bilharz was a 19th-century German physician and parasitologist best known for his pioneering work on parasitic worms and the disease bilharzia (schistosomiasis).
Referenced by (2)
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