Von Koren
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Von Koren is the zealous zoologist and moral absolutist who serves as the central antagonist in Anton Chekhov’s novella "The Duel."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Von Koren canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5881745 — 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: Von Koren Context triple: [The Duel, mainCharacter, Von Koren]
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A.
Erwin
Erwin is a masculine given name of German origin, historically associated with figures such as the World War II field marshal Erwin Rommel.
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B.
Aeltge Velthuys
Aeltge Velthuys was the wife of Dutch Golden Age painter Carel Fabritius, known primarily through her connection to the artist.
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C.
Van Brunt
Van Brunt is the surname of Brom Bones, the boisterous rival of Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
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D.
Jan D'Alquen
Jan D'Alquen is a cinematographer best known for his work on the classic coming-of-age film "American Graffiti."
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E.
Alt Buchhorst
Alt Buchhorst is a small locality within the municipality of Grünheide (Mark) in the state of Brandenburg, Germany.
- 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: Von Koren Target entity description: Von Koren is the zealous zoologist and moral absolutist who serves as the central antagonist in Anton Chekhov’s novella "The Duel."
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A.
Erwin
Erwin is a masculine given name of German origin, historically associated with figures such as the World War II field marshal Erwin Rommel.
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B.
Aeltge Velthuys
Aeltge Velthuys was the wife of Dutch Golden Age painter Carel Fabritius, known primarily through her connection to the artist.
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C.
Van Brunt
Van Brunt is the surname of Brom Bones, the boisterous rival of Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
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D.
Jan D'Alquen
Jan D'Alquen is a cinematographer best known for his work on the classic coming-of-age film "American Graffiti."
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E.
Alt Buchhorst
Alt Buchhorst is a small locality within the municipality of Grünheide (Mark) in the state of Brandenburg, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Duel ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | novella ⓘ |
| basedInWorkForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| characterType | zealous intellectual ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Laevsky ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Anton Chekhov ⓘ |
| ethicalPosition |
believes in harsh judgment of moral failings
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supports elimination of socially unfit individuals in principle ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | zoology ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
dogmatic
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intellectually arrogant ⓘ judgmental ⓘ zealous ⓘ |
| hasWorldview | social Darwinist tendencies ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | Russian realism ⓘ |
| moralStance | moral absolutist ⓘ |
| moralViewOfOthers | views weak or immoral people as harmful to society ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | ideological foil to Laevsky ⓘ |
| occupation | zoologist ⓘ |
| proposes | duel with Laevsky ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central antagonist ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
rigid rationalism
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uncompromising moral judgment ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | late 19th century ⓘ |
| undergoesDevelopment | partially questions his own harshness by the end of the novella ⓘ |
| workTitleAuthor |
The Duel by Anton Chekhov
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linked to:
The Duel
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Von Koren Description of subject: Von Koren is the zealous zoologist and moral absolutist who serves as the central antagonist in Anton Chekhov’s novella "The Duel."
Referenced by (3)
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