Dorothea Wyss
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Dorothea Wyss was the wife of Swiss hermit and patron saint Nicholas of Flüe, known for managing their large household and farm after he withdrew to a life of religious solitude.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dorothea Wyss canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6928618 — 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: Dorothea Wyss Context triple: [Nicholas of Flüe, spouse, Dorothea Wyss]
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A.
Dorothea Hugessen
Dorothea Hugessen was the wife of the eminent British naturalist and botanist Sir Joseph Banks, who played a key role in 18th-century scientific exploration and the development of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.
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B.
Emma Kunz
Emma Kunz was the wife of German engineer and automobile pioneer Gottlieb Daimler.
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C.
Emma Kunz
Emma Kunz was a Swiss healer, researcher, and artist known for her geometric drawings and work with natural remedies, particularly the healing rock AION A.
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D.
Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn
Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn, better known as Dorothea Lange, was a pioneering American documentary photographer famed for her powerful images of the Great Depression.
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E.
Anna Adlischweiler
Anna Adlischweiler was the wife of Swiss Reformer Heinrich Bullinger and is noted primarily for her role within the early Reformation-era clerical household.
- 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: Dorothea Wyss Target entity description: Dorothea Wyss was the wife of Swiss hermit and patron saint Nicholas of Flüe, known for managing their large household and farm after he withdrew to a life of religious solitude.
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A.
Dorothea Hugessen
Dorothea Hugessen was the wife of the eminent British naturalist and botanist Sir Joseph Banks, who played a key role in 18th-century scientific exploration and the development of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.
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B.
Emma Kunz
Emma Kunz was the wife of German engineer and automobile pioneer Gottlieb Daimler.
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C.
Emma Kunz
Emma Kunz was a Swiss healer, researcher, and artist known for her geometric drawings and work with natural remedies, particularly the healing rock AION A.
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D.
Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn
Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn, better known as Dorothea Lange, was a pioneering American documentary photographer famed for her powerful images of the Great Depression.
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E.
Anna Adlischweiler
Anna Adlischweiler was the wife of Swiss Reformer Heinrich Bullinger and is noted primarily for her role within the early Reformation-era clerical household.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
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human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Swiss religious history
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cult of Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swiss ⓘ |
| familyRole |
farm manager
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mother ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownAs | Dorothea, wife of Brother Klaus ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| lifeEvent |
remained with and raised ten children after her husband withdrew to a hermit life
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took responsibility for the family farm after her husband became a hermit ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| name | Dorothea Wyss ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the wife of Nicholas of Flüe
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managing a large household and farm ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 10 ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
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household manager ⓘ |
| region | Central Switzerland ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Sachseln
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canton of Obwalden ⓘ |
| spouse | Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
hermit
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mystic ⓘ patron saint of Switzerland ⓘ |
| spouseVeneratedAs | saint in the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dorothea Wyss Description of subject: Dorothea Wyss was the wife of Swiss hermit and patron saint Nicholas of Flüe, known for managing their large household and farm after he withdrew to a life of religious solitude.
Referenced by (3)
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