Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin

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burial site cemetery historic cemetery

Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin is a historic cemetery in Berlin known as the final resting place of prominent figures such as physician and pathologist Rudolf Virchow.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin canonical	3
Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof cemetery	3
Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof	1
Parish of St. Matthew (Berlin)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T568756 — 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: Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
Context triple: [Rudolf Virchow, burialPlace, Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin]

A. Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof, Berlin
Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof in Berlin is a historic cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent German philosophers, writers, and artists, including G. W. F. Hegel.
B. Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery is a historic Berlin cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent socialist and communist figures, including Rosa Luxemburg.
C. Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin is a historic military cemetery that became notorious in the 20th century as a burial site for prominent Prussian officers and high-ranking Nazi officials.
D. German Waldheim Cemetery
German Waldheim Cemetery was a historic burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known especially for serving Chicago’s German-American community and for being the original resting place of the Haymarket affair anarchists.
E. Vienna Central Cemetery
Vienna Central Cemetery is one of Europe's largest and most famous cemeteries in Vienna, Austria, known for being the resting place of many notable figures in science, music, and politics.
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: Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
Target entity description: Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin is a historic cemetery in Berlin known as the final resting place of prominent figures such as physician and pathologist Rudolf Virchow.

A. Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof, Berlin
Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof in Berlin is a historic cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent German philosophers, writers, and artists, including G. W. F. Hegel.
B. Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery is a historic Berlin cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent socialist and communist figures, including Rosa Luxemburg.
C. Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin is a historic military cemetery that became notorious in the 20th century as a burial site for prominent Prussian officers and high-ranking Nazi officials.
D. German Waldheim Cemetery
German Waldheim Cemetery was a historic burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known especially for serving Chicago’s German-American community and for being the original resting place of the Haymarket affair anarchists.
E. Vienna Central Cemetery
Vienna Central Cemetery is one of Europe's largest and most famous cemeteries in Vienna, Austria, known for being the resting place of many notable figures in science, music, and politics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	burial site ⓘ cemetery ⓘ historic cemetery ⓘ
coordinateLocation	52.492° N, 13.360° E ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
denomination	Protestant ⓘ
foundedBy	Parish of St. Matthew (Berlin) ⓘ linked to: Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
hasArchitecturalStyle	19th-century funerary architecture ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	important site of Berlin city history ⓘ tourist attraction in Berlin ⓘ
hasFeature	family mausoleums ⓘ historic gravestones ⓘ memorials to notable Berlin citizens ⓘ war graves ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	protected as a garden monument ⓘ
hasLandscapeType	park-like cemetery ⓘ
hasSection	memorial area for persecuted persons ⓘ newer burial fields ⓘ old graves section ⓘ
hasUse	burial ⓘ memorial site ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.alter-st-matthaeus-berlin.de/ ⓘ
heritageDesignation	listed monument in Berlin ⓘ
inception	1856 ⓘ
isTouristDestination	yes ⓘ
locatedIn	Berlin ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg ⓘ linked to: Tempelhof-Schöneberg
locatedInNeighborhood	Schöneberg ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time ⓘ Central European Time ⓘ
locatedInUrbanArea	Berlin inner city ⓘ
locatedNear	S-Bahn station Yorckstraße ⓘ Yorckstraße ⓘ
locatedOnStreet	Großgörschenstraße ⓘ
namedAfter	St. Matthew ⓘ linked to: Apostle Matthew
notableBurial	Adolf von Menzel ⓘ Friedrich Drake ⓘ Friedrich Naumann ⓘ Heinrich von Stephan ⓘ Hermann von Helmholtz ⓘ Jacob Grimm ⓘ Rudolf Virchow ⓘ Wilhelm Grimm ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
ownedBy	Evangelical Church ⓘ linked to: Evangelical Church in Germany
partOf	Evangelische Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz ⓘ linked to: Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia
religion	Christianity ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rudolf Virchow → burialPlace → Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin ⓘ

Theodor Mommsen → burialPlace → Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin ⓘ

Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin → foundedBy → Parish of St. Matthew (Berlin) ⓘ