László Hudec
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László Hudec was a Hungarian-Slovak architect renowned for shaping early 20th-century Shanghai’s skyline with landmark Art Deco and modernist buildings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| László Hudec canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8077921 — 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: László Hudec Context triple: [Wukang Mansion, architect, László Hudec]
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A.
János Schulek
János Schulek was a Hungarian architect best known for his neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque restorations and designs in Budapest around the turn of the 20th century.
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B.
Vladimír Dzurilla
Vladimír Dzurilla was a legendary Czechoslovak ice hockey goaltender, widely regarded as one of the best European goalies of his era and a key figure in international competitions during the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Karel Hermánek
Karel Hermánek is a Czech actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including a role in the 1993 war drama "Stalingrad."
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D.
Pavel Janák
Pavel Janák was a prominent Czech architect and designer associated with Czech Cubism and later Functionalism, known for his innovative contributions to early 20th-century architecture and applied arts.
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E.
Pavel Kohout
Pavel Kohout is a Czech writer and former dissident best known as a prominent playwright and novelist associated with the Prague Spring and the Charter 77 movement.
- 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: László Hudec Target entity description: László Hudec was a Hungarian-Slovak architect renowned for shaping early 20th-century Shanghai’s skyline with landmark Art Deco and modernist buildings.
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A.
János Schulek
János Schulek was a Hungarian architect best known for his neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque restorations and designs in Budapest around the turn of the 20th century.
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B.
Vladimír Dzurilla
Vladimír Dzurilla was a legendary Czechoslovak ice hockey goaltender, widely regarded as one of the best European goalies of his era and a key figure in international competitions during the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Karel Hermánek
Karel Hermánek is a Czech actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including a role in the 1993 war drama "Stalingrad."
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D.
Pavel Janák
Pavel Janák was a prominent Czech architect and designer associated with Czech Cubism and later Functionalism, known for his innovative contributions to early 20th-century architecture and applied arts.
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E.
Pavel Kohout
Pavel Kohout is a Czech writer and former dissident best known as a prominent playwright and novelist associated with the Prague Spring and the Charter 77 movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hungarian person
ⓘ
Slovak person ⓘ architect ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Ladislaus Hudec
ⓘ
László Hugyecz ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1893-01-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Austria-Hungary
ⓘ
linked to:
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Banská Bystrica ⓘ Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1958-10-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Berkeley
ⓘ
California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designed | one of the tallest buildings in Asia at the time, Park Hotel Shanghai ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Joseph Technical University in Budapest ⓘ |
| employer | American architectural firm R. A. Curry ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| hasWorkIn |
French Concession, Shanghai
ⓘ
linked to:
Shanghai French Concession
International Settlement, Shanghai ⓘ
linked to:
Shanghai International Settlement
|
| influenced | development of high-rise buildings in Shanghai ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Art Deco architecture in Shanghai
ⓘ
modernist architecture in Shanghai ⓘ shaping the skyline of Shanghai in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryService | Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Canada
ⓘ
Shanghai ⓘ |
| name | László Hudec ⓘ |
| nationality |
Hungarian
ⓘ
Slovak ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Club Shanghai
ⓘ
Christian Literature Society Building Shanghai ⓘ Grand Theatre Shanghai ⓘ
linked to:
Shanghai Grand Theatre
Green House Shanghai ⓘ Joint Savings Society Building Shanghai ⓘ Metropole Hotel Shanghai ⓘ Moore Memorial Church Shanghai ⓘ Normandie Apartments Shanghai ⓘ
linked to:
Normandie Apartments
Park Hotel Shanghai ⓘ
linked to:
Peace Hotel
Wukang Mansion ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| spouse | Gisela Mayer ⓘ |
| style |
Art Deco
ⓘ
modernism ⓘ |
| workLocation | Shanghai ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: László Hudec Description of subject: László Hudec was a Hungarian-Slovak architect renowned for shaping early 20th-century Shanghai’s skyline with landmark Art Deco and modernist buildings.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.