Hermann von Meyer
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Hermann von Meyer was a 19th-century German paleontologist best known for formally describing the iconic transitional fossil Archaeopteryx lithographica.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hermann von Meyer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7575681 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hermann von Meyer Context triple: [Archaeopteryx lithographica, firstDescribedBy, Hermann von Meyer]
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Friedrich von Mellenthin
Friedrich von Mellenthin was a German Wehrmacht officer and later military historian, best known for his service as a staff officer in armoured units during World War II and for his influential postwar writings on tank warfare.
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Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk
Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk was a German politician who served as finance minister under the Nazi regime and briefly headed the Flensburg government after Hitler’s death.
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Oskar von Miller
Oskar von Miller was a German engineer and pioneering museum founder best known for establishing Munich’s Deutsches Museum, one of the world’s leading science and technology museums.
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Karl von Fasbender
Karl von Fasbender was a German general of the Imperial German Army during World War I, noted for his leadership on the Western Front.
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E.
Max von Forckenbeck
Max von Forckenbeck was a prominent 19th-century German liberal politician who served as mayor of both Berlin and Breslau and played a leading role in the development of parliamentary democracy in Prussia and the German Empire.
- 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: Hermann von Meyer Target entity description: Hermann von Meyer was a 19th-century German paleontologist best known for formally describing the iconic transitional fossil Archaeopteryx lithographica.
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A.
Friedrich von Mellenthin
Friedrich von Mellenthin was a German Wehrmacht officer and later military historian, best known for his service as a staff officer in armoured units during World War II and for his influential postwar writings on tank warfare.
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B.
Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk
Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk was a German politician who served as finance minister under the Nazi regime and briefly headed the Flensburg government after Hitler’s death.
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C.
Oskar von Miller
Oskar von Miller was a German engineer and pioneering museum founder best known for establishing Munich’s Deutsches Museum, one of the world’s leading science and technology museums.
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D.
Karl von Fasbender
Karl von Fasbender was a German general of the Imperial German Army during World War I, noted for his leadership on the Western Front.
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E.
Max von Forckenbeck
Max von Forckenbeck was a prominent 19th-century German liberal politician who served as mayor of both Berlin and Breslau and played a leading role in the development of parliamentary democracy in Prussia and the German Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German scientist
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human ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | natural history ⓘ |
| citizenship | German ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Confederation
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1801-09-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1869-04-02 ⓘ |
| describedTaxon |
Archaeopteryx lithographica
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various fossil reptiles from the Mesozoic ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | von Meyer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fossil reptiles
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paleontology ⓘ vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| givenName | Hermann ⓘ |
| knownFor |
description of Archaeopteryx lithographica
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work on fossil reptiles and birds ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableFor | studies of Triassic and Jurassic vertebrates ⓘ |
| notableWork | formal description of Archaeopteryx lithographica ⓘ |
| occupation |
geologist
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paleontologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
dinosaurs
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fossil birds ⓘ pterosaurs ⓘ |
| workLocation | Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hermann von Meyer Description of subject: Hermann von Meyer was a 19th-century German paleontologist best known for formally describing the iconic transitional fossil Archaeopteryx lithographica.
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