Erich von Tschermak
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Erich von Tschermak was an Austrian agronomist and plant breeder known as one of the three scientists who independently rediscovered Gregor Mendel’s foundational work on heredity around 1900.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erich von Tschermak canonical | 2 |
| von Tschermak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8321003 — 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: Erich von Tschermak Context triple: [Mendel's laws, rediscoveredBy, Erich von Tschermak]
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A.
Wilhelm Zaisser
Wilhelm Zaisser was a German communist politician and intelligence officer who became the first head of East Germany’s Ministry for State Security (Stasi) in the early 1950s.
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B.
Heinrich Doehle
Heinrich Doehle was a Nazi German official who served in high-level administrative roles within the National Socialist Party apparatus during the Third Reich.
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C.
Alexander Kropholler
Alexander Kropholler was a Dutch architect known for his traditionalist designs and significant contributions to early 20th-century architecture in the Netherlands.
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D.
Jakob Heinrich von Flemming
Jakob Heinrich von Flemming was a prominent early 18th-century Saxon-Polish field marshal and statesman who played a key role in the military and political affairs of the Great Northern War.
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E.
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma was a German Wehrmacht general and tank commander in World War II, best known for leading armored forces in the North African campaign.
- 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: Erich von Tschermak Target entity description: Erich von Tschermak was an Austrian agronomist and plant breeder known as one of the three scientists who independently rediscovered Gregor Mendel’s foundational work on heredity around 1900.
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A.
Wilhelm Zaisser
Wilhelm Zaisser was a German communist politician and intelligence officer who became the first head of East Germany’s Ministry for State Security (Stasi) in the early 1950s.
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B.
Heinrich Doehle
Heinrich Doehle was a Nazi German official who served in high-level administrative roles within the National Socialist Party apparatus during the Third Reich.
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C.
Alexander Kropholler
Alexander Kropholler was a Dutch architect known for his traditionalist designs and significant contributions to early 20th-century architecture in the Netherlands.
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D.
Jakob Heinrich von Flemming
Jakob Heinrich von Flemming was a prominent early 18th-century Saxon-Polish field marshal and statesman who played a key role in the military and political affairs of the Great Northern War.
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E.
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma was a German Wehrmacht general and tank commander in World War II, best known for leading armored forces in the North African campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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plant breeder ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity | Central Europe ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of modern genetics
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scientific basis of plant breeding ⓘ |
| coRediscovererWith |
Carl Correns
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Hugo de Vries ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century science
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late 19th century science ⓘ |
| familyName |
von Tschermak
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linked to:
Erich von Tschermak
|
| fieldOfWork |
agronomy
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genetics ⓘ plant breeding ⓘ |
| givenName | Erich ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Gregor Mendel ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | one of the three rediscoverers of Mendel’s laws ⓘ |
| nationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
independent rediscovery of Mendelian inheritance
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rediscovery of Gregor Mendel’s work ⓘ |
| notableIdea | application of Mendelian principles to crop breeding ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
heredity
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plant hybridization ⓘ |
| workFocusedOn |
crop improvement
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hybrid crop varieties ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Erich von Tschermak Description of subject: Erich von Tschermak was an Austrian agronomist and plant breeder known as one of the three scientists who independently rediscovered Gregor Mendel’s foundational work on heredity around 1900.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Erich von Tschermak