Professor Immanuel Rath
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Professor Immanuel Rath is the tragic, middle-aged schoolteacher whose obsessive infatuation with a cabaret singer leads to his downfall in the classic German film "The Blue Angel."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Professor Immanuel Rath canonical | 4 |
| Professor Immanuel Raat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9462398 — 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: Professor Immanuel Rath Context triple: [The Blue Angel, mainCharacter, Professor Immanuel Rath]
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A.
Professor Jules Hilbert
Professor Jules Hilbert is a quirky literature professor in the film "Stranger Than Fiction" who helps the protagonist understand the narrative forces controlling his life.
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B.
Dr. Martin Brenner
Dr. Martin Brenner is a central antagonist in the TV series "Stranger Things," a cold and manipulative scientist who leads secret government experiments on children with psychic abilities.
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C.
Dr. Christian Szell
Dr. Christian Szell is a sadistic former Nazi dentist and war criminal who serves as the primary villain in the thriller novel and film "Marathon Man."
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D.
Dr. Walter Curnow
Dr. Walter Curnow is a fictional engineer and spacecraft designer who plays a central role in the science fiction film "2010: The Year We Make Contact," the sequel to "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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E.
Walter Meierjohann
Walter Meierjohann is a theatre director known for his innovative, visually driven productions and leadership roles in European and UK theatre institutions.
- 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: Professor Immanuel Rath Target entity description: Professor Immanuel Rath is the tragic, middle-aged schoolteacher whose obsessive infatuation with a cabaret singer leads to his downfall in the classic German film "The Blue Angel."
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A.
Professor Jules Hilbert
Professor Jules Hilbert is a quirky literature professor in the film "Stranger Than Fiction" who helps the protagonist understand the narrative forces controlling his life.
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B.
Dr. Martin Brenner
Dr. Martin Brenner is a central antagonist in the TV series "Stranger Things," a cold and manipulative scientist who leads secret government experiments on children with psychic abilities.
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C.
Dr. Christian Szell
Dr. Christian Szell is a sadistic former Nazi dentist and war criminal who serves as the primary villain in the thriller novel and film "Marathon Man."
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D.
Dr. Walter Curnow
Dr. Walter Curnow is a fictional engineer and spacecraft designer who plays a central role in the science fiction film "2010: The Year We Make Contact," the sequel to "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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E.
Walter Meierjohann
Walter Meierjohann is a theatre director known for his innovative, visually driven productions and leadership roles in European and UK theatre institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Blue Angel ⓘ |
| appearsInFilmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
German secondary school
ⓘ
The Blue Angel cabaret ⓘ
linked to:
The Blue Angel
|
| basedOn |
Professor Raat
ⓘ
linked to:
Professor Unrat
|
| centralThemeRelation |
downfall through obsession
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loss of social status ⓘ sexual jealousy ⓘ |
| characterInFilmGenre |
drama film
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfAppearance | Josef von Sternberg ⓘ |
| filmLanguage | German ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Blue Angel (1930 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Blue Angel
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAlternateNameSpelling |
Professor Immanuel Raat
ⓘ
linked to:
Professor Immanuel Rath
|
| infatuatedWith | Lola Lola ⓘ |
| inspiredByAuthor | Heinrich Mann ⓘ |
| inspiredByWork | Professor Unrat ⓘ |
| languageOfPortrayal | German ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Lola Lola ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | respectable professor to humiliated clown ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
jealous ⓘ middle-aged ⓘ obsessive ⓘ strict ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
ⓘ
schoolteacher ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Emil Jannings ⓘ |
| suffersFrom |
emotional breakdown
ⓘ
professional disgrace ⓘ public humiliation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | early 20th century Germany ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Professor Immanuel Rath Description of subject: Professor Immanuel Rath is the tragic, middle-aged schoolteacher whose obsessive infatuation with a cabaret singer leads to his downfall in the classic German film "The Blue Angel."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Professor Immanuel Rath