Institut für Zeitgeschichte
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The Institut für Zeitgeschichte is a leading German research institute specializing in the study and documentation of contemporary history, particularly the Nazi era and its aftermath.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Institut für Zeitgeschichte canonical | 2 |
| Institute of Contemporary History Munich–Berlin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9625226 — 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: Institut für Zeitgeschichte Context triple: [Dokumentation Obersalzberg, operatedBy, Institut für Zeitgeschichte]
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A.
Leo Baeck Institute
The Leo Baeck Institute is a research library and archive dedicated to the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry.
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B.
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities is a prestigious German learned society based in Munich that promotes advanced research across the sciences and humanities.
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C.
Institute of History
The Institute of History is a research body within the Royal Academy of Cambodia dedicated to the study and documentation of Cambodian and regional history.
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Institute of History
The Institute of History is an academic research and teaching unit specializing in historical studies within the Faculty of History, Art and Oriental Studies.
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E.
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities is a major German learned society and research institution based in Berlin, continuing the tradition of the historic Prussian Academy of Sciences.
- 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: Institut für Zeitgeschichte Target entity description: The Institut für Zeitgeschichte is a leading German research institute specializing in the study and documentation of contemporary history, particularly the Nazi era and its aftermath.
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A.
Leo Baeck Institute
The Leo Baeck Institute is a research library and archive dedicated to the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry.
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B.
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities is a prestigious German learned society based in Munich that promotes advanced research across the sciences and humanities.
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C.
Institute of History
The Institute of History is a research body within the Royal Academy of Cambodia dedicated to the study and documentation of Cambodian and regional history.
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Institute of History
The Institute of History is an academic research and teaching unit specializing in historical studies within the Faculty of History, Art and Oriental Studies.
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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities is a major German learned society and research institution based in Berlin, continuing the tradition of the historic Prussian Academy of Sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical research institute
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organization ⓘ research institute ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
international research institutes
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memorial sites ⓘ museums ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| employs |
historians
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researchers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
European history
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German history ⓘ Holocaust studies ⓘ contemporary history ⓘ history of National Socialism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Nazi era
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history of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ history of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ post‑war German history ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | Second World War ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
documentation of National Socialism
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research on contemporary German history ⓘ |
| hasMission |
documentation of Nazi crimes
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public dissemination of historical research ⓘ study of contemporary history ⓘ |
| hasOffice | Berlin ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
Holocaust and genocide studies
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dictatorship and democracy ⓘ history of memory and remembrance ⓘ history of political culture ⓘ international history of the 20th century ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Bavaria
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Germany ⓘ Munich ⓘ |
| inception | 1949 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| maintains |
archives
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document collections ⓘ oral history collections ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Institut für Zeitgeschichte ⓘ |
| operates | publishing activities ⓘ |
| performs |
applied historical research
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basic research ⓘ |
| publicationType | academic journal ⓘ |
| publishes | Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte ⓘ |
| shortName | IfZ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Institut für Zeitgeschichte Description of subject: The Institut für Zeitgeschichte is a leading German research institute specializing in the study and documentation of contemporary history, particularly the Nazi era and its aftermath.
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