Laszlo Kreizler
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Laszlo Kreizler is a brilliant and psychologically astute alienist (early criminal psychologist) who investigates gruesome murders in late 19th-century New York City in Caleb Carr’s novel "The Alienist" and its adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
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| Laszlo Kreizler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10126937 — 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: Laszlo Kreizler Context triple: [Daniel Brühl, portrayedCharacter, Laszlo Kreizler]
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A.
Laszlo Kovacs
László Kovács was a renowned Hungarian-American cinematographer celebrated for his influential work on numerous New Hollywood films, including classics like "Easy Rider" and "Five Easy Pieces."
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B.
Victor Kugler
Victor Kugler was one of the Dutch helpers who risked his life to hide Anne Frank and her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
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C.
Charles Molnar
Charles Molnar was an American computer engineer best known as the co-designer of the LINC, one of the earliest minicomputers and a pioneering machine in interactive computing.
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D.
Julius Blank
Julius Blank was an engineer and entrepreneur best known as one of the “Traitorous Eight” who left Shockley Semiconductor to co-found Fairchild Semiconductor, helping launch Silicon Valley’s semiconductor industry.
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E.
William Richert
William Richert is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor best known for directing the political satire thriller "Winter Kills."
- 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: Laszlo Kreizler Target entity description: Laszlo Kreizler is a brilliant and psychologically astute alienist (early criminal psychologist) who investigates gruesome murders in late 19th-century New York City in Caleb Carr’s novel "The Alienist" and its adaptations.
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A.
Laszlo Kovacs
László Kovács was a renowned Hungarian-American cinematographer celebrated for his influential work on numerous New Hollywood films, including classics like "Easy Rider" and "Five Easy Pieces."
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B.
Victor Kugler
Victor Kugler was one of the Dutch helpers who risked his life to hide Anne Frank and her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
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C.
Charles Molnar
Charles Molnar was an American computer engineer best known as the co-designer of the LINC, one of the earliest minicomputers and a pioneering machine in interactive computing.
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D.
Julius Blank
Julius Blank was an engineer and entrepreneur best known as one of the “Traitorous Eight” who left Shockley Semiconductor to co-found Fairchild Semiconductor, helping launch Silicon Valley’s semiconductor industry.
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E.
William Richert
William Richert is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor best known for directing the political satire thriller "Winter Kills."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alienist
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criminal psychologist ⓘ fictional character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Surrender, New York
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The Alienist ⓘ The Alienist (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Alienist
The Angel of Darkness ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New York City Police Department (consultant)
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linked to:
New York City Police Department
|
| characterTrait |
brilliant
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intense ⓘ obsessive ⓘ psychologically astute ⓘ |
| creator | Caleb Carr ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Hungarian ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Caleb Carr’s Kreizler series
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linked to:
Caleb Carr
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| fieldOfWork |
criminal profiling
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forensic psychology ⓘ psychiatry ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Alienist ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAssociate |
Lucius Isaacson
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Marcus Isaacson ⓘ |
| hasColleague |
Sara Howard
ⓘ
Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| hasFriend | John Schuyler Moore ⓘ |
| investigates | serial murders of boy prostitutes in New York City ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | historical crime fiction ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of psychological profiling in criminal investigations
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investigating serial murders in New York City ⓘ |
| occupation |
alienist
ⓘ
criminal psychologist ⓘ psychiatrist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Daniel Brühl ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance | Random House ⓘ |
| residence |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
Gilded Age New York
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linked to:
The Gilded Age
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| specializesIn |
study of abnormal psychology
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treatment of mentally ill criminals ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
early forensic techniques
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psychological profiling of unknown offenders ⓘ |
| worksIn | a private institute for troubled children ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1994 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Laszlo Kreizler Description of subject: Laszlo Kreizler is a brilliant and psychologically astute alienist (early criminal psychologist) who investigates gruesome murders in late 19th-century New York City in Caleb Carr’s novel "The Alienist" and its adaptations.
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