Dietrich of Freiberg
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Dietrich of Freiberg was a 13th-century German Dominican philosopher and theologian known for his influential work on metaphysics, epistemology, and the scientific explanation of the rainbow.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theodoric of Freiberg | 2 |
| Dietrich of Freiberg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10397271 — 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: Dietrich of Freiberg Context triple: [Albert of Cologne, notableStudent, Dietrich of Freiberg]
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A.
Dietrich of Ringelheim
Dietrich of Ringelheim was a 9th–10th century Saxon nobleman best known as the father of Saint Matilda of Ringelheim, queen consort of East Francia.
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Ulrich of Strasbourg
Ulrich of Strasbourg was a 13th-century German Dominican theologian and philosopher known for his scholastic writings and association with the intellectual tradition of Albert the Great.
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Konrad von Marburg
Konrad von Marburg was a 13th-century German priest and inquisitor known for his extreme zeal in prosecuting alleged heretics in the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Niklaus of Hagenau
Niklaus of Hagenau was a late 15th- to early 16th-century German sculptor known for creating the elaborate carved shrine of the Isenheim Altarpiece.
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E.
Bruno of Cologne
Bruno of Cologne was an 11th-century German cleric and mystic who founded the Carthusian Order, becoming venerated as its principal saint.
- 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: Dietrich of Freiberg Target entity description: Dietrich of Freiberg was a 13th-century German Dominican philosopher and theologian known for his influential work on metaphysics, epistemology, and the scientific explanation of the rainbow.
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A.
Dietrich of Ringelheim
Dietrich of Ringelheim was a 9th–10th century Saxon nobleman best known as the father of Saint Matilda of Ringelheim, queen consort of East Francia.
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B.
Ulrich of Strasbourg
Ulrich of Strasbourg was a 13th-century German Dominican theologian and philosopher known for his scholastic writings and association with the intellectual tradition of Albert the Great.
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C.
Konrad von Marburg
Konrad von Marburg was a 13th-century German priest and inquisitor known for his extreme zeal in prosecuting alleged heretics in the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Niklaus of Hagenau
Niklaus of Hagenau was a late 15th- to early 16th-century German sculptor known for creating the elaborate carved shrine of the Isenheim Altarpiece.
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E.
Bruno of Cologne
Bruno of Cologne was an 11th-century German cleric and mystic who founded the Carthusian Order, becoming venerated as its principal saint.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dominican friar
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human ⓘ medieval philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Theodoric of Freiberg
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linked to:
Dietrich of Freiberg
Theodoricus de Vriberg ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1250 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | after 1310 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Paris ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ optics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Meister Eckhart
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later medieval optics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Albertus Magnus
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linked to:
Albert the Great
Aristotle ⓘ Neoplatonism ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
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| knownFor |
account of intellectual cognition
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metaphysical theory of being ⓘ scientific explanation of the rainbow ⓘ theory of light and color ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
account of the primary and secondary rainbows
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experimental analysis of refraction and reflection in raindrops ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De intellectu et intelligibili
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De iride et radialibus impressionibus ⓘ De origine rerum praedicamentalium ⓘ De visione beatifica ⓘ
linked to:
Beatific Vision
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| occupation |
philosopher
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theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Dominican School
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Scholasticism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Freiberg, Saxony
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linked to:
Freiberg
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| positionHeld |
master of theology at the University of Paris
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provincial of the Teutonic Province of the Dominican Order ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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Subject: Dietrich of Freiberg Description of subject: Dietrich of Freiberg was a 13th-century German Dominican philosopher and theologian known for his influential work on metaphysics, epistemology, and the scientific explanation of the rainbow.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Dietrich of Freiberg
linked to: Dietrich of Freiberg