Bartholdy
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Bartholdy is a German surname most famously associated with the composer Felix Mendelssohn and his family.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11450581 — 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: Bartholdy Context triple: [Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy, familyName, Bartholdy]
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A.
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was a 19th-century French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty.
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B.
Daniel Chester French
Daniel Chester French was a prominent American sculptor best known for creating the monumental seated statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial.
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C.
Hiram Powers
Hiram Powers was a prominent 19th-century American neoclassical sculptor best known for his marble statue "The Greek Slave."
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D.
Frederick MacMonnies
Frederick MacMonnies was a prominent American sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his public monuments and contributions to major international expositions.
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E.
Horatio Greenough
Horatio Greenough was a 19th-century American sculptor best known for his neoclassical works and early contributions to public art in the United States.
- 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: Bartholdy Target entity description: Bartholdy is a German surname most famously associated with the composer Felix Mendelssohn and his family.
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A.
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was a 19th-century French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty.
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B.
Daniel Chester French
Daniel Chester French was a prominent American sculptor best known for creating the monumental seated statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial.
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C.
Hiram Powers
Hiram Powers was a prominent 19th-century American neoclassical sculptor best known for his marble statue "The Greek Slave."
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D.
Frederick MacMonnies
Frederick MacMonnies was a prominent American sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his public monuments and contributions to major international expositions.
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E.
Horatio Greenough
Horatio Greenough was a 19th-century American sculptor best known for his neoclassical works and early contributions to public art in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-language surname
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banker ⓘ banker ⓘ composer ⓘ composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ family ⓘ family name ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mendelssohn Bartholdy family
ⓘ
linked to:
Mendelssohn family
|
| child |
Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy
ⓘ
linked to:
Fanny Hensel
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy ⓘ
linked to:
Felix Mendelssohn
Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy ⓘ
linked to:
Paul Mendelssohn
Rebecka Mendelssohn Bartholdy ⓘ
linked to:
Rebecka Mendelssohn
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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Germany ⓘ Germany ⓘ Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1809-02-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1847-11-04 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Bartholdy
ⓘ
Bartholdy ⓘ Bartholdy ⓘ Bartholdy ⓘ Bartholdy ⓘ Mendelssohn ⓘ
linked to:
Mendelssohn Bartholdy
|
| father | Moses Mendelssohn ⓘ |
| givenName | Felix ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Bartholdi
ⓘ
linked to:
Bartholdy
|
| languageOfOrigin | German ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy
ⓘ
Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy ⓘ
linked to:
Fanny Hensel
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy ⓘ
linked to:
Felix Mendelssohn
Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy ⓘ
linked to:
Paul Mendelssohn
Rebecka Mendelssohn Bartholdy ⓘ
linked to:
Rebecka Mendelssohn
|
| notableWork |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (incidental music, including the Wedding March)
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Italian Symphony (Symphony No. 4) ⓘ
linked to:
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Scottish Symphony (Symphony No. 3) ⓘ
linked to:
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
Songs Without Words ⓘ Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hamburg ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Leipzig ⓘ |
| spouse | Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup |
German Jews
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Germans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bartholdy Description of subject: Bartholdy is a German surname most famously associated with the composer Felix Mendelssohn and his family.
Referenced by (7)
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