Aletta Jacobs
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Aletta Jacobs was a pioneering Dutch physician and feminist, recognized as the first woman to officially attend a Dutch university and a leading advocate for women's suffrage and reproductive rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aletta Jacobs canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T801354 — 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: Aletta Jacobs Context triple: [University of Groningen, hasNotableAlumni, Aletta Jacobs]
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A.
Edith Schippers
Edith Schippers is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport and is a prominent member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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B.
Marianne Schuurmans-Wijdeven
Marianne Schuurmans-Wijdeven is a Dutch politician who serves as the mayor of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the Netherlands.
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C.
Johanna Hendrika Schaay
Johanna Hendrika Schaay was the wife of Dutch theologian, journalist, and statesman Abraham Kuyper, accompanying him through his influential religious and political career in the Netherlands.
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D.
Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff
Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff was the wife of Boer general Koos de la Rey, a prominent figure in South African history during the Second Boer War.
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E.
Cornelia van Rijn
Cornelia van Rijn was the daughter of Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn and his partner Hendrickje Stoffels, known primarily through her connection to the artist’s life and legacy.
- 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: Aletta Jacobs Target entity description: Aletta Jacobs was a pioneering Dutch physician and feminist, recognized as the first woman to officially attend a Dutch university and a leading advocate for women's suffrage and reproductive rights.
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A.
Edith Schippers
Edith Schippers is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport and is a prominent member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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B.
Marianne Schuurmans-Wijdeven
Marianne Schuurmans-Wijdeven is a Dutch politician who serves as the mayor of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the Netherlands.
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C.
Johanna Hendrika Schaay
Johanna Hendrika Schaay was the wife of Dutch theologian, journalist, and statesman Abraham Kuyper, accompanying him through his influential religious and political career in the Netherlands.
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D.
Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff
Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff was the wife of Boer general Koos de la Rey, a prominent figure in South African history during the Second Boer War.
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E.
Cornelia van Rijn
Cornelia van Rijn was the daughter of Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn and his partner Hendrickje Stoffels, known primarily through her connection to the artist’s life and legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch person
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feminist ⓘ human ⓘ physician ⓘ suffragist ⓘ women's rights activist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in medicine ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
access to contraception
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equal access to education for women ⓘ improved working conditions for women ⓘ women's suffrage ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (Netherlands)
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statues and monuments in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfEducation | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1854-02-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1929-08-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Groningen ⓘ |
| familyName | Jacobs ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public health
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reproductive rights ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| givenName |
Aletta
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linked to:
Hendrika
|
| hasHeritage | Jewish ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Groningen (province)
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linked to:
Province of Groningen
Utrecht (province) ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Utrecht
|
| memberOf | Dutch Association for Women's Suffrage ⓘ |
| movement |
first-wave feminism
ⓘ
women's suffrage movement ⓘ |
| name | Aletta Jacobs ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first female physician in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first woman to officially attend a Dutch university
ⓘ
pioneering work in birth control and reproductive health ⓘ |
| notableWork | Her memoirs and writings on women's rights ⓘ |
| occupation |
feminist
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general practitioner ⓘ physician ⓘ suffragist ⓘ |
| opened | one of the first birth control clinics in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sappemeer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Baarn ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Dutch Association for Women's Suffrage ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Carel Victor Gerritsen ⓘ |
| workLocation | Amsterdam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aletta Jacobs Description of subject: Aletta Jacobs was a pioneering Dutch physician and feminist, recognized as the first woman to officially attend a Dutch university and a leading advocate for women's suffrage and reproductive rights.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (Netherlands)
subject linked to:
Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (Netherlands)
subject linked to:
Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (Netherlands)