Hermann Samuel Reimarus
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Hermann Samuel Reimarus was an 18th-century German philosopher and biblical scholar known for his pioneering, skeptical critique of the historical reliability of the Gospels and traditional Christian theology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hermann Samuel Reimarus canonical | 2 |
| Johann Albert Heinrich Reimarus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12800474 — 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: Hermann Samuel Reimarus Context triple: [The Quest of the Historical Jesus, examinesWorkOf, Hermann Samuel Reimarus]
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Friedrich August Wolf
Friedrich August Wolf was a pioneering German classical philologist best known for his critical work on Homer and for helping to establish philology as a modern academic discipline.
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David Friedrich Strauss
David Friedrich Strauss was a 19th-century German theologian and writer best known for his critical, historical analysis of the life of Jesus and the origins of Christian doctrine.
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Johann Gustav Droysen
Johann Gustav Droysen was a 19th-century German historian and philosopher of history, known for pioneering historicism and developing influential theories on historical interpretation and methodology.
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Werner Jaeger
Werner Jaeger was a prominent 20th-century German classical philologist best known for his work on ancient Greek culture and education, especially his influential study "Paideia."
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E.
Felben-Wellhausen
Felben-Wellhausen is a municipality in the canton of Thurgau in northeastern Switzerland.
- 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: Hermann Samuel Reimarus Target entity description: Hermann Samuel Reimarus was an 18th-century German philosopher and biblical scholar known for his pioneering, skeptical critique of the historical reliability of the Gospels and traditional Christian theology.
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A.
Friedrich August Wolf
Friedrich August Wolf was a pioneering German classical philologist best known for his critical work on Homer and for helping to establish philology as a modern academic discipline.
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B.
David Friedrich Strauss
David Friedrich Strauss was a 19th-century German theologian and writer best known for his critical, historical analysis of the life of Jesus and the origins of Christian doctrine.
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C.
Johann Gustav Droysen
Johann Gustav Droysen was a 19th-century German historian and philosopher of history, known for pioneering historicism and developing influential theories on historical interpretation and methodology.
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D.
Werner Jaeger
Werner Jaeger was a prominent 20th-century German classical philologist best known for his work on ancient Greek culture and education, especially his influential study "Paideia."
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E.
Felben-Wellhausen
Felben-Wellhausen is a municipality in the canton of Thurgau in northeastern Switzerland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hermann Samuel Reimarus Description of subject: Hermann Samuel Reimarus was an 18th-century German philosopher and biblical scholar known for his pioneering, skeptical critique of the historical reliability of the Gospels and traditional Christian theology.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hermann Samuel Reimarus