Eric Weitz
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Eric Weitz was a prominent historian known for his work on modern German and European history, genocide, and human rights.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eric Weitz canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Eric Weitz Context triple: [Weitz, hasNotableBearer, Eric Weitz]
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A.
Bruce Weitz
Bruce Weitz is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as the eccentric detective Mick Belker on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
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B.
Michael Seitzman
Michael Seitzman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on films such as "North Country" and for creating and producing several television series.
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C.
Lee Zahler
Lee Zahler was an American film composer and musical director known for scoring numerous serials and B-movies during the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Jeff Weitz
Jeff Weitz is a Canadian hematologist and thrombosis researcher known for his influential work on anticoagulant therapy and blood clotting disorders.
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E.
John Seitz
John Seitz was an American cinematographer renowned for his influential work in classic Hollywood cinema, particularly in film noir and science fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eric Weitz Target entity description: Eric Weitz was a prominent historian known for his work on modern German and European history, genocide, and human rights.
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A.
Bruce Weitz
Bruce Weitz is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as the eccentric detective Mick Belker on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
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B.
Michael Seitzman
Michael Seitzman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on films such as "North Country" and for creating and producing several television series.
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C.
Lee Zahler
Lee Zahler was an American film composer and musical director known for scoring numerous serials and B-movies during the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Jeff Weitz
Jeff Weitz is a Canadian hematologist and thrombosis researcher known for his influential work on anticoagulant therapy and blood clotting disorders.
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E.
John Seitz
John Seitz was an American cinematographer renowned for his influential work in classic Hollywood cinema, particularly in film noir and science fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historian
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person ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | history ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth | 1953 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Boston College
ⓘ
Boston University ⓘ |
| employer |
City College of New York
ⓘ
The Graduate Center, City University of New York ⓘ
linked to:
CUNY Graduate Center
|
| fieldOfWork |
European history
ⓘ
genocide studies ⓘ human rights history ⓘ modern German history ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
Holocaust
ⓘ
ethnic cleansing ⓘ international human rights regime ⓘ nation-states and minorities ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German social history tradition
ⓘ
comparative genocide scholarship ⓘ |
| knownFor |
work on European history
ⓘ
work on genocide ⓘ work on human rights ⓘ work on modern German history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Nazi Germany
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Weimar Republic ⓘ comparative genocide ⓘ history of human rights ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation
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A World Divided: The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States ⓘ Creating German Communism, 1890–1990 ⓘ Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy ⓘ |
| occupation | historian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dean of Humanities and Arts at City College of New York
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professor of history ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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Subject: Eric Weitz Description of subject: Eric Weitz was a prominent historian known for his work on modern German and European history, genocide, and human rights.
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