van Wageningen
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van Wageningen is a Dutch surname most notably borne by actor Yorick van Wageningen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| van Wageningen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13003692 — 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: van Wageningen Context triple: [Yorick van Wageningen, familyName, van Wageningen]
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A.
Wageningen University & Research
Wageningen University & Research is a leading Dutch institution renowned for its research and education in life sciences, agriculture, food, and environmental sustainability.
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B.
Zernike Campus Groningen
Zernike Campus Groningen is the main science and business campus of the University of Groningen, hosting research institutes, educational facilities, and innovative companies in a modern, technology-focused environment.
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C.
Tilburg University
Tilburg University is a Dutch public research university located in the city of Tilburg, known for its strong programs in economics, law, social sciences, and humanities.
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D.
University of Twente
The University of Twente is a Dutch public research university in Enschede known for its strong focus on engineering, technology, and interdisciplinary innovation.
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E.
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences is a major Dutch higher education institution known for its practice-oriented bachelor’s and master’s programs and strong ties to industry and regional development.
- 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: van Wageningen Target entity description: van Wageningen is a Dutch surname most notably borne by actor Yorick van Wageningen.
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A.
Wageningen University & Research
Wageningen University & Research is a leading Dutch institution renowned for its research and education in life sciences, agriculture, food, and environmental sustainability.
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B.
Zernike Campus Groningen
Zernike Campus Groningen is the main science and business campus of the University of Groningen, hosting research institutes, educational facilities, and innovative companies in a modern, technology-focused environment.
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C.
Tilburg University
Tilburg University is a Dutch public research university located in the city of Tilburg, known for its strong programs in economics, law, social sciences, and humanities.
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D.
University of Twente
The University of Twente is a Dutch public research university in Enschede known for its strong focus on engineering, technology, and interdisciplinary innovation.
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E.
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences is a major Dutch higher education institution known for its practice-oriented bachelor’s and master’s programs and strong ties to industry and regional development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch-language surname
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actor ⓘ human ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| category | toponymic surname ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Wageningen ⓘ |
| familyName | van Wageningen ⓘ |
| givenName | Yorick ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Dutch ⓘ |
| meaning | from Wageningen ⓘ |
| notableBearer | Yorick van Wageningen ⓘ |
| notableFor | Dutch and international film roles ⓘ |
| occupation |
film actor
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television actor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: van Wageningen Description of subject: van Wageningen is a Dutch surname most notably borne by actor Yorick van Wageningen.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
van Wageningen