Nicodemus Tessin the Younger
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Nicodemus Tessin the Younger was a prominent Swedish Baroque architect and city planner, best known for designing major parts of Stockholm Palace and shaping the architectural character of early 18th-century Sweden.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nicodemus Tessin the Younger canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13137397 — 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: Nicodemus Tessin the Younger Context triple: [Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, influenced, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger]
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Nicodemus Tessin the Elder
Nicodemus Tessin the Elder was a prominent 17th-century Swedish architect who played a key role in introducing Baroque architecture to Sweden.
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B.
Christian Tychsen
Christian Tychsen was a high-ranking Waffen-SS officer and tank commander during World War II who briefly led the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich."
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C.
Zacharias Baer
Zacharias Baer, better known as Zacharias Ursinus, was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and principal author of the Heidelberg Catechism.
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D.
Abraham Calov
Abraham Calov was a prominent 17th-century German Lutheran theologian known for his rigorous defense of Lutheran orthodoxy and opposition to both Catholic and Reformed doctrines.
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E.
Oluf Christian Dietrichson
Oluf Christian Dietrichson was a Norwegian military officer and explorer best known for taking part in Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering 1888–1889 crossing of the Greenland ice cap.
- 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: Nicodemus Tessin the Younger Target entity description: Nicodemus Tessin the Younger was a prominent Swedish Baroque architect and city planner, best known for designing major parts of Stockholm Palace and shaping the architectural character of early 18th-century Sweden.
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A.
Nicodemus Tessin the Elder
Nicodemus Tessin the Elder was a prominent 17th-century Swedish architect who played a key role in introducing Baroque architecture to Sweden.
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B.
Christian Tychsen
Christian Tychsen was a high-ranking Waffen-SS officer and tank commander during World War II who briefly led the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich."
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C.
Zacharias Baer
Zacharias Baer, better known as Zacharias Ursinus, was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and principal author of the Heidelberg Catechism.
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D.
Abraham Calov
Abraham Calov was a prominent 17th-century German Lutheran theologian known for his rigorous defense of Lutheran orthodoxy and opposition to both Catholic and Reformed doctrines.
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E.
Oluf Christian Dietrichson
Oluf Christian Dietrichson was a Norwegian military officer and explorer best known for taking part in Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering 1888–1889 crossing of the Greenland ice cap.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque architect
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architect ⓘ city planner ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1654-05-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Nyköping
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Sweden ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1728-04-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Stockholm
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Sweden ⓘ |
| designed |
Drottningholm Palace main building
ⓘ
linked to:
Drottningholm Palace
Kalmar Cathedral completion and remodeling ⓘ Riddarhuset garden layout ⓘ Royal Chapel at Stockholm Palace ⓘ
linked to:
Stockholm Palace
Steninge Palace ⓘ Stockholm Palace ⓘ Tessin Palace in Stockholm ⓘ |
| era |
early 18th century
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Tessin
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl Gustaf Tessin
|
| father | Nicodemus Tessin the Elder ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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urban planning ⓘ |
| givenName | Nicodemus ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century Swedish architects
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Swedish Baroque architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bernini
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linked to:
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
French Baroque architecture ⓘ Italian Baroque architecture ⓘ Louis Le Vau ⓘ Nicodemus Tessin the Elder ⓘ |
| knownFor |
designing major parts of Stockholm Palace
ⓘ
shaping the architectural character of early 18th-century Sweden ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Swedish ⓘ |
| movement |
Baroque architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Baroque
|
| name | Nicodemus Tessin the Younger ⓘ |
| nationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Drottningholm Palace
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Kalmar Cathedral ⓘ Skokloster Castle interiors ⓘ
linked to:
Skokloster
Steninge Palace ⓘ Stockholm Palace ⓘ Tessin Palace ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
ⓘ
city planner ⓘ court architect ⓘ |
| patron |
Charles XI of Sweden
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Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp ⓘ
linked to:
Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
|
| positionHeld |
Overintendent of the Royal Buildings
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Royal Architect of Sweden ⓘ
linked to:
Royal architect of Sweden
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| spouse | Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock ⓘ |
| style | Baroque ⓘ |
| workedIn | Stockholm ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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