E. T. A. Hoffmann
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E. T. A. Hoffmann was a German Romantic author, composer, and jurist best known for his fantastical and often macabre tales that influenced writers like Edgar Allan Poe and inspired works such as Tchaikovsky’s ballet "The Nutcracker."
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| E. T. A. Hoffmann canonical | 14 |
| Hoffmann | 4 |
| E.T.A. Hoffmann | 1 |
| Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann | 1 |
| Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann | 1 |
| Hoffmannn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: E. T. A. Hoffmann Context triple: [University of Königsberg, hasAlumnus, E. T. A. Hoffmann]
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Heinrich Hoffmann
Heinrich Hoffmann was Adolf Hitler’s personal photographer and a prominent Nazi-era photographer and publisher whose studio employed Eva Braun.
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Adelbert von Chamisso
Adelbert von Chamisso was a 19th-century German poet and naturalist best known for his literary works and botanical studies conducted during scientific expeditions.
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Heinrich von Vietinghoff
Heinrich von Vietinghoff was a German Wehrmacht general who commanded major Axis forces in Italy during World War II, including serving as commander-in-chief of German troops in the Italian campaign.
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D.
Albrecht von Haller
Albrecht von Haller was an 18th-century Swiss polymath—physiologist, anatomist, poet, and scholar—whose scientific and literary work made him a central figure of the German Enlightenment.
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Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine was a 19th-century German poet, essayist, and literary critic renowned for his lyrical poetry and sharp political and social commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: E. T. A. Hoffmann Target entity description: E. T. A. Hoffmann was a German Romantic author, composer, and jurist best known for his fantastical and often macabre tales that influenced writers like Edgar Allan Poe and inspired works such as Tchaikovsky’s ballet "The Nutcracker."
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A.
Heinrich Hoffmann
Heinrich Hoffmann was Adolf Hitler’s personal photographer and a prominent Nazi-era photographer and publisher whose studio employed Eva Braun.
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B.
Adelbert von Chamisso
Adelbert von Chamisso was a 19th-century German poet and naturalist best known for his literary works and botanical studies conducted during scientific expeditions.
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C.
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
Heinrich von Vietinghoff was a German Wehrmacht general who commanded major Axis forces in Italy during World War II, including serving as commander-in-chief of German troops in the Italian campaign.
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D.
Albrecht von Haller
Albrecht von Haller was an 18th-century Swiss polymath—physiologist, anatomist, poet, and scholar—whose scientific and literary work made him a central figure of the German Enlightenment.
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E.
Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine was a 19th-century German poet, essayist, and literary critic renowned for his lyrical poetry and sharp political and social commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic author
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caricaturist ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ music critic ⓘ painter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| birthName |
E. T. A. Hoffmann
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
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| burialPlace | Jerusalem Cemetery, Berlin ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | paralysis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| dateOfBirth | 1776-01-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1822-06-25 ⓘ |
| employer | Prussian civil service ⓘ |
| familyName |
E. T. A. Hoffmann
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hoffmann
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| fieldOfWork |
law
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literature ⓘ music ⓘ |
| fullName |
E. T. A. Hoffmann
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
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| genre |
Gothic fiction
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fantastic literature ⓘ opera ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ernst
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Theodor ⓘ |
| hasPartInWork |
character Clara in The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
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character Coppelius in The Sandman ⓘ |
| honours | took middle name Amadeus in honor of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charles Dickens
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Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ Franz Kafka ⓘ Fyodor Dostoevsky ⓘ Guy de Maupassant ⓘ Honoré de Balzac ⓘ Nikolai Gogol ⓘ The Nutcracker, Op. 71 ⓘ
surface form:
Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker
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| influencedBy |
Jena Romanticism
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surface form:
German Romanticism
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| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| notableIdea | interpenetration of reality and fantasy in narrative ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Councillor Krespel
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Ignaz Denner ⓘ The Devil’s Elixirs ⓘ The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr ⓘ The Nutcracker (adaptation) ⓘ
surface form:
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
The Sandman ⓘ The Serapion Brethren ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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caricaturist ⓘ composer ⓘ jurist ⓘ music critic ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Königsberg ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Berlin
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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Subject: E. T. A. Hoffmann Description of subject: E. T. A. Hoffmann was a German Romantic author, composer, and jurist best known for his fantastical and often macabre tales that influenced writers like Edgar Allan Poe and inspired works such as Tchaikovsky’s ballet "The Nutcracker."
Referenced by (22)
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