Jakob von Gunten
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Jakob von Gunten is a 1909 novel by Swiss writer Robert Walser that follows a young man's experiences at a peculiar servant school, exploring themes of humility, identity, and social hierarchy in a quietly subversive, introspective style.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jakob von Gunten canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20583245 — 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: Jakob von Gunten Context triple: [Robert Walser, notableWork, Jakob von Gunten]
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Jakob
Jakob is the given name of Johann Jakob Kaup, a 19th-century German naturalist and zoologist known for his work in classifying vertebrates.
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B.
Titus Burckhardt
Titus Burckhardt was a Swiss traditionalist author and scholar of comparative religion, sacred art, and metaphysics, known for his influential works on Sufism and the perennial philosophy.
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C.
Alois
Alois is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, notably borne by Alois Hitler, the father of Adolf Hitler.
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D.
Blind Huber
Blind Huber is a book of poetry by Nick Flynn that centers on the life and inner world of the blind beekeeper François Huber, blending historical portraiture with lyrical meditation.
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Jakob Ihre
Jakob Ihre is a Swedish cinematographer known for his visually nuanced work on acclaimed films such as "The End of the Tour" and collaborations with prominent international directors.
- 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: Jakob von Gunten Target entity description: Jakob von Gunten is a 1909 novel by Swiss writer Robert Walser that follows a young man's experiences at a peculiar servant school, exploring themes of humility, identity, and social hierarchy in a quietly subversive, introspective style.
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A.
Jakob
Jakob is the given name of Johann Jakob Kaup, a 19th-century German naturalist and zoologist known for his work in classifying vertebrates.
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B.
Titus Burckhardt
Titus Burckhardt was a Swiss traditionalist author and scholar of comparative religion, sacred art, and metaphysics, known for his influential works on Sufism and the perennial philosophy.
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C.
Alois
Alois is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, notably borne by Alois Hitler, the father of Adolf Hitler.
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D.
Blind Huber
Blind Huber is a book of poetry by Nick Flynn that centers on the life and inner world of the blind beekeeper François Huber, blending historical portraiture with lyrical meditation.
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E.
Jakob Ihre
Jakob Ihre is a Swedish cinematographer known for his visually nuanced work on acclaimed films such as "The End of the Tour" and collaborations with prominent international directors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.