Ludwig Mach
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Ludwig Mach was an Austrian physicist known for his work in optics and interference phenomena, commemorated by the Mach–Zehnder interferometer that bears his name.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21048921 — 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: Ludwig Mach Context triple: [Mach–Zehnder interferometer, namedAfter, Ludwig Mach]
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A.
Franz von Matsch
Franz von Matsch was an Austrian painter and sculptor associated with the Vienna Secession, known for his decorative and monumental artworks.
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B.
Ignaz von Sonnleithner
Ignaz von Sonnleithner was an Austrian lawyer, educator, and prominent patron of the arts in early 19th-century Vienna, known for his close connections with leading composers and intellectuals of his time.
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C.
Franz Clement
Franz Clement was an Austrian violinist, conductor, and composer of the early 19th century, renowned in his time as a virtuoso and closely associated with the music of Ludwig van Beethoven.
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D.
Josef von Leeb
Josef von Leeb was a German military officer and the son of Field Marshal Wilhelm von Leeb.
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E.
Eduard de Stoeckl
Eduard de Stoeckl was a 19th-century Russian diplomat best known for representing the Russian Empire in Washington and arranging the sale of Alaska to the United States.
- 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: Ludwig Mach Target entity description: Ludwig Mach was an Austrian physicist known for his work in optics and interference phenomena, commemorated by the Mach–Zehnder interferometer that bears his name.
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A.
Franz von Matsch
Franz von Matsch was an Austrian painter and sculptor associated with the Vienna Secession, known for his decorative and monumental artworks.
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B.
Ignaz von Sonnleithner
Ignaz von Sonnleithner was an Austrian lawyer, educator, and prominent patron of the arts in early 19th-century Vienna, known for his close connections with leading composers and intellectuals of his time.
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C.
Franz Clement
Franz Clement was an Austrian violinist, conductor, and composer of the early 19th century, renowned in his time as a virtuoso and closely associated with the music of Ludwig van Beethoven.
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D.
Josef von Leeb
Josef von Leeb was a German military officer and the son of Field Marshal Wilhelm von Leeb.
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E.
Eduard de Stoeckl
Eduard de Stoeckl was a 19th-century Russian diplomat best known for representing the Russian Empire in Washington and arranging the sale of Alaska to the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.