B. G. Teubner
E175315
B. G. Teubner was a prominent German publisher and founder of the Teubner publishing house, renowned for its influential scientific and mathematical works.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| B. G. Teubner canonical | 2 |
| Benedictus Gotthelf Teubner | 2 |
| Friedrich Perthes und I. H. Besser | 1 |
| Teubner | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1509480 — 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: B. G. Teubner Context triple: [Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award, namedAfter, B. G. Teubner]
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A.
Gerhard Doerfer
Gerhard Doerfer was a German linguist renowned for his critical work on Turkic and other Central Asian languages and for his influential rejection of the proposed Altaic language family.
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B.
Ernst Göhner
Ernst Göhner was a prominent Swiss entrepreneur and industrialist known for building a major construction and real estate empire and for his significant philanthropic legacy.
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C.
Otto K. E. Heinemann
Otto K. E. Heinemann was a German-American record industry pioneer and entrepreneur best known for establishing one of the early influential American record labels in the 1910s.
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D.
Eberhard Schöngarth
Eberhard Schöngarth was a high-ranking Nazi SS and police leader involved in war crimes and the Holocaust, including participation in the Wannsee Conference.
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E.
Wilhelm Jaeger
Wilhelm Jaeger was a German industrialist who stood trial as one of the accused in the post–World War II Krupp Trial for his role in the Nazi-era armaments industry.
- 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: B. G. Teubner Target entity description: B. G. Teubner was a prominent German publisher and founder of the Teubner publishing house, renowned for its influential scientific and mathematical works.
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A.
Gerhard Doerfer
Gerhard Doerfer was a German linguist renowned for his critical work on Turkic and other Central Asian languages and for his influential rejection of the proposed Altaic language family.
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B.
Ernst Göhner
Ernst Göhner was a prominent Swiss entrepreneur and industrialist known for building a major construction and real estate empire and for his significant philanthropic legacy.
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C.
Otto K. E. Heinemann
Otto K. E. Heinemann was a German-American record industry pioneer and entrepreneur best known for establishing one of the early influential American record labels in the 1910s.
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D.
Eberhard Schöngarth
Eberhard Schöngarth was a high-ranking Nazi SS and police leader involved in war crimes and the Holocaust, including participation in the Wannsee Conference.
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E.
Wilhelm Jaeger
Wilhelm Jaeger was a German industrialist who stood trial as one of the accused in the post–World War II Krupp Trial for his role in the Nazi-era armaments industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1784-06-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1856-01-21 ⓘ |
| familyName |
B. G. Teubner
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Teubner
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| fieldOfWork |
classical studies publishing
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mathematical publishing ⓘ publishing ⓘ scientific publishing ⓘ |
| founded |
B. G. Teubner Verlag
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B. G. Teubner Verlag ⓘ
surface form:
Teubner Verlag
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| givenName |
Benedict
ⓘ
surface form:
Benedictus
Benedict ⓘ
surface form:
Benedikt
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| hasPartInHisLegacy |
Teubner series of mathematics texts
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surface form:
Teubner series of classical texts
Teubner series of mathematics texts ⓘ
surface form:
Teubner series of mathematical monographs
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| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | German ⓘ |
| name | B. G. Teubner self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classical philology editions
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publishing mathematical literature ⓘ publishing scientific literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
B. G. Teubner Verlag
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surface form:
Teubner publishing house
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| occupation |
bookseller
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businessperson ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Electorate of Saxony
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Großkrausnik ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kingdom of Saxony
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Leipzig ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Leipzig ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: B. G. Teubner Description of subject: B. G. Teubner was a prominent German publisher and founder of the Teubner publishing house, renowned for its influential scientific and mathematical works.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book III (Disquisitiones Arithmeticae)
this entity surface form:
Friedrich Perthes und I. H. Besser
this entity surface form:
Benedictus Gotthelf Teubner
this entity surface form:
Benedictus Gotthelf Teubner
this entity surface form:
Teubner