Bartel

E178583

human mathematician

Bartel is the given name of Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, a prominent Dutch mathematician known for his work in algebra and number theory.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Bartel canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1577551 — 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: Bartel
Context triple: [Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, givenName, Bartel]

A. Bortus
Bortus is a stoic, duty-bound Moclan officer serving as second-in-command aboard the exploratory spaceship in the sci-fi comedy series "The Orville."
B. Erwin
Erwin is a masculine given name of German origin, historically associated with figures such as the World War II field marshal Erwin Rommel.
C. Martz
Martz is a surname most notably associated with Mike Martz, an American football coach known for his innovative offensive strategies in the NFL.
D. Bube
Bube is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Bubi people on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea.
E. Ernst
Ernst is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in German-speaking and Scandinavian countries.
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: Bartel
Target entity description: Bartel is the given name of Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, a prominent Dutch mathematician known for his work in algebra and number theory.

A. Bortus
Bortus is a stoic, duty-bound Moclan officer serving as second-in-command aboard the exploratory spaceship in the sci-fi comedy series "The Orville."
B. Erwin
Erwin is a masculine given name of German origin, historically associated with figures such as the World War II field marshal Erwin Rommel.
C. Martz
Martz is a surname most notably associated with Mike Martz, an American football coach known for his innovative offensive strategies in the NFL.
D. Bube
Bube is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Bubi people on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea.
E. Ernst
Ernst is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in German-speaking and Scandinavian countries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Netherlands ⓘ
educatedAt	University of Amsterdam ⓘ University of Göttingen ⓘ
employer	University of Amsterdam ⓘ University of Leipzig ⓘ University of Zurich ⓘ surface form: University of Zürich
familyName	Bartel Leendert van der Waerden ⓘ surface form: van der Waerden
fieldOfWork	algebra ⓘ algebraic geometry ⓘ history of mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	Bartel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
hasGivenName	Bartel self-linksurface differs ⓘ Leendert ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Dutch ⓘ German ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Dutch ⓘ
notableFor	contributions to abstract algebra ⓘ historical studies of mathematics ⓘ Ramsey theory ⓘ surface form: van der Waerden theorem in combinatorics work in algebraic geometry ⓘ
notableWork	Moderne Algebra ⓘ
occupation	mathematician ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bartel Leendert van der Waerden → givenName → Bartel ⓘ

Bartel → givenName → Bartel self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Bartel Leendert van der Waerden

Bartel → hasGivenName → Bartel self-linksurface differs ⓘ