Adolf Bastian
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Adolf Bastian was a 19th-century German ethnologist whose comparative studies of cultures and concept of "elementary ideas" helped lay foundational principles for modern anthropology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adolf Bastian canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T124817 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adolf Bastian Context triple: [Franz Boas, influencedBy, Adolf Bastian]
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Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma was a German Wehrmacht general and tank commander in World War II, best known for leading armored forces in the North African campaign.
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B.
Otto Hofmann
Otto Hofmann was a high-ranking SS official and head of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office who played a role in implementing Nazi racial policies during the Holocaust.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Dr. Hermann Gottlieb
Dr. Hermann Gottlieb is a brilliant but eccentric mathematician and kaiju researcher in the Pacific Rim universe, known for his analytical rivalry and eventual partnership with scientist Newton Geiszler.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adolf Bastian Target entity description: Adolf Bastian was a 19th-century German ethnologist whose comparative studies of cultures and concept of "elementary ideas" helped lay foundational principles for modern anthropology.
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A.
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma was a German Wehrmacht general and tank commander in World War II, best known for leading armored forces in the North African campaign.
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B.
Otto Hofmann
Otto Hofmann was a high-ranking SS official and head of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office who played a role in implementing Nazi racial policies during the Holocaust.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Dr. Hermann Gottlieb
Dr. Hermann Gottlieb is a brilliant but eccentric mathematician and kaiju researcher in the Pacific Rim universe, known for his analytical rivalry and eventual partnership with scientist Newton Geiszler.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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ethnologist ⓘ human ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in medicine ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Berlin ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| dateOfBirth | 1826-06-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1905-02-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Charles University in Prague
ⓘ
Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
Heidelberg University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Heidelberg
University of Jena ⓘ University of Würzburg ⓘ |
| employer |
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Museum of Ethnology, Berlin
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Bastian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
ⓘ
ethnology ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Adolf ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carl Jung
ⓘ
Franz Boas ⓘ Wilhelm Wundt ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander von Humboldt
ⓘ
Johann Gottfried Herder ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German Anthropological Society
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin Society for Anthropology, Ethnology and Prehistory
|
| movement | 19th-century cultural evolutionism ⓘ |
| name | Adolf Bastian self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
comparative ethnology
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elementary ideas ⓘ psychic unity of mankind ⓘ |
| notableIdea | cultures share universal mental structures expressed in diverse local forms ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Der Mensch in der Geschichte
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Die Culturländer des alten Amerika ⓘ Die Völker des östlichen Asien ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
ⓘ
ethnologist ⓘ explorer ⓘ museum director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bremen
ⓘ
Bremen ⓘ
surface form:
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
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| placeOfDeath |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
Trieste, Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Trieste
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| positionHeld |
co-founder of the Berlin Society for Anthropology, Ethnology and Prehistory
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director of the Royal Museum of Ethnology, Berlin ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
China ⓘ India ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| workLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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