Heinrich Anton de Bary
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Heinrich Anton de Bary was a pioneering 19th-century German botanist and mycologist, widely regarded as the founder of modern plant pathology and the study of symbiosis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heinrich Anton de Bary canonical | 5 |
| Anton de Bary | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1757964 — 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: Heinrich Anton de Bary Context triple: [Phytophthora infestans, describedBy, Heinrich Anton de Bary]
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A.
Elias Magnus Fries
Elias Magnus Fries was a pioneering 19th-century Swedish mycologist and botanist, often regarded as the father of modern fungal taxonomy.
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B.
Heinrich von Liebieg
Heinrich von Liebieg was a prominent German industrialist and art patron whose collection and philanthropy significantly supported cultural institutions in Germany.
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C.
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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D.
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu was an influential 18th–19th century French botanist who pioneered a natural classification system for plants and significantly shaped modern botanical taxonomy.
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E.
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle was a Swiss botanist known for advancing plant geography and systematics, and for continuing and expanding his father Augustin Pyramus de Candolle’s influential botanical work.
- 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: Heinrich Anton de Bary Target entity description: Heinrich Anton de Bary was a pioneering 19th-century German botanist and mycologist, widely regarded as the founder of modern plant pathology and the study of symbiosis.
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A.
Elias Magnus Fries
Elias Magnus Fries was a pioneering 19th-century Swedish mycologist and botanist, often regarded as the father of modern fungal taxonomy.
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B.
Heinrich von Liebieg
Heinrich von Liebieg was a prominent German industrialist and art patron whose collection and philanthropy significantly supported cultural institutions in Germany.
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C.
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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D.
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu was an influential 18th–19th century French botanist who pioneered a natural classification system for plants and significantly shaped modern botanical taxonomy.
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E.
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle was a Swiss botanist known for advancing plant geography and systematics, and for continuing and expanding his father Augustin Pyramus de Candolle’s influential botanical work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanist
ⓘ
human ⓘ mycologist ⓘ plant pathologist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in medicine ⓘ |
| coinedTerm |
phytopathology
ⓘ
symbiosis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1831-01-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1888-01-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Berlin
ⓘ
linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Heidelberg ⓘ
linked to:
Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg
University of Marburg ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Freiburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Freiburg University
University of Halle ⓘ University of Strasbourg ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | de Bary ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
ⓘ
microbiology ⓘ mycology ⓘ phytopathology ⓘ plant pathology ⓘ symbiosis research ⓘ |
| givenName | Heinrich ⓘ |
| influenced |
early microbiology
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ecology of symbiotic relationships ⓘ modern plant pathology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
demonstrating fungal cause of plant diseases
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founding modern plant pathology ⓘ founding the scientific study of symbiosis ⓘ pioneering experimental mycology ⓘ research on potato late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans ⓘ work on life cycles of fungi ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
ⓘ
Royal Society (foreign member) ⓘ
linked to:
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
|
| name | Heinrich Anton de Bary ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Die Erscheinung der Symbiose
ⓘ
Morphologie und Physiologie der Pilze, Flechten und Myxomyceten ⓘ |
| occupation |
botanist
ⓘ
mycologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Strasbourg ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of botany at the University of Freiburg
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professor of botany at the University of Halle ⓘ professor of botany at the University of Strasbourg ⓘ rector of the University of Strasbourg ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Heinrich Anton de Bary Description of subject: Heinrich Anton de Bary was a pioneering 19th-century German botanist and mycologist, widely regarded as the founder of modern plant pathology and the study of symbiosis.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Heinrich Anton de Bary