Gerhard Schröder (CDU politician, 1910–1989)
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Gerhard Schröder (1910–1989) was a prominent German CDU politician who served in several key federal ministerial posts, including as Foreign Minister and Minister of the Interior, during the postwar Federal Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gerhard Schröder (CDU politician, 1910–1989) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1964604 — 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: Gerhard Schröder (CDU politician, 1910–1989) Context triple: [Schröder, notableBearer, Gerhard Schröder (CDU politician, 1910–1989)]
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A.
Hermann Köhl
Hermann Köhl was a German aviation pioneer best known for co-piloting the first successful east-to-west non-stop transatlantic flight in 1928.
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B.
Lothar de Maizière
Lothar de Maizière was the last and only democratically elected prime minister of East Germany, overseeing the country’s transition toward reunification with West Germany in 1990.
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C.
Ernst von Weizsäcker
Ernst von Weizsäcker was a German diplomat who served as State Secretary in the Foreign Office under the Nazi regime and was later convicted for his role in its policies at the post-World War II Ministries Trial.
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D.
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Hans-Dietrich Genscher was a prominent German liberal politician who served for many years as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor, playing a key role in German reunification and European diplomacy.
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E.
Ulrich Merkel
Ulrich Merkel is a German physicist best known as the first husband of former German chancellor Angela Merkel.
- 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: Gerhard Schröder (CDU politician, 1910–1989) Target entity description: Gerhard Schröder (1910–1989) was a prominent German CDU politician who served in several key federal ministerial posts, including as Foreign Minister and Minister of the Interior, during the postwar Federal Republic.
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A.
Hermann Köhl
Hermann Köhl was a German aviation pioneer best known for co-piloting the first successful east-to-west non-stop transatlantic flight in 1928.
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B.
Lothar de Maizière
Lothar de Maizière was the last and only democratically elected prime minister of East Germany, overseeing the country’s transition toward reunification with West Germany in 1990.
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C.
Ernst von Weizsäcker
Ernst von Weizsäcker was a German diplomat who served as State Secretary in the Foreign Office under the Nazi regime and was later convicted for his role in its policies at the post-World War II Ministries Trial.
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D.
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Hans-Dietrich Genscher was a prominent German liberal politician who served for many years as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor, playing a key role in German reunification and European diplomacy.
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E.
Ulrich Merkel
Ulrich Merkel is a German physicist best known as the first husband of former German chancellor Angela Merkel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German politician
ⓘ
government minister of Germany ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Bundestag ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
West Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-09-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-12-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bonn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Edinburgh ⓘ University of Königsberg ⓘ |
| familyName | Schröder ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerhard ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| movement | European integration ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contribution to West German foreign policy in the 1960s
ⓘ
role in shaping West German interior policy in the 1950s ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| officeContested |
President of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal President of Germany
|
| parliamentaryGroup |
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
ⓘ
surface form:
CDU/CSU Bundestag group
|
| partOf |
Federal Government of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the Federal Republic of Germany
|
| placeOfBirth | Saarbrücken ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kiel ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Federal Minister of Justice of Germany
ⓘ
Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany ⓘ Foreign Minister of Germany ⓘ Minister for All-German Affairs of Germany ⓘ chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag ⓘ member of the German Bundestag ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| representedIn | Bundestag ⓘ |
| residence | Bonn ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Bonn ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gerhard Schröder (CDU politician, 1910–1989) Description of subject: Gerhard Schröder (1910–1989) was a prominent German CDU politician who served in several key federal ministerial posts, including as Foreign Minister and Minister of the Interior, during the postwar Federal Republic.
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