Vladek Spiegelman
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Vladek Spiegelman is the Holocaust-survivor father whose life story is recounted in Art Spiegelman’s graphic memoir Maus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vladek Spiegelman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2538014 — 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: Vladek Spiegelman Context triple: [Maus, mainCharacter, Vladek Spiegelman]
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A.
Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman is an American cartoonist and editor best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic novel "Maus," which depicts the Holocaust through anthropomorphic characters.
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B.
Margo Roth Spiegelman
Margo Roth Spiegelman is a mysterious, adventurous teenage girl whose disappearance drives the plot and emotional journey of John Green’s novel "Paper Towns."
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C.
Frank Miller
Frank Miller is an American comic book writer, artist, and film director best known for his dark, stylized works such as "The Dark Knight Returns," "Sin City," and "300."
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D.
Herblock
Herblock was a renowned American political cartoonist whose sharp, influential editorial cartoons shaped public discourse throughout the mid-20th century.
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E.
David Clowes
David Clowes is a British businessman best known for rescuing and owning Derby County Football Club through his company Clowes Developments.
- 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: Vladek Spiegelman Target entity description: Vladek Spiegelman is the Holocaust-survivor father whose life story is recounted in Art Spiegelman’s graphic memoir Maus.
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A.
Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman is an American cartoonist and editor best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic novel "Maus," which depicts the Holocaust through anthropomorphic characters.
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B.
Margo Roth Spiegelman
Margo Roth Spiegelman is a mysterious, adventurous teenage girl whose disappearance drives the plot and emotional journey of John Green’s novel "Paper Towns."
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C.
Frank Miller
Frank Miller is an American comic book writer, artist, and film director best known for his dark, stylized works such as "The Dark Knight Returns," "Sin City," and "300."
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D.
Herblock
Herblock was a renowned American political cartoonist whose sharp, influential editorial cartoons shaped public discourse throughout the mid-20th century.
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E.
David Clowes
David Clowes is a British businessman best known for rescuing and owning Derby County Football Club through his company Clowes Developments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust survivor
ⓘ
Polish Jew ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Maus
ⓘ
Maus ⓘ
surface form:
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
Maus ⓘ
surface form:
Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began
|
| characterBasedOn | real person Vladek Spiegelman ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Art Spiegelman
ⓘ
Richieu Spiegelman ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName |
Art Spiegelman
ⓘ
surface form:
Spiegelman
|
| hasGivenName | Vladek ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Anja Spiegelman ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn |
AuschwitzBirkenau
ⓘ
surface form:
Auschwitz concentration camp
AuschwitzBirkenau ⓘ
surface form:
Birkenau
Dachau ⓘ
surface form:
Dachau concentration camp
Gross-Rosen concentration camp ⓘ |
| knownFor | having his Holocaust experiences recounted in Maus ⓘ |
| laterMarried | Mala Spiegelman ⓘ |
| lostFamilyMembersIn | Holocaust ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widower of Anja Spiegelman ⓘ |
| mediumOfStory | graphic memoir ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central figure in Art Spiegelman’s Maus ⓘ |
| nationality | Polish ⓘ |
| occupation |
factory owner
ⓘ
small businessman ⓘ textile salesman ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Częstochowa
ⓘ
surface form:
Czestochowa
New York City ⓘ Rego Park, Queens, New York City ⓘ
surface form:
Rego Park, Queens
Sosnowiec ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | mouse in the visual metaphor of Maus ⓘ |
| relationshipToAuthor | father of Art Spiegelman ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| resettledIn | United States after World War II ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| survivedEvent | Holocaust ⓘ |
| survivedWith | Anja Spiegelman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vladek Spiegelman Description of subject: Vladek Spiegelman is the Holocaust-survivor father whose life story is recounted in Art Spiegelman’s graphic memoir Maus.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.