Johanna Reiss
E296814
Johanna Reiss was the wife of Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven, the younger brother of composer Ludwig van Beethoven, and a central figure in the contentious custody battle over her son Karl.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johanna Reiss canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2641076 — 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: Johanna Reiss Context triple: [Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven, spouse, Johanna Reiss]
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A.
Luise Maas
Luise Maas was the wife of renowned German architect Erich Mendelsohn and is noted for her close association with his life and work.
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B.
Anita Gütermann
Anita Gütermann was a German heiress from the Gütermann industrial family who became known as the first wife of renowned conductor Herbert von Karajan.
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C.
Nelly Mann
Nelly Mann was the wife of German writer Heinrich Mann and sister-in-law of Nobel Prize–winning author Thomas Mann.
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D.
Nena von Schlebrügge
Nena von Schlebrügge is a Swedish-born former fashion model of German and Swedish descent who worked internationally in the 1950s and 1960s and is the mother of actress Uma Thurman.
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E.
Anna Schwarz
Anna Schwarz was the wife of Nobel Prize–winning German novelist and playwright Günter Grass.
- 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: Johanna Reiss Target entity description: Johanna Reiss was the wife of Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven, the younger brother of composer Ludwig van Beethoven, and a central figure in the contentious custody battle over her son Karl.
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A.
Luise Maas
Luise Maas was the wife of renowned German architect Erich Mendelsohn and is noted for her close association with his life and work.
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B.
Anita Gütermann
Anita Gütermann was a German heiress from the Gütermann industrial family who became known as the first wife of renowned conductor Herbert von Karajan.
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C.
Nelly Mann
Nelly Mann was the wife of German writer Heinrich Mann and sister-in-law of Nobel Prize–winning author Thomas Mann.
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D.
Nena von Schlebrügge
Nena von Schlebrügge is a Swedish-born former fashion model of German and Swedish descent who worked internationally in the 1950s and 1960s and is the mother of actress Uma Thurman.
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E.
Anna Schwarz
Anna Schwarz was the wife of Nobel Prize–winning German novelist and playwright Günter Grass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (9)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| child |
Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven
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surface form:
Karl van Beethoven
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| countryOfCitizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| family | Beethoven family ⓘ |
| notableFor | involvement in custody dispute with Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | central figure in custody battle over Karl van Beethoven ⓘ |
| spouse | Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johanna Reiss Description of subject: Johanna Reiss was the wife of Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven, the younger brother of composer Ludwig van Beethoven, and a central figure in the contentious custody battle over her son Karl.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.