Benjamin Mazar
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Benjamin Mazar was a prominent Israeli archaeologist and historian best known for his large-scale excavations around Jerusalem’s Temple Mount and his contributions to the study of ancient Israel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin Mazar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3159953 — 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: Benjamin Mazar Context triple: [Herodian street and drainage system, excavatedBy, Benjamin Mazar]
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A.
Eliyahu Berligne
Eliyahu Berligne was a Zionist activist and politician who played a significant role in the early political institutions of the Jewish community in pre-state Israel.
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B.
Benjamin Maisani
Benjamin Maisani is a French-born nightclub owner and businessman best known as the longtime partner of American journalist Anderson Cooper.
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C.
Haim-Moshe Shapira
Haim-Moshe Shapira was a prominent Israeli religious Zionist leader and long-serving cabinet minister who played a key role in the founding and early governance of the State of Israel.
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D.
Claude Montefiore
Claude Montefiore was a leading British Jewish theologian and scholar who helped shape early Reform Judaism through his liberal religious thought and biblical criticism.
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E.
Eliyahu Sasson
Eliyahu Sasson was an Israeli politician and diplomat who played a significant role in the early political institutions of the State of Israel.
- 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: Benjamin Mazar Target entity description: Benjamin Mazar was a prominent Israeli archaeologist and historian best known for his large-scale excavations around Jerusalem’s Temple Mount and his contributions to the study of ancient Israel.
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A.
Eliyahu Berligne
Eliyahu Berligne was a Zionist activist and politician who played a significant role in the early political institutions of the Jewish community in pre-state Israel.
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B.
Benjamin Maisani
Benjamin Maisani is a French-born nightclub owner and businessman best known as the longtime partner of American journalist Anderson Cooper.
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C.
Haim-Moshe Shapira
Haim-Moshe Shapira was a prominent Israeli religious Zionist leader and long-serving cabinet minister who played a key role in the founding and early governance of the State of Israel.
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D.
Claude Montefiore
Claude Montefiore was a leading British Jewish theologian and scholar who helped shape early Reform Judaism through his liberal religious thought and biblical criticism.
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E.
Eliyahu Sasson
Eliyahu Sasson was an Israeli politician and diplomat who played a significant role in the early political institutions of the State of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli archaeologist
ⓘ
Israeli historian ⓘ archaeologist ⓘ historian ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Israel Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
Israel Prize for Jewish studies
Israel Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Israel Prize for Land of Israel studies
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| birthName | Binyamin Maisler ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Har HaMenuchot, Jerusalem ⓘ |
| citizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Poland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Israel ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-06-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-01-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
ⓘ
University of Breslau ⓘ |
| employer | Hebrew University of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Near Eastern history
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ biblical archaeology ⓘ history of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large-scale excavations near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
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leadership in Israeli archaeology ⓘ research on the history of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Hebrew ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
biblical period archaeology
ⓘ
history of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| memberOf | Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities ⓘ |
| movedTo | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Archaeological excavations at En-Gedi
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Archaeological excavations at Tel Qasile ⓘ Temple courts in Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
Excavations south and southwest of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
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| occupation |
archaeologist
ⓘ
historian ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Częstochowa
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surface form:
Częstochowa, Poland
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| placeOfDeath |
Jerusalem
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surface form:
Jerusalem, Israel
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| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Jewish National Fund
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Head of the Israel Exploration Society ⓘ President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ⓘ Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ⓘ Rector of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| relative |
Amihai Mazar
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Eilat Mazar ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse | Zipporah Maisler ⓘ |
| yearOfImmigration | 1929 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Benjamin Mazar Description of subject: Benjamin Mazar was a prominent Israeli archaeologist and historian best known for his large-scale excavations around Jerusalem’s Temple Mount and his contributions to the study of ancient Israel.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tell Qasile