Max van der Stoel
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Dutch politician
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
diplomat
foreign minister
government minister
human
Max van der Stoel was a Dutch diplomat and politician renowned for his work in human rights and conflict prevention, notably as the first OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Max van der Stoel canonical | 2 |
| van der Stoel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3742476 — 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: Max van der Stoel Context triple: [High Commissioner on National Minorities, hasOfficeHolder, Max van der Stoel]
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A.
Frits Bolkestein
Frits Bolkestein is a Dutch liberal politician and former European Commissioner known for his influential role in shaping free-market and deregulation policies in the Netherlands and the European Union.
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B.
Thomas Hammarberg
Thomas Hammarberg is a Swedish diplomat and human rights expert known for his prominent role in European and international human rights advocacy and monitoring.
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C.
Martin Latsis
Martin Latsis was a prominent Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet security official known for his leading role in the early Cheka and the implementation of Red Terror policies.
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D.
Walter Hallstein
Walter Hallstein was a German academic, diplomat, and key architect of European integration who became the first president of the European Economic Community’s executive body, later known as the European Commission.
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E.
Toomas Asser
Toomas Asser is an Estonian neurosurgeon and academic who serves as the rector of the University of Tartu.
- 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: Max van der Stoel Target entity description: Max van der Stoel was a Dutch diplomat and politician renowned for his work in human rights and conflict prevention, notably as the first OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.
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A.
Frits Bolkestein
Frits Bolkestein is a Dutch liberal politician and former European Commissioner known for his influential role in shaping free-market and deregulation policies in the Netherlands and the European Union.
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B.
Thomas Hammarberg
Thomas Hammarberg is a Swedish diplomat and human rights expert known for his prominent role in European and international human rights advocacy and monitoring.
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C.
Martin Latsis
Martin Latsis was a prominent Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet security official known for his leading role in the early Cheka and the implementation of Red Terror policies.
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D.
Walter Hallstein
Walter Hallstein was a German academic, diplomat, and key architect of European integration who became the first president of the European Economic Community’s executive body, later known as the European Commission.
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E.
Toomas Asser
Toomas Asser is an Estonian neurosurgeon and academic who serves as the rector of the University of Tartu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch politician
ⓘ
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities ⓘ diplomat ⓘ foreign minister ⓘ government minister ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Four Freedoms Award
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Honorary doctorate ⓘ Wateler Peace Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-08-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-04-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Leiden
ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden University
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| employer |
Government of the Netherlands
ⓘ
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ⓘ |
| familyName |
Max van der Stoel
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
van der Stoel
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| fieldOfWork |
conflict prevention
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diplomacy ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Max ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
ⓘ
Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ
surface form:
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
|
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Dutch Labour Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Labour Party (Netherlands)
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| name | Max van der Stoel self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict prevention in Europe
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promotion of human rights ⓘ protection of national minorities ⓘ role as first OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Netherlands
ⓘ
South Holland ⓘ Voorschoten ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Netherlands
ⓘ
South Holland ⓘ The Hague ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | social democracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Ambassador of the Netherlands to the European Communities
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Ambassador of the Netherlands to the United Nations ⓘ Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands ⓘ Member of the Senate of the Netherlands ⓘ Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands ⓘ High Commissioner on National Minorities ⓘ
surface form:
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
|
| studied | law ⓘ |
| workLocation |
The Hague
ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Max van der Stoel Description of subject: Max van der Stoel was a Dutch diplomat and politician renowned for his work in human rights and conflict prevention, notably as the first OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
van der Stoel