Rudolf von Jhering
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Rudolf von Jhering was a 19th-century German jurist and legal theorist known for his influential work on the social purpose of law and the development of sociological jurisprudence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jhering | 1 |
| Rudolf von Jhering canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3761018 — 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: Rudolf von Jhering Context triple: [Roscoe Pound, influencedBy, Rudolf von Jhering]
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A.
Eugen Ehrlich
Eugen Ehrlich was an Austrian legal scholar and sociologist of law known for pioneering the concept of "living law" and influencing the development of legal realism.
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B.
Friedrich Jellinek
Friedrich Jellinek was a member of the Jellinek family associated with the early history of the Mercedes automobile brand, being the brother of Mercedes namesake Mercedes Jellinek.
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C.
Theodor Mommsen
Theodor Mommsen was a renowned 19th-century German classical scholar, historian of ancient Rome, and Nobel Prize–winning author.
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D.
Johann Gustav Droysen
Johann Gustav Droysen was a 19th-century German historian and philosopher of history, known for pioneering historicism and developing influential theories on historical interpretation and methodology.
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E.
Hans Kelsen
Hans Kelsen was an influential Austrian legal theorist best known for developing the Pure Theory of Law and shaping modern constitutional and international legal thought.
- 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: Rudolf von Jhering Target entity description: Rudolf von Jhering was a 19th-century German jurist and legal theorist known for his influential work on the social purpose of law and the development of sociological jurisprudence.
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A.
Eugen Ehrlich
Eugen Ehrlich was an Austrian legal scholar and sociologist of law known for pioneering the concept of "living law" and influencing the development of legal realism.
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B.
Friedrich Jellinek
Friedrich Jellinek was a member of the Jellinek family associated with the early history of the Mercedes automobile brand, being the brother of Mercedes namesake Mercedes Jellinek.
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C.
Theodor Mommsen
Theodor Mommsen was a renowned 19th-century German classical scholar, historian of ancient Rome, and Nobel Prize–winning author.
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D.
Johann Gustav Droysen
Johann Gustav Droysen was a 19th-century German historian and philosopher of history, known for pioneering historicism and developing influential theories on historical interpretation and methodology.
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E.
Hans Kelsen
Hans Kelsen was an influential Austrian legal theorist best known for developing the Pure Theory of Law and shaping modern constitutional and international legal thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ jurist ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ legal theorist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
histories of legal philosophy
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histories of sociological jurisprudence ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Göttingen ⓘ University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Basel
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University of Göttingen ⓘ University of Kiel NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Rostock NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Vienna ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Rudolf von Jhering
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jhering
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| fieldOfWork |
Roman law
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civil law ⓘ jurisprudence ⓘ legal theory ⓘ sociological jurisprudence ⓘ |
| givenName | Rudolf ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century jurisprudence
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legal realism ⓘ sociology of law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman law
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman law tradition
historical school of law ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Roman private law
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purpose of law ⓘ theory of rights ⓘ |
| movement |
legal positivism
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sociological jurisprudence ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | von ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
law as a means to social ends
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struggle for rights ⓘ the social purpose of law ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Der Kampf ums Recht
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Der Zweck im Recht ⓘ Geist des römischen Rechts auf den verschiedenen Stufen seiner Entwicklung ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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legal scholar ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rudolf von Jhering Description of subject: Rudolf von Jhering was a 19th-century German jurist and legal theorist known for his influential work on the social purpose of law and the development of sociological jurisprudence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jhering