Expo 39 (Zurich)
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Expo 39 (Zurich) was the 1939 Swiss National Exhibition held in Zurich, showcasing Swiss culture, industry, and innovation on the eve of World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Expo 39 (Zurich) canonical | 1 |
| Schweizerische Landesausstellung 1939 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3924435 — 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: Expo 39 (Zurich) Context triple: [Expo 64 (Lausanne), precededBy, Expo 39 (Zurich)]
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A.
Expo 64 (Lausanne)
Expo 64 (Lausanne) was the 1964 Swiss National Exhibition held in Lausanne, showcasing Switzerland’s culture, industry, and technological progress.
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B.
Expo 85
Expo 85 was a world's fair held in Tsukuba, Japan, showcasing advances in science and technology during the mid-1980s.
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C.
Expo '81
Expo '81 was a world's fair held in 1981, serving as the subsequent international exposition after Expo '75.
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D.
Expo '75
Expo '75 was a world's fair held in Okinawa, Japan, that showcased marine science and technology while promoting the island's post-reversion development and international exchange.
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E.
Expo 58
Expo 58 was the first major World’s Fair held after World War II, hosted in Brussels in 1958 and best known for its iconic Atomium structure and celebration of postwar modernity and technological progress.
- 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: Expo 39 (Zurich) Target entity description: Expo 39 (Zurich) was the 1939 Swiss National Exhibition held in Zurich, showcasing Swiss culture, industry, and innovation on the eve of World War II.
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A.
Expo 64 (Lausanne)
Expo 64 (Lausanne) was the 1964 Swiss National Exhibition held in Lausanne, showcasing Switzerland’s culture, industry, and technological progress.
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B.
Expo 85
Expo 85 was a world's fair held in Tsukuba, Japan, showcasing advances in science and technology during the mid-1980s.
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C.
Expo '81
Expo '81 was a world's fair held in 1981, serving as the subsequent international exposition after Expo '75.
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D.
Expo '75
Expo '75 was a world's fair held in Okinawa, Japan, that showcased marine science and technology while promoting the island's post-reversion development and international exchange.
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E.
Expo 58
Expo 58 was the first major World’s Fair held after World War II, hosted in Brussels in 1958 and best known for its iconic Atomium structure and celebration of postwar modernity and technological progress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss National Exhibition
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cultural event ⓘ exposition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Landesausstellung 1939
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Expo 39 (Zurich) ⓘ
surface form:
Schweizerische Landesausstellung 1939
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| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| exhibitionType | national exhibition ⓘ |
| focus |
economic development
ⓘ
national identity ⓘ technological progress ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Swiss National Exhibition ⓘ |
| historicalContext | held on the eve of World War II ⓘ |
| languageOfEvent |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| location | Zurich ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| organizingCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| partOf | series of Swiss National Exhibitions ⓘ |
| precededBy | previous Swiss National Exhibition ⓘ |
| purpose |
to showcase Swiss culture
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to showcase Swiss industry ⓘ to showcase Swiss innovation ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| subject |
Swiss economy
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Swiss society ⓘ Swiss technology ⓘ |
| theme |
Swiss culture
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Swiss industry ⓘ Swiss innovation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Expo 39 (Zurich) Description of subject: Expo 39 (Zurich) was the 1939 Swiss National Exhibition held in Zurich, showcasing Swiss culture, industry, and innovation on the eve of World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Schweizerische Landesausstellung 1939