Vuk Karadžić
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Vuk Karadžić was a 19th-century Serbian philologist and linguist who reformed the Serbian language and orthography, laying the foundations of modern Serbian literature and education.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vuk Karadžić canonical | 2 |
| Vuk Stefanović Karadžić | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4010723 — 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: Vuk Karadžić Context triple: [Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, standardizedBy, Vuk Karadžić]
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A.
Vuk Lazarević
Vuk Lazarević was a medieval Serbian nobleman and son of Prince Lazar, known as a member of the Lazarević dynasty during the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
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B.
Ľudovít Štúr
Ľudovít Štúr was a 19th-century Slovak national revival leader, linguist, and politician who played a key role in codifying the modern Slovak language and promoting Slovak national identity.
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C.
Jovan Cvijić
Jovan Cvijić was a prominent Serbian geographer and ethnologist known for his pioneering work on the geography and ethnography of the Balkan Peninsula.
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D.
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš was a 19th-century Montenegrin prince-bishop, poet, and philosopher, best known for modernizing Montenegro and for his epic poem "The Mountain Wreath."
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E.
Mihajlo
Mihajlo is the Serbian given name of Michael I. Pupin, the renowned Serbian-American physicist, inventor, and Columbia University professor.
- 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: Vuk Karadžić Target entity description: Vuk Karadžić was a 19th-century Serbian philologist and linguist who reformed the Serbian language and orthography, laying the foundations of modern Serbian literature and education.
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A.
Vuk Lazarević
Vuk Lazarević was a medieval Serbian nobleman and son of Prince Lazar, known as a member of the Lazarević dynasty during the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
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B.
Ľudovít Štúr
Ľudovít Štúr was a 19th-century Slovak national revival leader, linguist, and politician who played a key role in codifying the modern Slovak language and promoting Slovak national identity.
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C.
Jovan Cvijić
Jovan Cvijić was a prominent Serbian geographer and ethnologist known for his pioneering work on the geography and ethnography of the Balkan Peninsula.
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D.
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš was a 19th-century Montenegrin prince-bishop, poet, and philosopher, best known for modernizing Montenegro and for his epic poem "The Mountain Wreath."
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E.
Mihajlo
Mihajlo is the Serbian given name of Michael I. Pupin, the renowned Serbian-American physicist, inventor, and Columbia University professor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Serbian philologist
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folklorist ⓘ language reformer ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ linguist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1787-11-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ottoman Empire
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Tršić ⓘ near Loznica ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Belgrade
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Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Belgrade ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Jacob Grimm
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Jernej Kopitar ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Serbia ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1864-02-07 ⓘ |
| education | self-taught ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Serbs ⓘ |
| familyName | Karadžić ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
folklore studies
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lexicography ⓘ linguistics ⓘ orthography ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| givenName | Vuk ⓘ |
| honor |
Serbian schools and institutions named after him
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considered father of modern Serbian language ⓘ monuments in Serbia ⓘ |
| influenced |
Serbian education
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Serbian national identity ⓘ Serbo-Croatian ⓘ
surface form:
Serbo-Croatian standard language
modern Serbian literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dositej Obradović
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Slavonic-Serbian literary tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collection of Serbian oral literature
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phonemic orthography principle "Write as you speak" ⓘ reform of Serbian language ⓘ reform of Serbian orthography ⓘ standardization of modern Serbian ⓘ |
| language | Serbian ⓘ |
| motto | Piši kao što govoriš i čitaj kako je napisano ⓘ |
| movement | Serbian national revival ⓘ |
| name |
Vuk Karadžić
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić
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| notableWork |
Collection of Serbian folk songs
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Serbian dictionary ⓘ Serbian grammar ⓘ Srpski rječnik ⓘ |
| religion | Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| residence |
Belgrade
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Vienna ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vuk Karadžić Description of subject: Vuk Karadžić was a 19th-century Serbian philologist and linguist who reformed the Serbian language and orthography, laying the foundations of modern Serbian literature and education.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić