Christoph von Graffenried
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Christoph von Graffenried was a Swiss nobleman and colonial entrepreneur best known for leading and founding the early 18th-century settlement of New Bern in what is now North Carolina.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anton von Graffenried | 1 |
| Christoph von Graffenried canonical | 1 |
| von Graffenried | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Christoph von Graffenried Context triple: [New Bern, foundedBy, Christoph von Graffenried]
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Wilhelm von Schröder
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Franz von Holzhausen
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Franz von Lauer
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Gustav Anton von Wietersheim
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Gustav von Seyffertitz
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Christoph von Graffenried Target entity description: Christoph von Graffenried was a Swiss nobleman and colonial entrepreneur best known for leading and founding the early 18th-century settlement of New Bern in what is now North Carolina.
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A.
Wilhelm von Schröder
Wilhelm von Schröder was a German cameralist and economist of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his influential writings on state finance and economic policy.
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B.
Franz von Holzhausen
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C.
Franz von Lauer
Franz von Lauer was an Austrian general of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his service in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Gustav Anton von Wietersheim
Gustav Anton von Wietersheim was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who held senior command positions in the early campaigns of the war.
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E.
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Gustav von Seyffertitz was a German-born character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his distinctive aristocratic and often villainous roles in Hollywood cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss nobleman
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colonial entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activityStart | early 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British America
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surface form:
British colonial America
Province of North Carolina ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1661-11-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bern
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Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1743-09-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Bern ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Bern ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swiss ⓘ |
| familyName |
Christoph von Graffenried
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
von Graffenried
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| founded |
New Bern
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New Bern ⓘ
surface form:
New Bern, North Carolina
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| givenName | Christoph ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Baron ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding New Bern, North Carolina
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leading Swiss and Palatine settlers to North Carolina ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| name | Christoph von Graffenried NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | von Graffenried family ⓘ |
| notableWork | Relation of My American Project ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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land speculator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| parent |
Christoph von Graffenried
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Anton von Graffenried
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| participantIn |
colonization of North Carolina
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early Swiss emigration to North America ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
Bern
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New Bern ⓘ |
| spouse | Regina Tscharner ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical works on Swiss colonization in America
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historical studies on New Bern ⓘ |
| wroteAbout | Tuscarora War ⓘ |
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Subject: Christoph von Graffenried Description of subject: Christoph von Graffenried was a Swiss nobleman and colonial entrepreneur best known for leading and founding the early 18th-century settlement of New Bern in what is now North Carolina.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.