Kurt Wolff Verlag
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Kurt Wolff Verlag was an influential early 20th-century German publishing house known for championing modernist and expressionist literature, including works by authors such as Franz Kafka.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kurt Wolff Verlag canonical | 6 |
| Verlag Die Schmiede | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4372317 — 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: Kurt Wolff Verlag Context triple: [The Judgment, publisher, Kurt Wolff Verlag]
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A.
Gustav Fischer Verlag
Gustav Fischer Verlag was a German academic publishing house known for producing influential works in economics, science, and the social sciences.
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B.
S. Fischer Verlag
S. Fischer Verlag is a renowned German publishing house known for its influential literary catalog and publication of major works by prominent authors.
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C.
Weltkreis Verlag
Weltkreis Verlag is a German publishing house known for issuing philosophical and academic works, including classic texts in analytic philosophy.
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D.
Suhrkamp Verlag
Suhrkamp Verlag is a renowned German publishing house known for its influential catalog of modern literature, philosophy, and critical theory.
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E.
Eher Verlag
Eher Verlag was the official publishing house of the Nazi Party in Germany, best known for issuing Adolf Hitler’s manifesto "Mein Kampf."
- 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: Kurt Wolff Verlag Target entity description: Kurt Wolff Verlag was an influential early 20th-century German publishing house known for championing modernist and expressionist literature, including works by authors such as Franz Kafka.
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A.
Gustav Fischer Verlag
Gustav Fischer Verlag was a German academic publishing house known for producing influential works in economics, science, and the social sciences.
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B.
S. Fischer Verlag
S. Fischer Verlag is a renowned German publishing house known for its influential literary catalog and publication of major works by prominent authors.
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C.
Weltkreis Verlag
Weltkreis Verlag is a German publishing house known for issuing philosophical and academic works, including classic texts in analytic philosophy.
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D.
Suhrkamp Verlag
Suhrkamp Verlag is a renowned German publishing house known for its influential catalog of modern literature, philosophy, and critical theory.
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E.
Eher Verlag
Eher Verlag was the official publishing house of the Nazi Party in Germany, best known for issuing Adolf Hitler’s manifesto "Mein Kampf."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German publishing company
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publishing house ⓘ |
| basedInCity | Leipzig ⓘ |
| catalogIncludesGenre |
drama
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poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1930 ⓘ |
| editorialFocus |
innovative literary forms
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young contemporary authors ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Kurt Wolff ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
influenced reception of Central European modernism
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shaped German expressionist canon ⓘ |
| hasFounderRole | Kurt Wolff as editor ⓘ |
| hasRole | champion of avant-garde literature ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
helped introduce Franz Kafka to a wider readership
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important platform for early 20th-century German-language modernism ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Leipzig ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Weimar era
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linked to:
Weimar Republic
World War I era ⓘ |
| inception | 1913 ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| movement |
Expressionism
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Modernism ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kurt Wolff ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressionist literature
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modernist literature ⓘ |
| operatedInPoliticalEntity |
German Empire
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Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| publishedAuthor |
Else Lasker-Schüler
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Franz Kafka ⓘ Franz Werfel ⓘ Georg Trakl ⓘ Karl Kraus ⓘ Robert Walser ⓘ Walter Hasenclever ⓘ |
| publishedWork |
Betrachtung
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Der Heizer ⓘ Ein Landarzt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kurt Wolff Verlag Description of subject: Kurt Wolff Verlag was an influential early 20th-century German publishing house known for championing modernist and expressionist literature, including works by authors such as Franz Kafka.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kurt Wolff Verlag