University of Greifswald
E471966
The University of Greifswald is one of Germany’s oldest universities, a historic institution in northeastern Germany known for its research and teaching across the humanities, natural sciences, and medicine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| University of Greifswald canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1354476 — 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: University of Greifswald Context triple: [Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, employer, University of Greifswald]
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University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig is one of Germany’s oldest and most prestigious universities, renowned for its contributions to research and education in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.
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B.
University of Erfurt
The University of Erfurt is a historic German university in Thuringia, renowned as one of the country’s oldest institutions of higher learning and for having educated Martin Luther.
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University of Halle
The University of Halle is a historic German university, now part of Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, known as a major center of Enlightenment-era scholarship and philosophy.
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D.
University of Rostock
The University of Rostock is one of Germany’s oldest universities, founded in 1419 in the Hanseatic city of Rostock and known for its long academic tradition and research in a wide range of disciplines.
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E.
University of Jena
The University of Jena is a historic German higher education institution, renowned for its contributions to philosophy, science, and the humanities since its founding in the 16th century.
- 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: University of Greifswald Target entity description: The University of Greifswald is one of Germany’s oldest universities, a historic institution in northeastern Germany known for its research and teaching across the humanities, natural sciences, and medicine.
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A.
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig is one of Germany’s oldest and most prestigious universities, renowned for its contributions to research and education in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.
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B.
University of Erfurt
The University of Erfurt is a historic German university in Thuringia, renowned as one of the country’s oldest institutions of higher learning and for having educated Martin Luther.
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C.
University of Halle
The University of Halle is a historic German university, now part of Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, known as a major center of Enlightenment-era scholarship and philosophy.
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D.
University of Rostock
The University of Rostock is one of Germany’s oldest universities, founded in 1419 in the Hanseatic city of Rostock and known for its long academic tradition and research in a wide range of disciplines.
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E.
University of Jena
The University of Jena is a historic German higher education institution, renowned for its contributions to philosophy, science, and the humanities since its founding in the 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public research university
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university in Germany ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
humanities
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law ⓘ medicine ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| affiliation | Protestant theological tradition ⓘ |
| campusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| coordinates | 54.093°N 13.383°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerOf | academic staff ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| formerName | Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder |
Heinrich Rubenow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henning von Redewitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1456 ⓘ |
| hasFaculty |
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faculty of Law and Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Faculty of Theology NERFINISHED ⓘ University Medicine Greifswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | University Library Greifswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedicalCenter | University Medicine Greifswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableAlumni |
Bernhard von Bülow
NERFINISHED
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Caspar David Friedrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand von Schill NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannes Bugenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greifswald
NERFINISHED
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Germany ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Baltic University Programme
NERFINISHED
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European University Association ⓘ German Rectors' Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Hic est locus ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | city of Greifswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degrees
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doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ |
| oneOf | oldest universities in Germany ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Baltic Sea region
NERFINISHED
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
Baltic Sea region studies
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environmental sciences ⓘ |
| website | https://www.uni-greifswald.de/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: University of Greifswald Description of subject: The University of Greifswald is one of Germany’s oldest universities, a historic institution in northeastern Germany known for its research and teaching across the humanities, natural sciences, and medicine.
Referenced by (11)
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