Eugen von Lommel
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Eugen von Lommel was a German physicist known for his work in optics and mathematical physics in the late 19th century.
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| Eugen von Lommel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eugen von Lommel Context triple: [Johannes Stark, doctoralAdvisor, Eugen von Lommel]
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Ludwig Fischer
Ludwig Fischer was a son of the German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel, about whom relatively little is historically documented compared to his famous father.
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Louis Rädecker
Louis Rädecker was a Dutch sculptor best known for co-designing and creating the sculptures for Amsterdam’s National Monument on Dam Square.
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Hans von Seisser
Hans von Seisser was a Bavarian police official and head of the Munich police who played a key role in opposing Adolf Hitler’s 1923 Beer Hall Putsch.
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Hans von Funck
Hans von Funck was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who held senior armored command positions on the Eastern and Western Fronts.
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E.
Heinrich Korschan
Heinrich Korschan was an industrialist who stood trial as a defendant in the post–World War II Krupp Trial for his involvement in Nazi-era industrial activities.
- 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: Eugen von Lommel Target entity description: Eugen von Lommel was a German physicist known for his work in optics and mathematical physics in the late 19th century.
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A.
Ludwig Fischer
Ludwig Fischer was a son of the German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel, about whom relatively little is historically documented compared to his famous father.
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B.
Louis Rädecker
Louis Rädecker was a Dutch sculptor best known for co-designing and creating the sculptures for Amsterdam’s National Monument on Dam Square.
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C.
Hans von Seisser
Hans von Seisser was a Bavarian police official and head of the Munich police who played a key role in opposing Adolf Hitler’s 1923 Beer Hall Putsch.
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D.
Hans von Funck
Hans von Funck was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who held senior armored command positions on the Eastern and Western Fronts.
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E.
Heinrich Korschan
Heinrich Korschan was an industrialist who stood trial as a defendant in the post–World War II Krupp Trial for his involvement in Nazi-era industrial activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German physicist
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in physics ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1837-03-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1899-06-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Erlangen
NERFINISHED
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University of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | von Lommel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mathematical physics
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optics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Eugen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
experimental physics
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theoretical physics ⓘ |
| influenced | later work on special functions in mathematical physics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | August Kundt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to mathematical physics
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research in optics ⓘ work on diffraction of light ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Eugen von Lommel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Lommel functions
NERFINISHED
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Lommel polynomials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Die Beugungserscheinungen geradlinig begrenzter Schirme"
NERFINISHED
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"Lehrbuch der Experimentalphysik" NERFINISHED ⓘ Lommel functions NERFINISHED ⓘ Lommel polynomials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
physicist
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edenkoben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Erlangen
NERFINISHED
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Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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