Alexander Burgener
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Alexander Burgener was a prominent 19th-century Swiss mountain guide and alpinist known for pioneering numerous difficult first ascents in the Alps.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander Burgener canonical | 6 |
| A. Burgener | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4628750 — 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: Alexander Burgener Context triple: [Aiguille du Dru, firstAscentBy, Alexander Burgener]
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A.
Martin Julian Buerger
Martin Julian Buerger was an influential American crystallographer and mineralogist known for pioneering contributions to X-ray diffraction and crystal structure analysis.
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B.
Anthony Kilhoffer
Anthony Kilhoffer is a Grammy-winning American record producer and audio engineer known for his extensive work with artists like Kanye West and other major hip-hop and pop acts.
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C.
Charles Volz
Charles Volz was an architect associated with the design and development of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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D.
Alexander Hilsberg
Alexander Hilsberg was a prominent violinist and conductor who served as a notable faculty member at the Curtis Institute of Music.
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E.
Edward Leister
Edward Leister was an English colonist and passenger on the Mayflower who became one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact in 1620.
- 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: Alexander Burgener Target entity description: Alexander Burgener was a prominent 19th-century Swiss mountain guide and alpinist known for pioneering numerous difficult first ascents in the Alps.
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A.
Martin Julian Buerger
Martin Julian Buerger was an influential American crystallographer and mineralogist known for pioneering contributions to X-ray diffraction and crystal structure analysis.
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B.
Anthony Kilhoffer
Anthony Kilhoffer is a Grammy-winning American record producer and audio engineer known for his extensive work with artists like Kanye West and other major hip-hop and pop acts.
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C.
Charles Volz
Charles Volz was an architect associated with the design and development of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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D.
Alexander Hilsberg
Alexander Hilsberg was a prominent violinist and conductor who served as a notable faculty member at the Curtis Institute of Music.
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E.
Edward Leister
Edward Leister was an English colonist and passenger on the Mayflower who became one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact in 1620.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpinist
ⓘ
human ⓘ mountain guide ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Alps
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Mont Blanc massif ⓘ Pennine Alps ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | avalanche ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1845-04-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1910-07-08 ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swiss ⓘ |
| familyName | Burgener ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
alpinism
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Adolf Burgener
ⓘ
linked to:
Alfred Burgener
Cäsar Burgener ⓘ |
| knownFor |
guiding in the golden age and silver age of alpinism
ⓘ
technical innovation in rock and mixed climbing in the 19th century ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | accidental death ⓘ |
| name | Alexander Burgener ⓘ |
| notableFor |
guiding leading alpinists of his era
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pioneering difficult first ascents in the Alps ⓘ |
| notableWork |
first ascent of the Aiguille de Blaitière
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first ascent of the Aiguille de Triolet ⓘ first ascent of the Aiguille du Grépon (major route) ⓘ first ascent of the Aiguille du Plan ⓘ first ascent of the Dent Blanche south ridge ⓘ first ascent of the Grand Dru (Aiguille du Dru) ⓘ first ascent of the Lenzspitze north-east face ⓘ first ascent of the Täschhorn–Dom traverse ⓘ first ascent of the Weisshorn–Bishorn traverse ⓘ first ascent of the Zmutt Ridge on the Matterhorn ⓘ |
| occupation |
alpinist
ⓘ
mountain guide ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Saas-Fee ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Schöllenen Gorge ⓘ |
| residence | Saas-Fee ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedAsGuideFor |
Albert F. Mummery
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Clinton Thomas Dent ⓘ J. Norman Collie ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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