Bornim cemetery, Potsdam
E521503
Bornim cemetery in Potsdam is a local burial ground known, among others, as the final resting place of the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bornim cemetery, Potsdam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5443887 — 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: Bornim cemetery, Potsdam Context triple: [Johann Gottfried Galle, burialPlace, Bornim cemetery, Potsdam]
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German Waldheim Cemetery
German Waldheim Cemetery was a historic burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known especially for serving Chicago’s German-American community and for being the original resting place of the Haymarket affair anarchists.
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B.
Luisenstädtischer Friedhof, Berlin
Luisenstädtischer Friedhof in Berlin is a historic cemetery notable as the final resting place of prominent German statesman Gustav Stresemann and other distinguished figures.
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C.
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin is a historic military cemetery that became notorious in the 20th century as a burial site for prominent Prussian officers and high-ranking Nazi officials.
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D.
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery is a historic Berlin cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent socialist and communist figures, including Rosa Luxemburg.
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E.
Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof, Berlin
Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof in Berlin is a historic cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent German philosophers, writers, and artists, including G. W. F. Hegel.
- 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: Bornim cemetery, Potsdam Target entity description: Bornim cemetery in Potsdam is a local burial ground known, among others, as the final resting place of the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.
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A.
German Waldheim Cemetery
German Waldheim Cemetery was a historic burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known especially for serving Chicago’s German-American community and for being the original resting place of the Haymarket affair anarchists.
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B.
Luisenstädtischer Friedhof, Berlin
Luisenstädtischer Friedhof in Berlin is a historic cemetery notable as the final resting place of prominent German statesman Gustav Stresemann and other distinguished figures.
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C.
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin is a historic military cemetery that became notorious in the 20th century as a burial site for prominent Prussian officers and high-ranking Nazi officials.
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D.
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery is a historic Berlin cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent socialist and communist figures, including Rosa Luxemburg.
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E.
Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof, Berlin
Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof in Berlin is a historic cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent German philosophers, writers, and artists, including G. W. F. Hegel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | public access ⓘ |
| hasBurialType | inhumation ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | unknown precise coordinates ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Friedhof Bornim ⓘ |
| hasNotablePersonCategory |
astronomers buried
ⓘ
scientists buried ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Christianity (likely) ⓘ |
| hasUse |
burial site
ⓘ
memorial site ⓘ |
| heritageType | local cemetery ⓘ |
| isLocatedNear | Potsdam-Bornim district ⓘ |
| isPartOfCulturalRegion | Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region ⓘ |
| languageOfPlaceName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bornim
ⓘ
Potsdam ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Brandenburg ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| notableBurial | Johann Gottfried Galle ⓘ |
| occupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| partOf | city of Potsdam ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Bornim cemetery, Potsdam ⓘ |
| serves | local community of Bornim ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bornim cemetery, Potsdam Description of subject: Bornim cemetery in Potsdam is a local burial ground known, among others, as the final resting place of the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Johann Galle
subject linked to:
Bornim cemetery, Potsdam