David Hollaz
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David Hollaz was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century German Lutheran theologian known for his systematic works that became standard texts in Lutheran dogmatics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Hollaz canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Hollaz Context triple: [Lutheran orthodoxy, hasNotableTheologian, David Hollaz]
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A.
David Ellingson
David Ellingson is a songwriter best known for co-writing the hit ballad "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer," popularized by Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes.
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B.
Don Hammerstedt
Don Hammerstedt is a musician best known for having been an early member of the American rock band No Doubt.
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C.
Jon Hoeber
Jon Hoeber is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing action and thriller films such as "Red" and its sequel, as well as various big-budget genre movies.
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D.
James Heerdegen
James Heerdegen is an American camera technician and dolly grip best known to the public for his former marriage to actress Christina Ricci.
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E.
David Janollari
David Janollari is an American television producer and executive known for his work on acclaimed series such as Six Feet Under.
- 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: David Hollaz Target entity description: David Hollaz was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century German Lutheran theologian known for his systematic works that became standard texts in Lutheran dogmatics.
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A.
David Ellingson
David Ellingson is a songwriter best known for co-writing the hit ballad "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer," popularized by Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes.
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B.
Don Hammerstedt
Don Hammerstedt is a musician best known for having been an early member of the American rock band No Doubt.
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C.
Jon Hoeber
Jon Hoeber is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing action and thriller films such as "Red" and its sequel, as well as various big-budget genre movies.
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D.
James Heerdegen
James Heerdegen is an American camera technician and dolly grip best known to the public for his former marriage to actress Christina Ricci.
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E.
David Janollari
David Janollari is an American television producer and executive known for his work on acclaimed series such as Six Feet Under.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Lutheran theologian
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Lutheran theologian ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1648-02-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Wulkow, Pomerania ⓘ |
| citizenship | Duchy of Pomerania ⓘ |
| confession | adherence to the Book of Concord ⓘ |
| confessionalStance | confessional Lutheran ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Germany ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1713-04-14 ⓘ |
| denomination | Lutheran ⓘ |
| education | studied theology at the University of Wittenberg ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Hollaz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
dogmatic theology
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systematic theology ⓘ |
| genre | dogmatics ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| influenced | Lutheran dogmatics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abraham Calovius
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linked to:
Abraham Calov
Johann Gerhard ⓘ Lutheran scholastic tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
Lutheran Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheran orthodoxy
|
| name | David Hollaz ⓘ |
| notability | prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century German Lutheran theologian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Examen theologicum acroamaticum
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Examen theologicum acroamaticum universam theologiam theoretico-practicam complectens ⓘ
linked to:
Examen theologicum acroamaticum
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| occupation |
Lutheran pastor
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theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Jakobsdorf, Pomerania ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
pastor in Jakobshagen (Pomerania)
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senior pastor (Oberpfarrer) in Jakobshagen ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Pomerania ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
orthodox Lutheran doctrine
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systematic presentation of Lutheran dogma ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Lutheran scholasticism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 18th century
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| workStatus | standard text in Lutheran dogmatics ⓘ |
| wroteInResponseTo |
Pietism
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Reformed theology ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation theology
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