Hannes Messemer
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Hannes Messemer was a German actor best known for his roles in postwar European cinema, particularly in war and drama films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hannes Messemer canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5398844 — 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: Hannes Messemer Context triple: [The Great Escape, starring, Hannes Messemer]
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A.
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp was a high-ranking Waffen-SS officer and division commander during World War II who served in several key SS formations on the Eastern and Western Fronts.
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B.
Johannes Popitz
Johannes Popitz was a German lawyer, conservative politician, and high-ranking finance official who served as Prussian finance minister and later became involved in resistance circles against the Nazi regime.
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C.
Markus Vogt
Markus Vogt is an architect known for his work on the design of the Bundesplatz in Switzerland.
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D.
Philipp Demandt
Philipp Demandt is a German art historian and museum director known for leading major cultural institutions such as the Städel Museum and the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung in Frankfurt.
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E.
Holger Weise
Holger Weise is a German local politician who serves as the mayor of the municipality of Steinheim am Albuch in Baden-Württemberg.
- 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: Hannes Messemer Target entity description: Hannes Messemer was a German actor best known for his roles in postwar European cinema, particularly in war and drama films.
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A.
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp was a high-ranking Waffen-SS officer and division commander during World War II who served in several key SS formations on the Eastern and Western Fronts.
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B.
Johannes Popitz
Johannes Popitz was a German lawyer, conservative politician, and high-ranking finance official who served as Prussian finance minister and later became involved in resistance circles against the Nazi regime.
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C.
Markus Vogt
Markus Vogt is an architect known for his work on the design of the Bundesplatz in Switzerland.
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D.
Philipp Demandt
Philipp Demandt is a German art historian and museum director known for leading major cultural institutions such as the Städel Museum and the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung in Frankfurt.
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E.
Holger Weise
Holger Weise is a German local politician who serves as the mayor of the municipality of Steinheim am Albuch in Baden-Württemberg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | postwar European cinema ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-05-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-11-02 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Messemer ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
war film ⓘ |
| givenName | Hannes ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0582369 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| name | Hannes Messemer ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
General della Rovere
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linked to:
General Della Rovere
The Bridge ⓘ The Devil Strikes at Night ⓘ The Great Escape ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
European cinema
ⓘ
German cinema ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bavaria
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Dillingen an der Donau ⓘ Germany ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Aachen
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Hannes Messemer Description of subject: Hannes Messemer was a German actor best known for his roles in postwar European cinema, particularly in war and drama films.
Referenced by (6)
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