Zeeman
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Zeeman is a Dutch surname most famously associated with physicist Pieter Zeeman, after whom the Zeeman effect in spectroscopy is named.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zeeman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5670044 — 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: Zeeman Context triple: [Pieter Zeeman, familyName, Zeeman]
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A.
Zeeman effect
The Zeeman effect is the splitting of atomic or molecular spectral lines into multiple components when subjected to an external magnetic field, revealing information about energy levels and magnetic moments.
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B.
Infeld
Infeld is the surname of Leopold Infeld, a notable Polish theoretical physicist who collaborated with Albert Einstein on the theory of relativity.
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C.
Uhlenbeck
Uhlenbeck is a surname most prominently associated with Karen Uhlenbeck, a pioneering American mathematician and the first woman to receive the Abel Prize.
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D.
Veltman
Veltman is a Dutch surname most notably associated with physicist Martinus Veltman, a Nobel laureate recognized for his work in particle physics.
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E.
Vries
Vries is a historic village in the Dutch province of Drenthe, known for its traditional Saxon farmhouses and rural character.
- 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: Zeeman Target entity description: Zeeman is a Dutch surname most famously associated with physicist Pieter Zeeman, after whom the Zeeman effect in spectroscopy is named.
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A.
Zeeman effect
The Zeeman effect is the splitting of atomic or molecular spectral lines into multiple components when subjected to an external magnetic field, revealing information about energy levels and magnetic moments.
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B.
Infeld
Infeld is the surname of Leopold Infeld, a notable Polish theoretical physicist who collaborated with Albert Einstein on the theory of relativity.
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C.
Uhlenbeck
Uhlenbeck is a surname most prominently associated with Karen Uhlenbeck, a pioneering American mathematician and the first woman to receive the Abel Prize.
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D.
Veltman
Veltman is a Dutch surname most notably associated with physicist Martinus Veltman, a Nobel laureate recognized for his work in particle physics.
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E.
Vries
Vries is a historic village in the Dutch province of Drenthe, known for its traditional Saxon farmhouses and rural character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch-language surname
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painter ⓘ person ⓘ physical phenomenon ⓘ physicist ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| category |
Dutch-language surnames
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occupational surnames ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1865-05-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1943-10-09 ⓘ |
| derivedFromWord | Dutch word "zeeman" ⓘ |
| describes | splitting of spectral lines in a magnetic field ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
marine painting
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physics ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Caroline Zee-man (Caroline Zee-man is sometimes spelled Zeeman)
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Pieter Zeeman ⓘ Reinier Zeeman ⓘ |
| knownFor | Zeeman effect ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Dutch ⓘ |
| meaning |
sailor
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seaman ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pieter Zeeman ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Zonnemaire, Netherlands ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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linked to:
Amsterdam
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| subclassOf | magneto-optical effect ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Zeeman Description of subject: Zeeman is a Dutch surname most famously associated with physicist Pieter Zeeman, after whom the Zeeman effect in spectroscopy is named.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.