Georg Atzerodt
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Georg Atzerodt was a German-born conspirator involved in the plot to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, assigned to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Georg Atzerodt canonical | 2 |
| George Atzerodt | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5553093 — 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: Georg Atzerodt Context triple: [George Atzerodt, birthName, Georg Atzerodt]
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A.
Georg Elser
Georg Elser was a German carpenter and resistance fighter who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939 by planting a time bomb in a Munich beer hall.
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B.
Franz von Baader
Franz von Baader was a German Catholic philosopher and theologian of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for integrating Christian mysticism, speculative theosophy, and social criticism into a distinctive form of Romantic philosophy.
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C.
Marinus van der Lubbe
Marinus van der Lubbe was a Dutch communist who was controversially convicted and executed by Nazi Germany for allegedly setting the Reichstag fire in 1933.
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D.
Claus von Stauffenberg
Claus von Stauffenberg was a German army officer best known for leading the failed 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime.
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E.
Franz August Schenk von Stauffenberg
Franz August Schenk von Stauffenberg was a 19th-century German liberal politician and nobleman who played a leading role in the country’s progressive political movement.
- 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: Georg Atzerodt Target entity description: Georg Atzerodt was a German-born conspirator involved in the plot to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, assigned to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson.
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A.
Georg Elser
Georg Elser was a German carpenter and resistance fighter who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939 by planting a time bomb in a Munich beer hall.
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B.
Franz von Baader
Franz von Baader was a German Catholic philosopher and theologian of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for integrating Christian mysticism, speculative theosophy, and social criticism into a distinctive form of Romantic philosophy.
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C.
Marinus van der Lubbe
Marinus van der Lubbe was a Dutch communist who was controversially convicted and executed by Nazi Germany for allegedly setting the Reichstag fire in 1933.
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D.
Claus von Stauffenberg
Claus von Stauffenberg was a German army officer best known for leading the failed 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime.
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E.
Franz August Schenk von Stauffenberg
Franz August Schenk von Stauffenberg was a 19th-century German liberal politician and nobleman who played a leading role in the country’s progressive political movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassin
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| arrestedIn |
Maryland, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Maryland
|
| arrestedOn | 1865-04-20 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Confederate sympathizers ⓘ |
| birthCountry |
Germany
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| birthDate | 1835-06-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dörnberg, Prussia ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| chargedWith |
conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
conspiracy to assassinate Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| citizenship |
German-American
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ |
| conspiredWith |
David Herold
ⓘ
Edman Spangler ⓘ John Wilkes Booth ⓘ Lewis Powell ⓘ Mary Surratt ⓘ Michael O’Laughlen ⓘ
linked to:
Michael O'Laughlen
Samuel Arnold ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
conspiracy
ⓘ
murder in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1865-07-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| emigratedTo |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| executedAt |
Old Arsenal Penitentiary, Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Arsenal Penitentiary
|
| executedOn | 1865-07-07 ⓘ |
| familyName | Atzerodt ⓘ |
| givenName | Georg ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
linked to:
American Civil War
|
| knownFor |
assignment to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson
ⓘ
participation in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| name | Georg Atzerodt ⓘ |
| notableFor | failing to carry out the assigned assassination of Vice President Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| occupation |
carriage painter
ⓘ
conspirator ⓘ |
| partOfEvent |
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
Lincoln assassination conspiracy ⓘ
linked to:
Lincoln assassination conspirators
|
| residence |
Port Tobacco, Maryland, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Port Tobacco Village, Maryland
|
| sentence | death ⓘ |
| targetAssigned | Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| triedBy | United States military commission ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Georg Atzerodt Description of subject: Georg Atzerodt was a German-born conspirator involved in the plot to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, assigned to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Georg Atzerodt