J.J. Voskuil
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J.J. Voskuil was a Dutch writer best known for his monumental, autobiographical novel cycle "Het Bureau," which offers a detailed, ironic portrayal of life inside a government research institute.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| J.J. Voskuil canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5933087 — 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: J.J. Voskuil Context triple: [Multatuli Prize, hasAwarded, J.J. Voskuil]
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A.
Jan Schouten
Jan Schouten was a Dutch politician who served as a prominent leader of the Protestant, conservative Anti-Revolutionary Party in the Netherlands.
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B.
Tom Veldkamp
Tom Veldkamp is a Dutch academic and professor who serves as rector magnificus (chief academic officer) of the University of Twente.
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C.
Dick Schoof
Dick Schoof is a Dutch civil servant and politician who has served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
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D.
Jay Van Andel
Jay Van Andel was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Amway and a major benefactor in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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E.
Fred Tammes
Fred Tammes was a cinematographer known for his work on British film and television productions, including the period drama "The Shooting Party."
- 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: J.J. Voskuil Target entity description: J.J. Voskuil was a Dutch writer best known for his monumental, autobiographical novel cycle "Het Bureau," which offers a detailed, ironic portrayal of life inside a government research institute.
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A.
Jan Schouten
Jan Schouten was a Dutch politician who served as a prominent leader of the Protestant, conservative Anti-Revolutionary Party in the Netherlands.
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B.
Tom Veldkamp
Tom Veldkamp is a Dutch academic and professor who serves as rector magnificus (chief academic officer) of the University of Twente.
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C.
Dick Schoof
Dick Schoof is a Dutch civil servant and politician who has served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
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D.
Jay Van Andel
Jay Van Andel was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Amway and a major benefactor in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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E.
Fred Tammes
Fred Tammes was a cinematographer known for his work on British film and television productions, including the period drama "The Shooting Party."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch writer
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autobiographical novel ⓘ human ⓘ novel cycle ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| author | J.J. Voskuil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| employer | Meertens Instituut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Voskuil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
dialectology
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folklore ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical novel
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realist literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Johannes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Het Bureau, deel 1: Meneer Beerta
NERFINISHED
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Het Bureau, deel 2: Vuile handen NERFINISHED ⓘ Het Bureau, deel 3: Plankton ⓘ Het Bureau, deel 4: Afgang NERFINISHED ⓘ Het Bureau, deel 5: En ook weemoedigheid NERFINISHED ⓘ Het Bureau, deel 6: Het laatste jaar NERFINISHED ⓘ Het Bureau, deel 7: De dood van Maarten Koning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
government research institute
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office life ⓘ |
| movement | postwar Dutch literature ⓘ |
| name | J.J. Voskuil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor | detailed portrayal of office life in a research institute ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Afgang
NERFINISHED
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Bij nader inzien NERFINISHED ⓘ Binnen de huid NERFINISHED ⓘ De buurman ⓘ De dood van Maarten Koning NERFINISHED ⓘ Het Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ Meneer Beerta NERFINISHED ⓘ Onder andere ⓘ Plankton ⓘ Requiem voor een vriend NERFINISHED ⓘ Vuile handen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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novelist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
ironic
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realistic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: J.J. Voskuil Description of subject: J.J. Voskuil was a Dutch writer best known for his monumental, autobiographical novel cycle "Het Bureau," which offers a detailed, ironic portrayal of life inside a government research institute.
Referenced by (1)
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