Cornelis Hofstede de Groot
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Cornelis Hofstede de Groot was a Dutch art historian and curator renowned for his influential catalogues raisonnés of Dutch Golden Age painters, especially Rembrandt.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cornelis Hofstede de Groot canonical | 2 |
| Hofstede de Groot | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cornelis Hofstede de Groot Context triple: [Hofstede de Groot catalogue of Rembrandt, author, Cornelis Hofstede de Groot]
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A.
Cornelis van der Wal
Cornelis van der Wal is a Frisian poet and writer known for his contributions to contemporary Frisian-language literature.
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B.
Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven
Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven was a prominent early 20th-century Afrikaans writer and politician, best known as a key figure in the development and promotion of the Afrikaans language in South Africa.
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C.
Cornelis van Vollenhoven
Cornelis van Vollenhoven was a Dutch legal scholar best known for his pioneering work on Indonesian adat (customary) law and his influential contributions to colonial and comparative legal studies.
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D.
Caspar Olevian
Caspar Olevian was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and pastor known for helping establish Calvinism in the Palatinate and co-authoring the Heidelberg Catechism.
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E.
Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge
Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge was a Dutch colonial administrator and politician who served as a prominent and controversial leader in the Netherlands’ overseas empire during the early 20th century.
- 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: Cornelis Hofstede de Groot Target entity description: Cornelis Hofstede de Groot was a Dutch art historian and curator renowned for his influential catalogues raisonnés of Dutch Golden Age painters, especially Rembrandt.
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A.
Cornelis van der Wal
Cornelis van der Wal is a Frisian poet and writer known for his contributions to contemporary Frisian-language literature.
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B.
Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven
Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven was a prominent early 20th-century Afrikaans writer and politician, best known as a key figure in the development and promotion of the Afrikaans language in South Africa.
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C.
Cornelis van Vollenhoven
Cornelis van Vollenhoven was a Dutch legal scholar best known for his pioneering work on Indonesian adat (customary) law and his influential contributions to colonial and comparative legal studies.
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D.
Caspar Olevian
Caspar Olevian was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and pastor known for helping establish Calvinism in the Palatinate and co-authoring the Heidelberg Catechism.
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E.
Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge
Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge was a Dutch colonial administrator and politician who served as a prominent and controversial leader in the Netherlands’ overseas empire during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch person
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art historian ⓘ human ⓘ museum curator ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1863-11-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1930-04-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Groningen ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hofstede de Groot
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linked to:
Cornelis Hofstede de Groot
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| fieldOfWork |
Dutch Golden Age painting
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Rembrandt studies ⓘ art history ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
art historical monograph
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catalogue raisonné ⓘ |
| givenName | Cornelis ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Abraham Bredius ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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English ⓘ German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Cornelis Hofstede de Groot ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical revision of earlier Rembrandt attributions
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systematic cataloguing of Dutch Golden Age paintings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beschreibendes und kritisches Verzeichnis der Werke der hervorragendsten Holländischen Maler des XVII. Jahrhunderts
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catalogue of works by Frans Hals ⓘ catalogue of works by Johannes Vermeer ⓘ catalogue raisonné of Rembrandt’s paintings ⓘ catalogues raisonnés of Dutch Golden Age painters ⓘ |
| occupation |
art critic
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art historian ⓘ author ⓘ museum curator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dordrecht ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | The Hague ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
curator at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
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director of the Rijksprentenkabinet in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly studies on the historiography of Dutch art history ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Amsterdam
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The Hague ⓘ |
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linked to: Cornelis Hofstede de Groot