Johann Maier
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Johann Maier, better known as Johann Eck, was a prominent 16th-century German Catholic theologian and one of Martin Luther’s chief opponents during the Protestant Reformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johann Maier canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5077762 — 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: Johann Maier Context triple: [Johann Eck, birthName, Johann Maier]
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A.
Johann Georg Hiedler
Johann Georg Hiedler was a 19th-century Austrian miller who is widely considered, though not definitively proven, to be the paternal grandfather of Adolf Hitler.
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B.
Johann Hohenstein
Johann Hohenstein was an early 16th-century printer known for producing works by the English Bible translator William Tyndale.
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C.
Balthasar Schmid
Balthasar Schmid was an 18th-century Nuremberg music publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
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D.
Johann Weiss
Johann Weiss is a personal name that may refer to multiple individuals, typically of German-speaking origin, rather than a single widely recognized historical or public figure.
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E.
Moritz Leuenberger
Moritz Leuenberger is a Swiss politician and former member of the Federal Council who served as head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.
- 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: Johann Maier Target entity description: Johann Maier, better known as Johann Eck, was a prominent 16th-century German Catholic theologian and one of Martin Luther’s chief opponents during the Protestant Reformation.
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A.
Johann Georg Hiedler
Johann Georg Hiedler was a 19th-century Austrian miller who is widely considered, though not definitively proven, to be the paternal grandfather of Adolf Hitler.
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B.
Johann Hohenstein
Johann Hohenstein was an early 16th-century printer known for producing works by the English Bible translator William Tyndale.
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C.
Balthasar Schmid
Balthasar Schmid was an 18th-century Nuremberg music publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
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D.
Johann Weiss
Johann Weiss is a personal name that may refer to multiple individuals, typically of German-speaking origin, rather than a single widely recognized historical or public figure.
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E.
Moritz Leuenberger
Moritz Leuenberger is a Swiss politician and former member of the Federal Council who served as head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic theologian
ⓘ
controversialist ⓘ human ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Theology ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Johann Eck
ⓘ
Johannes Eck ⓘ
linked to:
Johann Eck
|
| birthName | Johann Maier ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1486-11-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1543-02-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Freiburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Freiburg University
University of Heidelberg ⓘ
linked to:
Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg
University of Ingolstadt ⓘ University of Tübingen ⓘ |
| employer | University of Ingolstadt ⓘ |
| era | Protestant Reformation ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Catholic apologetics
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scholastic theology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of Catholic doctrine during the Protestant Reformation
ⓘ
opposition to Martin Luther ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Counter-Reformation ⓘ |
| name |
Johann Eck
ⓘ
Johann Maier ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chrysopassus
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Enchiridion locorum communium adversus Lutherum et alios hostes ecclesiae ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| opponent |
Martin Luther
ⓘ
Philipp Melanchthon ⓘ
linked to:
Philip Melanchthon
|
| participantIn |
Augsburg Confutation
ⓘ
Leipzig Debate ⓘ
linked to:
Leipzig Disputation (1519)
|
| placeOfBirth |
Egg an der Günz
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Swabia ⓘ
linked to:
Duchy of Swabia
|
| placeOfDeath |
Duchy of Bavaria
ⓘ
Ingolstadt ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of theology at the University of Ingolstadt ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| supportedBy |
Pope Leo X
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Roman Curia ⓘ |
| wroteTextOn |
authority of the Church
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indulgences ⓘ justification ⓘ papal primacy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johann Maier Description of subject: Johann Maier, better known as Johann Eck, was a prominent 16th-century German Catholic theologian and one of Martin Luther’s chief opponents during the Protestant Reformation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.