Roman Cycowski
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Roman Cycowski was a real-life Polish-born Jewish baritone singer best known as a member of the renowned German vocal group the Comedian Harmonists in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roman Cycowski canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6217185 — 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: Roman Cycowski Context triple: [Comedian Harmonists (film), mainCharacter, Roman Cycowski]
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A.
Roman Zolanski
Roman Zolanski is one of Nicki Minaj’s most famous and flamboyant alter egos, characterized by his wild, aggressive, and theatrical persona in her music and performances.
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B.
Leon Wasilewski
Leon Wasilewski was a Polish politician, diplomat, and historian known for serving as Poland’s first foreign minister after World War I and for his work on Polish-Ukrainian relations.
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C.
Adrian Politowski
Adrian Politowski is a film producer known for financing and producing a wide range of international independent films.
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D.
John Wolyniec
John Wolyniec is a former American professional soccer forward best known for his time with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.
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E.
Roman Cechmanek
Roman Cechmanek was a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender known for his standout international play and successful NHL career, particularly with the Philadelphia Flyers.
- 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: Roman Cycowski Target entity description: Roman Cycowski was a real-life Polish-born Jewish baritone singer best known as a member of the renowned German vocal group the Comedian Harmonists in the early 20th century.
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A.
Roman Zolanski
Roman Zolanski is one of Nicki Minaj’s most famous and flamboyant alter egos, characterized by his wild, aggressive, and theatrical persona in her music and performances.
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B.
Leon Wasilewski
Leon Wasilewski was a Polish politician, diplomat, and historian known for serving as Poland’s first foreign minister after World War I and for his work on Polish-Ukrainian relations.
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C.
Adrian Politowski
Adrian Politowski is a film producer known for financing and producing a wide range of international independent films.
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D.
John Wolyniec
John Wolyniec is a former American professional soccer forward best known for his time with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.
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E.
Roman Cechmanek
Roman Cechmanek was a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender known for his standout international play and successful NHL career, particularly with the Philadelphia Flyers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| activeIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jewish liturgical music
ⓘ
Weimar-era entertainment industry ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Cycowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music
ⓘ
vocal performance ⓘ |
| genre |
popular music
ⓘ
vocal ensemble music ⓘ |
| givenName | Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicOrigin | Polish Jewish ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
German
ⓘ
Polish ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Comedian Harmonists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Roman Cycowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a member of the Comedian Harmonists ⓘ |
| notableWork | performances with the Comedian Harmonists ⓘ |
| occupation |
cantor
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| partOf | German music scene of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Łódź NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Germany
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| vocalType | baritone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman Cycowski Description of subject: Roman Cycowski was a real-life Polish-born Jewish baritone singer best known as a member of the renowned German vocal group the Comedian Harmonists in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Comedian Harmonists (film)