Rudy Kousbroek
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Rudy Kousbroek was a Dutch essayist and columnist known for his rationalist, skeptical writings on culture, language, and science.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rudy Kousbroek canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5933093 — 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: Rudy Kousbroek Context triple: [Multatuli Prize, hasAwarded, Rudy Kousbroek]
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A.
Willy Kuijpers
Willy Kuijpers was a Belgian Flemish nationalist politician known for his long-standing advocacy of Flemish autonomy and his role in both national and European politics.
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B.
Dirk Frimout
Dirk Frimout is a Belgian astrophysicist and astronaut who became the first Belgian in space during a Space Shuttle mission.
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C.
André Rouvoet
André Rouvoet is a Dutch politician of the ChristianUnion party who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Youth and Family Affairs in the Netherlands.
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D.
Dirk Roosenburg
Dirk Roosenburg was a prominent Dutch architect known for his early 20th-century modernist designs and as the grandfather of architect Rem Koolhaas.
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E.
Kees van Kooten
Kees van Kooten is a Dutch writer, satirist, and comedian known for his influential work in literature and television, often created in collaboration with Wim de Bie.
- 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: Rudy Kousbroek Target entity description: Rudy Kousbroek was a Dutch essayist and columnist known for his rationalist, skeptical writings on culture, language, and science.
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A.
Willy Kuijpers
Willy Kuijpers was a Belgian Flemish nationalist politician known for his long-standing advocacy of Flemish autonomy and his role in both national and European politics.
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B.
Dirk Frimout
Dirk Frimout is a Belgian astrophysicist and astronaut who became the first Belgian in space during a Space Shuttle mission.
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C.
André Rouvoet
André Rouvoet is a Dutch politician of the ChristianUnion party who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Youth and Family Affairs in the Netherlands.
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D.
Dirk Roosenburg
Dirk Roosenburg was a prominent Dutch architect known for his early 20th-century modernist designs and as the grandfather of architect Rem Koolhaas.
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E.
Kees van Kooten
Kees van Kooten is a Dutch writer, satirist, and comedian known for his influential work in literature and television, often created in collaboration with Wim de Bie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
columnist
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essayist ⓘ human ⓘ rationalist ⓘ skeptic ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
1975 P.C. Hooft Award
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linked to:
P.C. Hooft Prize
P.C. Hooft Award ⓘ
linked to:
P.C. Hooft Prize
P.C. Hooft-prijs voor beschouwend proza ⓘ
linked to:
P.C. Hooft Prize
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| birthDate | 1929-11-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Dutch East Indies
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Pematangsiantar ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| criticized |
irrationalism
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pseudoscience ⓘ religious dogma ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2010-04-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Leiden University
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linked to:
University of Leiden
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| employer |
NRC Handelsblad
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Vrij Nederland ⓘ |
| familyName | Kousbroek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
culture
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language ⓘ literature ⓘ philosophy ⓘ science ⓘ |
| genre |
column
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essay ⓘ |
| givenName | Rudy ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Dutch ⓘ |
| movement |
rationalism
ⓘ
skepticism ⓘ |
| name | Rudy Kousbroek ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anathema's
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De aaibaarheidsfactor ⓘ Het Oostindisch kampsyndroom ⓘ Het avondrood der magiërs ⓘ |
| occupation |
columnist
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essayist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| spouse | Ethel Portnoy ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
essayistic
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rationalist ⓘ skeptical ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Indies nostalgia
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animals ⓘ pseudoscience ⓘ religion ⓘ technology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rudy Kousbroek Description of subject: Rudy Kousbroek was a Dutch essayist and columnist known for his rationalist, skeptical writings on culture, language, and science.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.