Max Bill
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Max Bill was a Swiss architect, artist, and designer associated with the Bauhaus and concrete art movements, known for his influential work in modernist architecture and industrial design.
All labels observed (1)
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| Max Bill canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6343280 — 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: Max Bill Context triple: [Théâtre de Vidy, architect, Max Bill]
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Herbert Bayer
Herbert Bayer was an Austrian-American graphic designer, painter, photographer, and influential Bauhaus teacher known for pioneering modernist typography and visual communication.
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B.
Theo van Doesburg
Theo van Doesburg was a Dutch artist, designer, and key figure of the De Stijl movement, known for his abstract geometric compositions and influential theoretical writings on modern art and architecture.
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C.
László Moholy-Nagy
László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian modernist artist, photographer, and influential educator known for his pioneering work in constructivism and for shaping avant-garde design and media experimentation at the Bauhaus.
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D.
Asger Jorn
Asger Jorn was a Danish painter, sculptor, and printmaker known for his role in European avant-garde art and as a leading figure in postwar experimental movements.
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E.
Marcel Breuer
Marcel Breuer was a pioneering modernist architect and furniture designer, renowned for his tubular steel chairs and influential role in shaping Bauhaus design principles.
- 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: Max Bill Target entity description: Max Bill was a Swiss architect, artist, and designer associated with the Bauhaus and concrete art movements, known for his influential work in modernist architecture and industrial design.
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A.
Herbert Bayer
Herbert Bayer was an Austrian-American graphic designer, painter, photographer, and influential Bauhaus teacher known for pioneering modernist typography and visual communication.
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B.
Theo van Doesburg
Theo van Doesburg was a Dutch artist, designer, and key figure of the De Stijl movement, known for his abstract geometric compositions and influential theoretical writings on modern art and architecture.
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C.
László Moholy-Nagy
László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian modernist artist, photographer, and influential educator known for his pioneering work in constructivism and for shaping avant-garde design and media experimentation at the Bauhaus.
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D.
Asger Jorn
Asger Jorn was a Danish painter, sculptor, and printmaker known for his role in European avant-garde art and as a leading figure in postwar experimental movements.
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E.
Marcel Breuer
Marcel Breuer was a pioneering modernist architect and furniture designer, renowned for his tubular steel chairs and influential role in shaping Bauhaus design principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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human ⓘ industrial designer ⓘ painter ⓘ typographer ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-12-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-12-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Bauhaus ⓘ |
| employer | Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swiss ⓘ |
| familyName | Bill ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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graphic design ⓘ industrial design ⓘ painting ⓘ product design ⓘ sculpture ⓘ typography ⓘ |
| genre | concrete art ⓘ |
| givenName | Max ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
architect
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artist ⓘ designer ⓘ |
| influenced |
Swiss graphic design
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modernist typography ⓘ postwar industrial design ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bauhaus pedagogy
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linked to:
Bauhaus preliminary course
concrete art theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
Bauhaus
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concrete art ⓘ
linked to:
Concrete art
modernism ⓘ |
| name | Max Bill ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chronoscope wristwatch designs for Junghans
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Concrete art sculptures and paintings ⓘ Pavillon Suisse in Paris ⓘ Ulmer Hocker ⓘ buildings for Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Winterthur, Switzerland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Berlin, Germany
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linked to:
Berlin
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| positionHeld | rector of Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Binia Bill ⓘ |
| style |
minimalist design
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modernist architecture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Max Bill Description of subject: Max Bill was a Swiss architect, artist, and designer associated with the Bauhaus and concrete art movements, known for his influential work in modernist architecture and industrial design.
Referenced by (9)
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