Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder
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Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder was an 18th-century Swedish statesman and nobleman who rose to prominence as a leading figure in the kingdom’s financial and political administration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johan August Meijerfeldt the Younger | 2 |
| Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5973466 — 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: Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder Context triple: [Lord High Treasurer of Sweden, officeHolder, Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder]
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A.
Gerrit van der Heyden
Gerrit van der Heyden was a Dutch Golden Age figure known primarily as the brother of the renowned painter and inventor Jan van der Heyden.
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B.
Dirck van Bleyswijck
Dirck van Bleyswijck was a 17th-century Dutch writer and city official from Delft, best known for his detailed topographical and historical description of the city.
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C.
Geerten Meijsing
Geerten Meijsing is a Dutch novelist and essayist known for his stylistically rich, intellectually playful works that explore literature, identity, and art.
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D.
Godfried van Mierlo
Godfried van Mierlo was a 16th-century Dutch Dominican prelate who served as bishop during the turbulent years of the Reformation in the Low Countries.
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E.
Hans van Mierlo
Hans van Mierlo was a prominent Dutch politician, journalist, and co-founder of the social-liberal party Democrats 66 who served as both party leader and government minister.
- 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: Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder Target entity description: Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder was an 18th-century Swedish statesman and nobleman who rose to prominence as a leading figure in the kingdom’s financial and political administration.
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A.
Gerrit van der Heyden
Gerrit van der Heyden was a Dutch Golden Age figure known primarily as the brother of the renowned painter and inventor Jan van der Heyden.
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B.
Dirck van Bleyswijck
Dirck van Bleyswijck was a 17th-century Dutch writer and city official from Delft, best known for his detailed topographical and historical description of the city.
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C.
Geerten Meijsing
Geerten Meijsing is a Dutch novelist and essayist known for his stylistically rich, intellectually playful works that explore literature, identity, and art.
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D.
Godfried van Mierlo
Godfried van Mierlo was a 16th-century Dutch Dominican prelate who served as bishop during the turbulent years of the Reformation in the Low Countries.
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E.
Hans van Mierlo
Hans van Mierlo was a prominent Dutch politician, journalist, and co-founder of the social-liberal party Democrats 66 who served as both party leader and government minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish nobleman
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human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| describedAs | 18th-century Swedish statesman and nobleman ⓘ |
| familyName | Meijerfeldt ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public finance
ⓘ
state administration ⓘ |
| givenName |
August
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Johan ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Johan August Meijerfeldt the Younger
ⓘ
linked to:
Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder
|
| memberOf | Swedish nobility ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Meijerfeldt family ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Count ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading figure in Sweden’s financial administration
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role in Swedish political administration in the 18th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord of the Realm
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President of the Kammarkollegium ⓘ President of the Statskontoret ⓘ governor ⓘ member of the Riksråd ⓘ |
| relativeType | father of Johan August Meijerfeldt the Younger ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder Description of subject: Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder was an 18th-century Swedish statesman and nobleman who rose to prominence as a leading figure in the kingdom’s financial and political administration.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder
linked to: Johan August Meijerfeldt the Elder