Hermann Kesten
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Hermann Kesten was a German-Jewish writer, editor, and prominent figure in the literary exile movement, known for his advocacy of persecuted authors and his leadership in the PEN Center of German-Speaking Authors Abroad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hermann Kesten canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6849086 — 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: Hermann Kesten Context triple: [Hermann Kesten Prize, namedAfter, Hermann Kesten]
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A.
Mark Kac
Mark Kac was a Polish-American mathematician renowned for his work in probability theory and mathematical physics, particularly for linking stochastic processes with partial differential equations.
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B.
Martin Gutzwiller
Martin Gutzwiller was a Swiss-American physicist best known for his pioneering work in quantum chaos and the development of the Gutzwiller trace formula.
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C.
Leo Kadanoff
Leo Kadanoff was an influential American physicist renowned for his pioneering work on phase transitions and the renormalization group, which helped lay the foundations of modern statistical physics and condensed matter theory.
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D.
Martin David Kruskal
Martin David Kruskal was an American mathematician and physicist renowned for his pioneering work in soliton theory, nonlinear waves, and general relativity.
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E.
Harry Kesten
Harry Kesten was a prominent mathematician known for his influential work in probability theory, particularly in percolation theory and random walks.
- 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: Hermann Kesten Target entity description: Hermann Kesten was a German-Jewish writer, editor, and prominent figure in the literary exile movement, known for his advocacy of persecuted authors and his leadership in the PEN Center of German-Speaking Authors Abroad.
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A.
Mark Kac
Mark Kac was a Polish-American mathematician renowned for his work in probability theory and mathematical physics, particularly for linking stochastic processes with partial differential equations.
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B.
Martin Gutzwiller
Martin Gutzwiller was a Swiss-American physicist best known for his pioneering work in quantum chaos and the development of the Gutzwiller trace formula.
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C.
Leo Kadanoff
Leo Kadanoff was an influential American physicist renowned for his pioneering work on phase transitions and the renormalization group, which helped lay the foundations of modern statistical physics and condensed matter theory.
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D.
Martin David Kruskal
Martin David Kruskal was an American mathematician and physicist renowned for his pioneering work in soliton theory, nonlinear waves, and general relativity.
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E.
Harry Kesten
Harry Kesten was a prominent mathematician known for his influential work in probability theory, particularly in percolation theory and random walks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-Jewish writer
ⓘ
editor ⓘ essayist ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Georg Büchner Prize
ⓘ
Grand Merit Cross of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ Nelly Sachs Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
West Germany
Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-01-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-05-03 ⓘ |
| employer |
Allert de Lange Verlag
ⓘ
linked to:
Querido Verlag
Kiepenheuer Verlag ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish people
ⓘ
linked to:
Jews
|
| familyName | Kesten ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
German literature
ⓘ
exile literature ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical novel
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essay ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Hermann ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hermann-Kesten-Preis (named in his honor)
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linked to:
Hermann Kesten Prize
|
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
PEN Center of German-Speaking Authors Abroad
ⓘ
linked to:
PEN Centres
|
| movement |
German exile literature
ⓘ
literary exile movement ⓘ |
| name | Hermann Kesten ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of persecuted authors
ⓘ
support of exiled German writers under National Socialism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Der Scharlatan
ⓘ
Die Kinder von Gernika ⓘ Die Zwillinge von Nürnberg ⓘ Josef sucht die Freiheit ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
ⓘ
publisher's reader ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
Podwołoczyska ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Rapperswil-Jona
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of PEN Center of German-Speaking Authors Abroad
ⓘ
honorary president of German PEN Centre ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Berlin
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New York City ⓘ Paris ⓘ Rapperswil-Jona ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hermann Kesten Description of subject: Hermann Kesten was a German-Jewish writer, editor, and prominent figure in the literary exile movement, known for his advocacy of persecuted authors and his leadership in the PEN Center of German-Speaking Authors Abroad.
Referenced by (3)
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