Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer
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Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer was an American philosopher best known for her influential work on the philosophy of art, symbolism, and the nature of human understanding.
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| Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer Context triple: [Susanne Langer, fullName, Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer]
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Maria Langer
Maria Langer is an American author, helicopter pilot, and technology writer known for her instructional books and articles on software and aviation.
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B.
Gita Langer
Gita Langer is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Langer.
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C.
Carla Langer
Carla Langer is a fictional character known as a member of Clyde Langer’s family in the Doctor Who spin-off series "The Sarah Jane Adventures."
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D.
Dorothea Bahr
Dorothea Bahr was the wife of prominent German politician and diplomat Egon Bahr, noted for his role in shaping West Germany’s Ostpolitik.
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E.
Marianne Ehrlich
Marianne Ehrlich was the daughter of Nobel Prize–winning German physician and immunologist Paul Ehrlich.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer Target entity description: Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer was an American philosopher best known for her influential work on the philosophy of art, symbolism, and the nature of human understanding.
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A.
Maria Langer
Maria Langer is an American author, helicopter pilot, and technology writer known for her instructional books and articles on software and aviation.
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B.
Gita Langer
Gita Langer is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Langer.
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C.
Carla Langer
Carla Langer is a fictional character known as a member of Clyde Langer’s family in the Doctor Who spin-off series "The Sarah Jane Adventures."
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D.
Dorothea Bahr
Dorothea Bahr was the wife of prominent German politician and diplomat Egon Bahr, noted for his role in shaping West Germany’s Ostpolitik.
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E.
Marianne Ehrlich
Marianne Ehrlich was the daughter of Nobel Prize–winning German physician and immunologist Paul Ehrlich.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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aesthetician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ woman philosopher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in philosophy ⓘ |
| birthName | Susanne Katherina Knauth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-12-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-07-17 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Alfred North Whitehead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Radcliffe College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University
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Connecticut College NERFINISHED ⓘ Radcliffe College NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Langer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of art ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ symbolic logic ⓘ |
| fullName | Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Susanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arthur Danto
NERFINISHED
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Martha Nussbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alfred North Whitehead
NERFINISHED
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Charles Sanders Peirce NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernst Cassirer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
book "Feeling and Form"
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book "Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling" NERFINISHED ⓘ book "Philosophy in a New Key" NERFINISHED ⓘ philosophy of art ⓘ theory of symbolism ⓘ work on the nature of human understanding ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
art and aesthetics
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logic and language ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| movement |
American pragmatism (influenced by)
NERFINISHED
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analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Feeling and Form: A Theory of Art"
NERFINISHED
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"Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Philosophy in a New Key: A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite, and Art" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Old Lyme, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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