Wolfgang Schäuble
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Wolfgang Schäuble is a prominent German politician of the Christian Democratic Union who served in several key federal roles, including Minister of Finance and Minister of the Interior, and was one of the longest-serving members of the Bundestag.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wolfgang Schäuble canonical | 7 |
| Schäuble | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wolfgang Schäuble Context triple: [Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, hasRecipient, Wolfgang Schäuble]
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Günther Oettinger
Günther Oettinger is a German politician from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg and later as a European Commissioner.
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B.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem
Jeroen Dijsselbloem is a Dutch Labour Party politician and economist who served as the Netherlands’ Minister of Finance and as president of the Eurogroup during the eurozone debt crisis.
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Werner Maas
Werner Maas was a microbiologist associated with the influential mid-20th-century Phage Group that helped establish modern molecular genetics.
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D.
Peter Kohl
Peter Kohl is a German businessman and author best known as the son of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
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E.
Klaus Regling
Klaus Regling is a German economist and former EU official best known for serving as the first Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism, the eurozone’s permanent bailout fund.
- 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: Wolfgang Schäuble Target entity description: Wolfgang Schäuble is a prominent German politician of the Christian Democratic Union who served in several key federal roles, including Minister of Finance and Minister of the Interior, and was one of the longest-serving members of the Bundestag.
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A.
Günther Oettinger
Günther Oettinger is a German politician from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg and later as a European Commissioner.
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B.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem
Jeroen Dijsselbloem is a Dutch Labour Party politician and economist who served as the Netherlands’ Minister of Finance and as president of the Eurogroup during the eurozone debt crisis.
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C.
Werner Maas
Werner Maas was a microbiologist associated with the influential mid-20th-century Phage Group that helped establish modern molecular genetics.
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D.
Peter Kohl
Peter Kohl is a German businessman and author best known as the son of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
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E.
Klaus Regling
Klaus Regling is a German economist and former EU official best known for serving as the first Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism, the eurozone’s permanent bailout fund.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German politician
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Charlemagne Prize
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Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| causeOfDisability | assassination attempt by gunshot in 1990 ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-09-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-12-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Freiburg
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linked to:
Freiburg University
University of Hamburg ⓘ |
| endTime |
Federal Minister of Finance 2017
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Federal Minister of the Interior 1991 ⓘ President of the Bundestag 2021 ⓘ member of Bundestag until 2021 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Schäuble
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linked to:
Wolfgang Schäuble
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| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Wolfgang ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Bundestag ⓘ |
| memberOf | Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ |
| movement | European integration ⓘ |
| name | Wolfgang Schäuble ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
role in European debt crisis management as German Finance Minister
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role in German reunification negotiations ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Freiburg im Breisgau ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Offenburg ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany ⓘ Federal Minister of Finance of Germany ⓘ Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany ⓘ Head of the Federal Chancellery of Germany ⓘ Member of the Bundestag ⓘ Parliamentary group leader of the CDU/CSU in the Bundestag ⓘ President of the Bundestag ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
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linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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| significantEvent | survived 1990 assassination attempt that left him paralyzed and using a wheelchair ⓘ |
| spouse | Ingeborg Schäuble ⓘ |
| startTime |
Federal Minister of Finance 2009
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Federal Minister of the Interior 1989 ⓘ President of the Bundestag 2017 ⓘ member of Bundestag since 1972 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
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Subject: Wolfgang Schäuble Description of subject: Wolfgang Schäuble is a prominent German politician of the Christian Democratic Union who served in several key federal roles, including Minister of Finance and Minister of the Interior, and was one of the longest-serving members of the Bundestag.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Wolfgang Schäuble