Wilhelm Herrmann
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Wilhelm Herrmann was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century German Protestant theologian associated with the Marburg school, known for his emphasis on personal religious experience and his influence on major figures of dialectical theology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wilhelm Herrmann canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5733713 — 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: Wilhelm Herrmann Context triple: [Rudolf Bultmann, influencedBy, Wilhelm Herrmann]
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Friedrich Robert Faehlmann
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann was a 19th-century Estonian physician, writer, and folklorist who played a key role in the Estonian national awakening and the early development of Estonian literature and mythology.
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B.
Heinrich Scholz
Heinrich Scholz was a German mathematician, logician, and philosopher known for his foundational work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of science in the early 20th century.
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Johann Hünnemann
Johann Hünnemann was a person honored in botanical nomenclature as the namesake of the plant genus Hunnemannia.
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D.
Wilhelm Sauer
Wilhelm Sauer was a prominent German organ builder of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for constructing large Romantic-style pipe organs across Germany.
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E.
Charles Hammann
Charles Hammann was a U.S. Navy aviator and Medal of Honor recipient from World War I, recognized for his heroism in rescuing a fellow pilot under enemy fire.
- 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: Wilhelm Herrmann Target entity description: Wilhelm Herrmann was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century German Protestant theologian associated with the Marburg school, known for his emphasis on personal religious experience and his influence on major figures of dialectical theology.
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A.
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann was a 19th-century Estonian physician, writer, and folklorist who played a key role in the Estonian national awakening and the early development of Estonian literature and mythology.
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B.
Heinrich Scholz
Heinrich Scholz was a German mathematician, logician, and philosopher known for his foundational work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of science in the early 20th century.
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C.
Johann Hünnemann
Johann Hünnemann was a person honored in botanical nomenclature as the namesake of the plant genus Hunnemannia.
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D.
Wilhelm Sauer
Wilhelm Sauer was a prominent German organ builder of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for constructing large Romantic-style pipe organs across Germany.
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E.
Charles Hammann
Charles Hammann was a U.S. Navy aviator and Medal of Honor recipient from World War I, recognized for his heroism in rescuing a fellow pilot under enemy fire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant theologian
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human ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy of religion
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theology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
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Germany ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Halle
NERFINISHED
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University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Herrmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Protestant theology
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dogmatics ⓘ ethics ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Wilhelm ⓘ |
| influenced |
Friedrich Gogarten
NERFINISHED
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Karl Barth NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolf Bultmann NERFINISHED ⓘ dialectical theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Albrecht Ritschl
NERFINISHED
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Friedrich Schleiermacher NERFINISHED ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
Marburg school of theology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
liberal Protestantism ⓘ |
| name | Wilhelm Herrmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Christ as the decisive revelation of God in personal experience
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distinction between historical Jesus and the Christ of faith ⓘ emphasis on personal religious experience ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Der Verkehr des Christen mit Gott
NERFINISHED
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Die Religion im Verhältnis zum Welterkennen und zur Sittenlehre NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
theologian
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Lutheranism
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Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Kantian-influenced theology
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liberal theology ⓘ |
| workLocation | Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wilhelm Herrmann Description of subject: Wilhelm Herrmann was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century German Protestant theologian associated with the Marburg school, known for his emphasis on personal religious experience and his influence on major figures of dialectical theology.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.