Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky
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Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky was a Russian military officer and nobleman best known as the father of pioneering mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7563356 — 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: Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky Context triple: [Sofya Vasilyevna Korvin-Krukovskaya, father, Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky]
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A.
Fyodor Korvin-Krukovsky
Fyodor Korvin-Krukovsky was a member of the Russian noble Korvin-Krukovsky family and the brother of the pioneering mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya.
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B.
Vasily Christianovich
Vasily Christianovich was an engineer and architect known for his work on notable 19th-century structures in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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C.
Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin
Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin was a Russian army officer and nobleman best known as one of the leaders of the Decembrist movement against Tsarist autocracy in the early 19th century.
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D.
Ivan Vsevolozhsky
Ivan Vsevolozhsky was a Russian arts administrator and director of the Imperial Theatres best known for initiating and collaborating on major ballets with Tchaikovsky and Petipa during the late 19th century.
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E.
Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky
Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky was a prominent Soviet military commander during World War II, known as one of the youngest front commanders in the Red Army.
- 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: Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky Target entity description: Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky was a Russian military officer and nobleman best known as the father of pioneering mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya.
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A.
Fyodor Korvin-Krukovsky
Fyodor Korvin-Krukovsky was a member of the Russian noble Korvin-Krukovsky family and the brother of the pioneering mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya.
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B.
Vasily Christianovich
Vasily Christianovich was an engineer and architect known for his work on notable 19th-century structures in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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C.
Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin
Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin was a Russian army officer and nobleman best known as one of the leaders of the Decembrist movement against Tsarist autocracy in the early 19th century.
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D.
Ivan Vsevolozhsky
Ivan Vsevolozhsky was a Russian arts administrator and director of the Imperial Theatres best known for initiating and collaborating on major ballets with Tchaikovsky and Petipa during the late 19th century.
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E.
Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky
Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky was a prominent Soviet military commander during World War II, known as one of the youngest front commanders in the Red Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian nobleman
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| child |
Anna Korvin-Krukovskaya
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Sofia Kovalevskaya ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Polish szlachta descent ⓘ |
| familyName |
Korvin-Krukovsky
ⓘ
linked to:
Fyodor Korvin-Krukovsky
|
| givenName | Vasily ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Korvin-Krukovsky family ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Russian Imperial Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Russian Army
|
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Russian nobility ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the father of mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Anna Korvin-Krukovskaya
ⓘ
Elizaveta Fedorovna Shubert ⓘ
linked to:
Yelizaveta Fedorovna Shubert
Sofia Kovalevskaya ⓘ |
| notableWork | service in the Russian Imperial Army ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| residence | Russia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | landed gentry of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizaveta Fedorovna Shubert
ⓘ
linked to:
Yelizaveta Fedorovna Shubert
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| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky Description of subject: Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky was a Russian military officer and nobleman best known as the father of pioneering mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya.
Referenced by (1)
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