Fräulein Emmy von N.
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Fräulein Emmy von N. is a famous early psychoanalytic patient of Josef Breuer and Sigmund Freud, whose case in "Studies on Hysteria" helped shape the development of psychoanalytic theory and the understanding of hysteria.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fräulein Emmy von N. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8058585 — 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: Fräulein Emmy von N. Context triple: [Studies on Hysteria, notableCase, Fräulein Emmy von N.]
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Elfriede
Elfriede is a feminine given name of German origin, notably borne by Austrian Nobel Prize–winning writer Elfriede Jelinek.
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Frau Frieda
Frau Frieda is a mysterious, dream-haunted woman at the center of Gabriel García Márquez’s short story “I Sell My Dreams,” known for making a living by interpreting and selling her prophetic dreams.
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Frau Frieda
Frau Frieda is the traditional costumed mascot of the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest, symbolizing the festival’s German heritage and festive spirit.
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Mathilde "Quappi" von Kaulbach
Mathilde "Quappi" von Kaulbach was a German painter and the second wife and frequent model of expressionist artist Max Beckmann.
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Fraulein Schneider
Fraulein Schneider is a middle-aged German boarding house owner whose conflicted romance and moral choices form one of the central emotional storylines in the musical "Cabaret."
- 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: Fräulein Emmy von N. Target entity description: Fräulein Emmy von N. is a famous early psychoanalytic patient of Josef Breuer and Sigmund Freud, whose case in "Studies on Hysteria" helped shape the development of psychoanalytic theory and the understanding of hysteria.
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A.
Elfriede
Elfriede is a feminine given name of German origin, notably borne by Austrian Nobel Prize–winning writer Elfriede Jelinek.
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B.
Frau Frieda
Frau Frieda is a mysterious, dream-haunted woman at the center of Gabriel García Márquez’s short story “I Sell My Dreams,” known for making a living by interpreting and selling her prophetic dreams.
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C.
Frau Frieda
Frau Frieda is the traditional costumed mascot of the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest, symbolizing the festival’s German heritage and festive spirit.
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D.
Mathilde "Quappi" von Kaulbach
Mathilde "Quappi" von Kaulbach was a German painter and the second wife and frequent model of expressionist artist Max Beckmann.
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E.
Fraulein Schneider
Fraulein Schneider is a middle-aged German boarding house owner whose conflicted romance and moral choices form one of the central emotional storylines in the musical "Cabaret."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
case study subject
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historical person ⓘ psychoanalytic patient ⓘ |
| appearsIn | case histories section of Studies on Hysteria ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy |
Josef Breuer
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Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
early psychoanalytic technique
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psychic trauma ⓘ symptom formation ⓘ talking cure ⓘ |
| coAuthoredCaseReportBy |
Josef Breuer
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Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of psychoanalytic theory
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understanding of hysteria ⓘ |
| describedIn | Studies on Hysteria ⓘ |
| documentedIn | clinical case history ⓘ |
| fieldOfSignificance |
history of psychiatry
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history of psychology ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| hasCondition | hysteria ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
clinical understanding of hysterical symptoms
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later psychoanalytic case studies ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfCaseReport | German ⓘ |
| hasPseudonym | Emmy von N. ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early exemplar of Freudian clinical method
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paradigmatic case of hysteria in classical psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early psychoanalytic patient
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her role in classic psychoanalytic case history ⓘ |
| treatedBy |
Josef Breuer
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Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fräulein Emmy von N. Description of subject: Fräulein Emmy von N. is a famous early psychoanalytic patient of Josef Breuer and Sigmund Freud, whose case in "Studies on Hysteria" helped shape the development of psychoanalytic theory and the understanding of hysteria.
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