Luther
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Luther is a 1961 stage play by British dramatist John Osborne that dramatizes the life and religious struggles of Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Luther canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8157162 — 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: Luther Context triple: [John Osborne, notableWork, Luther]
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A.
Luther
Luther is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, most famously borne by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and R&B singer Luther Vandross.
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Luther
Luther is a British psychological crime drama television series starring Idris Elba as a brilliant but troubled detective.
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C.
Luther
Luther is a small town in central Oklahoma, United States, known for its rural character and location along historic Route 66.
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Luther
Luther is a common German surname most famously associated with the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther and his family.
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E.
Luther
Luther is a central criminal-turned-vampire character in the horror film "From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money."
- 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: Luther Target entity description: Luther is a 1961 stage play by British dramatist John Osborne that dramatizes the life and religious struggles of Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther.
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A.
Luther
Luther is a British psychological crime drama television series starring Idris Elba as a brilliant but troubled detective.
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B.
Luther
Luther is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, most famously borne by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and R&B singer Luther Vandross.
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C.
Luther
Luther is a common German surname most famously associated with the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther and his family.
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D.
Luther
Luther is a central criminal-turned-vampire character in the horror film "From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money."
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E.
Luther
Luther is a small town in central Oklahoma, United States, known for its rural character and location along historic Route 66.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| author | John Osborne ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Martin Luther ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Protestant Reformation
ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation
conflict with the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| dramaturgicalForm | three-act play ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical play
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Catherine von Bora
ⓘ
linked to:
Katharina von Bora
Johann Tetzel ⓘ Johann von Staupitz ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ Pope Leo X ⓘ |
| hasType |
Broadway play
ⓘ
West End play ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
church authority
ⓘ
faith and doubt ⓘ religious struggle ⓘ |
| movement | post-war British drama ⓘ |
| notableProduction |
Broadway production
ⓘ
Royal Court Theatre production ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | John Osborne’s dramatic oeuvre ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| premiereLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Theatre Royal, Nottingham
ⓘ
linked to:
Nottingham Theatre Royal
|
| publicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| subject |
Martin Luther
ⓘ
Protestant Reformation ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation
|
| timeOfSetting | early 1500s ⓘ |
| writer | John Osborne ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Luther Description of subject: Luther is a 1961 stage play by British dramatist John Osborne that dramatizes the life and religious struggles of Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.