Thomas Hürlimann
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Thomas Hürlimann is a Swiss writer and playwright known for his novels, short stories, and stage works that often explore Swiss identity, history, and politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Hürlimann canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8499296 — 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: Thomas Hürlimann Context triple: [The Boat Is Full, writer, Thomas Hürlimann]
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A.
Heinrich Zurfluh
Heinrich Zurfluh was a mountaineer known for participating in the first recorded ascent of Dykh-Tau in the Caucasus.
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B.
Franz Andenmatten
Franz Andenmatten was a Swiss mountaineer known for pioneering ascents in the Alps, including early climbs of prominent peaks such as the Allalinhorn.
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C.
Alfred Burgener
Alfred Burgener was a notable Swiss mountain guide and alpinist active in the late 19th century, recognized for pioneering ascents in the Alps.
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D.
Leonhard Widmer
Leonhard Widmer was a 19th-century Swiss writer best known for authoring the lyrics of the Swiss national anthem, the "Swiss Psalm."
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E.
Reto Bühler
Reto Bühler is a notable individual who shares the Bühler surname, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that family name.
- 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: Thomas Hürlimann Target entity description: Thomas Hürlimann is a Swiss writer and playwright known for his novels, short stories, and stage works that often explore Swiss identity, history, and politics.
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A.
Heinrich Zurfluh
Heinrich Zurfluh was a mountaineer known for participating in the first recorded ascent of Dykh-Tau in the Caucasus.
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B.
Franz Andenmatten
Franz Andenmatten was a Swiss mountaineer known for pioneering ascents in the Alps, including early climbs of prominent peaks such as the Allalinhorn.
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C.
Alfred Burgener
Alfred Burgener was a notable Swiss mountain guide and alpinist active in the late 19th century, recognized for pioneering ascents in the Alps.
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D.
Leonhard Widmer
Leonhard Widmer was a 19th-century Swiss writer best known for authoring the lyrics of the Swiss national anthem, the "Swiss Psalm."
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E.
Reto Bühler
Reto Bühler is a notable individual who shares the Bühler surname, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that family name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph Breitbach Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Schiller Prize of the Swiss Schiller Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ Zurich Literature Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-12-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Einsiedeln Abbey School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Hans Hürlimann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | Swiss politician ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
drama
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
ⓘ
short story ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| hasGenre | Swiss literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| notablePlaceOfActivity |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Das Einsiedler Welttheater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Das Gartenhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Das Holztheater NERFINISHED ⓘ Der Franzos im Ybrig NERFINISHED ⓘ Der Gesandte ⓘ Der große Kater NERFINISHED ⓘ Die Satellitenstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ Die Tessinerin NERFINISHED ⓘ Fräulein Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ Heimkehr NERFINISHED ⓘ Vierzig Rosen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
playwright
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| period |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Zug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
engagement with Swiss history
ⓘ
engagement with Swiss politics ⓘ exploration of Swiss identity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Hürlimann Description of subject: Thomas Hürlimann is a Swiss writer and playwright known for his novels, short stories, and stage works that often explore Swiss identity, history, and politics.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Boat Is Full