Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
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Christian Fürchtegott Gellert was an 18th-century German poet, fabulist, and moral philosopher whose popular writings and lectures significantly influenced the German Enlightenment and early sentimental literature.
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| Christian Fürchtegott Gellert canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Christian Fürchtegott Gellert Context triple: [Empfindsamkeit, notableProponent, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert]
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Albrecht von Haller
Albrecht von Haller was an 18th-century Swiss polymath—physiologist, anatomist, poet, and scholar—whose scientific and literary work made him a central figure of the German Enlightenment.
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Gottfried Feder
Gottfried Feder was a German civil engineer and early Nazi ideologue known for his influential anti-capitalist and anti-interest economic theories that helped shape the party’s early program.
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Christian Gottfried Körner
Christian Gottfried Körner was a German jurist, writer, and patron of the arts best known for his close friendship with Friedrich Schiller and his influential role in late 18th-century German literary culture.
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Christian Gottlob Heyne
Christian Gottlob Heyne was an 18th-century German classical philologist and archaeologist whose scholarly methods and critical editions helped shape modern classical studies.
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Karl von Haller
Karl von Haller was a notable European supporter of the Greek War of Independence and a member of the Philhellene movement that aided Greece’s struggle against Ottoman rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Christian Fürchtegott Gellert Target entity description: Christian Fürchtegott Gellert was an 18th-century German poet, fabulist, and moral philosopher whose popular writings and lectures significantly influenced the German Enlightenment and early sentimental literature.
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A.
Albrecht von Haller
Albrecht von Haller was an 18th-century Swiss polymath—physiologist, anatomist, poet, and scholar—whose scientific and literary work made him a central figure of the German Enlightenment.
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B.
Gottfried Feder
Gottfried Feder was a German civil engineer and early Nazi ideologue known for his influential anti-capitalist and anti-interest economic theories that helped shape the party’s early program.
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C.
Christian Gottfried Körner
Christian Gottfried Körner was a German jurist, writer, and patron of the arts best known for his close friendship with Friedrich Schiller and his influential role in late 18th-century German literary culture.
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D.
Christian Gottlob Heyne
Christian Gottlob Heyne was an 18th-century German classical philologist and archaeologist whose scholarly methods and critical editions helped shape modern classical studies.
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E.
Karl von Haller
Karl von Haller was a notable European supporter of the Greek War of Independence and a member of the Philhellene movement that aided Greece’s struggle against Ottoman rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fabulist
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human ⓘ moral philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Johanniskirchhof, Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1715-07-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1769-12-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| employer | University of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Gellert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fables
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moral philosophy ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
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fable ⓘ moral tale ⓘ |
| givenName |
Christian
NERFINISHED
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Fürchtegott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
philosopher
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poet ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| influenced |
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
NERFINISHED
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German Enlightenment literature ⓘ Gotthold Ephraim Lessing NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ early German sentimental literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christian Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| movement |
German Enlightenment
NERFINISHED
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sentimentalism ⓘ |
| name | Christian Fürchtegott Gellert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fabeln und Erzählungen
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Geistliche Oden und Lieder NERFINISHED ⓘ Leben der schwedischen Gräfin von G*** NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Electorate of Saxony
NERFINISHED
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Hainichen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Electorate of Saxony
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Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of philosophy at the University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Christian Fürchtegott Gellert Description of subject: Christian Fürchtegott Gellert was an 18th-century German poet, fabulist, and moral philosopher whose popular writings and lectures significantly influenced the German Enlightenment and early sentimental literature.
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