Guido Weiss
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Guido Weiss was an influential mathematician known for his contributions to harmonic analysis and his collaborative work, including with Elias Stein.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guido Weiss canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5709656 — 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: Guido Weiss Context triple: [Elias Stein, coAuthor, Guido Weiss]
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Siegfried Weiss
Siegfried Weiss was a German actor known for his roles in mid-20th-century German cinema and theater.
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Eduard Weiss
Eduard Weiss is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Weiss.
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C.
Gerhard Weiss
Gerhard Weiss is a German computer scientist known for his contributions to multi-agent systems and artificial intelligence research.
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Gustav Weiss
Gustav Weiss is a relatively obscure individual whose name is noted primarily as a recorded bearer of the surname Weiss.
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E.
Bernhard Weiss
Bernhard Weiss was a prominent Jewish German police official and lawyer in Weimar Berlin, known for his staunch opposition to rising Nazism and defense of the republic.
- 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: Guido Weiss Target entity description: Guido Weiss was an influential mathematician known for his contributions to harmonic analysis and his collaborative work, including with Elias Stein.
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A.
Siegfried Weiss
Siegfried Weiss was a German actor known for his roles in mid-20th-century German cinema and theater.
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B.
Eduard Weiss
Eduard Weiss is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Weiss.
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C.
Gerhard Weiss
Gerhard Weiss is a German computer scientist known for his contributions to multi-agent systems and artificial intelligence research.
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D.
Gustav Weiss
Gustav Weiss is a relatively obscure individual whose name is noted primarily as a recorded bearer of the surname Weiss.
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E.
Bernhard Weiss
Bernhard Weiss was a prominent Jewish German police official and lawyer in Weimar Berlin, known for his staunch opposition to rising Nazism and defense of the republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| affiliation |
American Mathematical Society
NERFINISHED
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Mathematical Association of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
harmonic analysis
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mathematics ⓘ wavelet theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Antoni Zygmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
Fourier analysis
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analysis ⓘ harmonic analysis on groups ⓘ |
| hasCollaborator | Elias Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStudent |
Christopher Heil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loukas Grafakos NERFINISHED ⓘ M. Cristina Pereyra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | research in modern harmonic analysis ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Elias Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Mathematical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborative work with Elias Stein
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contributions to harmonic analysis ⓘ work on wavelets and time-frequency analysis ⓘ |
| notableWork | research in harmonic analysis ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of mathematics ⓘ |
| workLocation | St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guido Weiss Description of subject: Guido Weiss was an influential mathematician known for his contributions to harmonic analysis and his collaborative work, including with Elias Stein.
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