Otto Hölder
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Otto Hölder was a German mathematician known for his fundamental contributions to analysis, group theory, and the theory of inequalities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Otto Hölder canonical | 2 |
| Otto Ludwig Hölder | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Otto Hölder Context triple: [Hölder inequality, namedAfter, Otto Hölder]
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A.
Otto Josten
Otto Josten was the founder of Jostens, the American company best known for producing class rings, yearbooks, and other school-related memorabilia.
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Otto Beisheim
Otto Beisheim was a German businessman and co-founder of the retail giant Metro AG, known for his significant philanthropic contributions to education and management studies.
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Heinrich Scholz
Heinrich Scholz was a German mathematician, logician, and philosopher known for his foundational work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of science in the early 20th century.
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D.
Eberhard Diepgen
Eberhard Diepgen is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union who served for many years as mayor of Berlin, including during the city’s transition from division to reunification.
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E.
Eduard Knoblauch
Eduard Knoblauch was a 19th-century German architect known for his influential role in shaping Berlin’s architectural landscape, including notable public and cultural buildings.
- 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: Otto Hölder Target entity description: Otto Hölder was a German mathematician known for his fundamental contributions to analysis, group theory, and the theory of inequalities.
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A.
Otto Josten
Otto Josten was the founder of Jostens, the American company best known for producing class rings, yearbooks, and other school-related memorabilia.
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B.
Otto Beisheim
Otto Beisheim was a German businessman and co-founder of the retail giant Metro AG, known for his significant philanthropic contributions to education and management studies.
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C.
Heinrich Scholz
Heinrich Scholz was a German mathematician, logician, and philosopher known for his foundational work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of science in the early 20th century.
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D.
Eberhard Diepgen
Eberhard Diepgen is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union who served for many years as mayor of Berlin, including during the city’s transition from division to reunification.
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E.
Eduard Knoblauch
Eduard Knoblauch was a 19th-century German architect known for his influential role in shaping Berlin’s architectural landscape, including notable public and cultural buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor |
Karl Weierstrass
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Leopold Kronecker ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
functional analysis
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measure theory ⓘ real analysis ⓘ |
| birthName |
Otto Ludwig Hölder
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linked to:
Otto Hölder
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| citizenship | Kingdom of Württemberg ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
classification of finite groups via composition series
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foundations of inequality theory in analysis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1859-12-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1937-08-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Berlin
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linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Tübingen ⓘ |
| employer | University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Hölder ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
analysis
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group theory ⓘ mathematics ⓘ theory of inequalities ⓘ |
| givenName | Otto ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Professor ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
development of abstract group theory
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development of modern analysis ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Saxon Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hölder condition
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linked to:
Hölder spaces (in some contexts)
Hölder continuity ⓘ
linked to:
Hölder spaces (in some contexts)
Hölder inequality ⓘ Hölder’s theorem on the isomorphism of composition series ⓘ
linked to:
Jordan–Hölder theorem
Jordan–Hölder theorem ⓘ refinement of composition series in group theory ⓘ work on linear differential equations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
papers on differential equations
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papers on elliptic functions ⓘ papers on the theory of groups ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stuttgart ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Leipzig ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of mathematics at the University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Germany
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Leipzig ⓘ |
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Subject: Otto Hölder Description of subject: Otto Hölder was a German mathematician known for his fundamental contributions to analysis, group theory, and the theory of inequalities.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Otto Hölder