Thorkild Jacobsen
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Thorkild Jacobsen was a prominent Danish Assyriologist renowned for his influential research on ancient Mesopotamian history, language, and religion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thorkild Jacobsen canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9662449 — 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: Thorkild Jacobsen Context triple: [Assyriology, hasNotableFigure, Thorkild Jacobsen]
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A.
Wolfram Eberhard
Wolfram Eberhard was a German sociologist and sinologist known for his influential studies on Chinese society, folklore, and comparative civilization.
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B.
Harry Rapf
Harry Rapf was an American film producer and studio executive best known for his prolific work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
William F. Albright
William F. Albright was a pioneering American archaeologist and biblical scholar whose work in Near Eastern archaeology and epigraphy profoundly shaped modern understandings of ancient Israel and the broader ancient Near East.
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D.
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
Wilhelm Dörpfeld was a German archaeologist and architectural historian renowned for his pioneering excavation methods and influential work at ancient sites such as Troy and Olympia.
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E.
Emil Possehl
Emil Possehl was a German industrialist and philanthropist from Lübeck, best known for building a major iron ore and steel trading empire and for endowing the Possehl Foundation to support his hometown.
- 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: Thorkild Jacobsen Target entity description: Thorkild Jacobsen was a prominent Danish Assyriologist renowned for his influential research on ancient Mesopotamian history, language, and religion.
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A.
Wolfram Eberhard
Wolfram Eberhard was a German sociologist and sinologist known for his influential studies on Chinese society, folklore, and comparative civilization.
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B.
Harry Rapf
Harry Rapf was an American film producer and studio executive best known for his prolific work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
William F. Albright
William F. Albright was a pioneering American archaeologist and biblical scholar whose work in Near Eastern archaeology and epigraphy profoundly shaped modern understandings of ancient Israel and the broader ancient Near East.
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D.
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
Wilhelm Dörpfeld was a German archaeologist and architectural historian renowned for his pioneering excavation methods and influential work at ancient sites such as Troy and Olympia.
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E.
Emil Possehl
Emil Possehl was a German industrialist and philanthropist from Lübeck, best known for building a major iron ore and steel trading empire and for endowing the Possehl Foundation to support his hometown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyriologist
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Danish person ⓘ historian of the ancient Near East ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Denmark ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-06-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-05-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
ⓘ
University of Copenhagen ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
ⓘ
University of Chicago ⓘ |
| familyName | Jacobsen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Akkadian language
ⓘ
linked to:
Akkadian
Assyriology ⓘ Sumerian language ⓘ Sumerology ⓘ ancient Mesopotamian history ⓘ ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Thorkild ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Danish
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Oriental Society ⓘ |
| name | Thorkild Jacobsen ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interpretation of Mesopotamian myth and religion
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research on Sumerian and Akkadian texts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Harps that Once...
ⓘ
The Sumerian King List ⓘ
linked to:
Sumerian King List
The Treasures of Darkness ⓘ |
| occupation |
Assyriologist
ⓘ
historian ⓘ philologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Copenhagen ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bradenton, Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Bradenton
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| positionHeld |
director of the Oriental Institute
ⓘ
professor at Harvard University ⓘ professor at the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| studies |
Mesopotamian kingship
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Mesopotamian religion ⓘ ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to:
Mesopotamia
|
| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Chicago ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thorkild Jacobsen Description of subject: Thorkild Jacobsen was a prominent Danish Assyriologist renowned for his influential research on ancient Mesopotamian history, language, and religion.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.