Nikolaus Hofreiter
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Nikolaus Hofreiter was an Austrian mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and for co-authoring influential tables of logarithms and mathematical functions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nikolaus Hofreiter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4259399 — 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: Nikolaus Hofreiter Context triple: [Wilhelm Wirtinger, notableStudent, Nikolaus Hofreiter]
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A.
Leonhard Romeis
Leonhard Romeis was a German architect known for his historicist designs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in Munich.
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B.
Rudolf Sauer
Rudolf Sauer is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Sauer, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not clearly established.
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C.
Franz Hofmann
Franz Hofmann was a Nazi official who was prosecuted as a defendant in the post-World War II RuSHA Trial for his involvement in racial policies and crimes against humanity.
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D.
Irmfried Eberl
Irmfried Eberl was an Austrian Nazi physician and SS officer who became the first commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp, playing a key role in the implementation of the Holocaust.
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E.
Johann Hohenstein
Johann Hohenstein was an early 16th-century printer known for producing works by the English Bible translator William Tyndale.
- 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: Nikolaus Hofreiter Target entity description: Nikolaus Hofreiter was an Austrian mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and for co-authoring influential tables of logarithms and mathematical functions.
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A.
Leonhard Romeis
Leonhard Romeis was a German architect known for his historicist designs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in Munich.
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B.
Rudolf Sauer
Rudolf Sauer is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Sauer, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not clearly established.
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C.
Franz Hofmann
Franz Hofmann was a Nazi official who was prosecuted as a defendant in the post-World War II RuSHA Trial for his involvement in racial policies and crimes against humanity.
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D.
Irmfried Eberl
Irmfried Eberl was an Austrian Nazi physician and SS officer who became the first commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp, playing a key role in the implementation of the Holocaust.
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E.
Johann Hohenstein
Johann Hohenstein was an early 16th-century printer known for producing works by the English Bible translator William Tyndale.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Austrian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mathematics
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number theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to number theory
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tables of logarithms ⓘ tables of mathematical functions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
co-authoring influential tables of logarithms
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co-authoring influential tables of mathematical functions ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nikolaus Hofreiter Description of subject: Nikolaus Hofreiter was an Austrian mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and for co-authoring influential tables of logarithms and mathematical functions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.