Immanuel Bekker
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Immanuel Bekker was a prominent 19th-century German philologist and classical scholar best known for his critical editions of ancient Greek texts, including Aristotle and Plato.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Immanuel Bekker canonical | 2 |
| August Immanuel Bekker | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10192859 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Immanuel Bekker Context triple: [August Boeckh, notableStudent, Immanuel Bekker]
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A.
Johannes Voet
Johannes Voet was a prominent 17th–18th century Dutch jurist and legal scholar whose writings became highly influential in the development and interpretation of Roman-Dutch law.
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B.
Friedrich Nicolovius
Friedrich Nicolovius was a German publisher active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for issuing significant philosophical and theological works.
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C.
Christian August Vulpius
Christian August Vulpius was a German novelist and playwright best known for his popular robber novel "Rinaldo Rinaldini" and for being the brother-in-law of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
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D.
Jakob Andreae
Jakob Andreae was a 16th-century German Lutheran theologian and church leader who played a key role in shaping post-Reformation Lutheran doctrine.
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E.
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Johann Albrecht Bengel was an 18th-century German Lutheran theologian and biblical scholar renowned for his critical work on the Greek New Testament and influential exegetical writings.
- 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: Immanuel Bekker Target entity description: Immanuel Bekker was a prominent 19th-century German philologist and classical scholar best known for his critical editions of ancient Greek texts, including Aristotle and Plato.
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A.
Johannes Voet
Johannes Voet was a prominent 17th–18th century Dutch jurist and legal scholar whose writings became highly influential in the development and interpretation of Roman-Dutch law.
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B.
Friedrich Nicolovius
Friedrich Nicolovius was a German publisher active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for issuing significant philosophical and theological works.
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C.
Christian August Vulpius
Christian August Vulpius was a German novelist and playwright best known for his popular robber novel "Rinaldo Rinaldini" and for being the brother-in-law of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
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D.
Jakob Andreae
Jakob Andreae was a 16th-century German Lutheran theologian and church leader who played a key role in shaping post-Reformation Lutheran doctrine.
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E.
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Johann Albrecht Bengel was an 18th-century German Lutheran theologian and biblical scholar renowned for his critical work on the Greek New Testament and influential exegetical writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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philologist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Prussia
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linked to:
Prussia
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| dateOfBirth | 1785-05-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1871-06-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Halle ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Berlin
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linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
|
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Bekker ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Greek philology
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classical philology ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | Immanuel ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Professor ⓘ |
| hasParticularNotation | Bekker numbers for Aristotle’s works ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical philology in the 19th century
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editions of Plato ⓘ textual criticism of Aristotle ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical editions of ancient Greek texts
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standard pagination of Aristotle’s works (Bekker numbers) ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Ancient Greek
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Immanuel Bekker ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Corpus Aristotelicum (Bekker edition)
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linked to:
Corpus Aristotelicum
critical edition of Aristotle ⓘ critical edition of Plato ⓘ edition of the Greek New Testament ⓘ edition of the Greek orators ⓘ |
| occupation |
classical philologist
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philologist ⓘ textual critic ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berlin ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
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linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
Ancient Greek literature
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Latin literature ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
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England ⓘ Italy ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Immanuel Bekker