Swiss philosopher Jeanne Hersch
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Jeanne Hersch was a Swiss philosopher known for her work on freedom, human rights, and existentialism, and for her influential role as a public intellectual and UNESCO official in the 20th century.
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| Swiss philosopher Jeanne Hersch canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss philosopher Jeanne Hersch Context triple: [Cemetery of the Kings, hasGraveOf, Swiss philosopher Jeanne Hersch]
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Lila Neugebauer
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Christiane Georgine Heger
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Marie Witschi-Courant
Marie Witschi-Courant was the wife of Swiss surgeon and Nobel laureate Emil Theodor Kocher.
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Verena Huber-Dyson
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Therese Gauss
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss philosopher Jeanne Hersch Target entity description: Jeanne Hersch was a Swiss philosopher known for her work on freedom, human rights, and existentialism, and for her influential role as a public intellectual and UNESCO official in the 20th century.
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A.
Lila Neugebauer
Lila Neugebauer is an American theater and film director known for her nuanced, character-driven productions on Broadway and off-Broadway.
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B.
Christiane Georgine Heger
Christiane Georgine Heger was the wife of Danish Romantic poet and playwright Adam Oehlenschläger and a figure within early 19th-century Danish literary circles.
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C.
Marie Witschi-Courant
Marie Witschi-Courant was the wife of Swiss surgeon and Nobel laureate Emil Theodor Kocher.
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D.
Verena Huber-Dyson
Verena Huber-Dyson was a Swiss-American mathematician known for her work in group theory and logic, and for her contributions to the philosophy of mathematics.
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E.
Therese Gauss
Therese Gauss was a member of the Gauss family, known primarily as a sibling of the mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Prix de la Ville de Genève ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-07-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-06-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Freiburg
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linked to:
Freiburg University
University of Geneva ⓘ University of Heidelberg ⓘ
linked to:
Heidelberg University
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| employer | University of Geneva ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish people
ⓘ
linked to:
Jews
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| familyName | Hersch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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existentialism ⓘ human rights ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Jeanne ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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Karl Jaspers ⓘ Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
dignity of the human person
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freedom ⓘ human rights ⓘ time and existence ⓘ |
| movement | existentialism ⓘ |
| name | Jeanne Hersch ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
conception of freedom as an existential condition
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philosophical defense of human rights grounded in human dignity ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Le droit d’être un homme
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L’illusion philosophique ⓘ Temps et musique ⓘ Écrits sur la liberté ⓘ |
| occupation |
UNESCO official
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philosopher ⓘ public intellectual ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Geneva ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Geneva ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the philosophy division at UNESCO
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member of the Swiss National Commission for UNESCO ⓘ professor of philosophy at the University of Geneva ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
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