Truus van der Waals
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Truus van der Waals was a relative of the Dutch Nobel Prize–winning physicist Johannes Diderik van der Waals, known for his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids.
All labels observed (1)
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| Truus van der Waals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11436327 — 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: Truus van der Waals Context triple: [Johannes Diderik van der Waals, hasRelative, Truus van der Waals]
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Johannes Diderik van der Waals
Johannes Diderik van der Waals was a Dutch theoretical physicist best known for formulating the van der Waals equation of state, which describes the behavior of real gases and earned him the 1910 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Andries Bonger
Andries Bonger was a Dutch art collector and dealer closely connected to the Van Gogh family and the early promotion of Vincent van Gogh’s work.
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Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz
Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz was a Dutch physicist and the daughter of Nobel laureate Hendrik Lorentz, known for her work in low-temperature physics and her collaboration with her husband Wander Johannes de Haas.
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Gerrit Jan Gorter
Gerrit Jan Gorter is a Dutch local politician who serves as the mayor of the municipality of Zeewolde in the Netherlands.
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Hendrik Anthony Kramers
Hendrik Anthony Kramers was a Dutch theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in quantum mechanics, dispersion theory, and the Kramers–Kronig relations.
- 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: Truus van der Waals Target entity description: Truus van der Waals was a relative of the Dutch Nobel Prize–winning physicist Johannes Diderik van der Waals, known for his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids.
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A.
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
Johannes Diderik van der Waals was a Dutch theoretical physicist best known for formulating the van der Waals equation of state, which describes the behavior of real gases and earned him the 1910 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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B.
Andries Bonger
Andries Bonger was a Dutch art collector and dealer closely connected to the Van Gogh family and the early promotion of Vincent van Gogh’s work.
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C.
Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz
Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz was a Dutch physicist and the daughter of Nobel laureate Hendrik Lorentz, known for her work in low-temperature physics and her collaboration with her husband Wander Johannes de Haas.
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D.
Gerrit Jan Gorter
Gerrit Jan Gorter is a Dutch local politician who serves as the mayor of the municipality of Zeewolde in the Netherlands.
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E.
Hendrik Anthony Kramers
Hendrik Anthony Kramers was a Dutch theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in quantum mechanics, dispersion theory, and the Kramers–Kronig relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (11)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Netherlands
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Netherlands ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Dutch people
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Dutch people ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | physics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
van der Waals equation
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linked to:
van der Waals equation of state
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| occupation | physicist ⓘ |
| relativeOf | Johannes Diderik van der Waals ⓘ |
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Subject: Truus van der Waals Description of subject: Truus van der Waals was a relative of the Dutch Nobel Prize–winning physicist Johannes Diderik van der Waals, known for his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids.
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