Uwe Timm
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Uwe Timm is a prominent contemporary German author known for his novels, essays, and politically engaged literature exploring Germany’s 20th-century history and memory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Uwe Timm canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11631734 — 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: Uwe Timm Context triple: [Carl Zuckmayer Medal, notableRecipient, Uwe Timm]
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A.
Werner Schroeter
Werner Schroeter was a German avant-garde filmmaker and theater director known for his operatic, emotionally intense works and significant influence on European art cinema.
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B.
Oskar Kummetz
Oskar Kummetz was a German Kriegsmarine admiral during World War II who commanded naval forces in several key operations, including the invasion of Norway.
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C.
Lutz Seiler
Lutz Seiler is a contemporary German poet and novelist renowned for his lyrically dense explorations of East German history and memory.
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D.
Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger was a prominent German film producer and screenwriter known for major international and German productions such as "Downfall," "The Baader Meinhof Complex," and "Resident Evil."
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E.
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Wotan Wilke Möhring is a German actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including appearances in popular crime series and comedies.
- 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: Uwe Timm Target entity description: Uwe Timm is a prominent contemporary German author known for his novels, essays, and politically engaged literature exploring Germany’s 20th-century history and memory.
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A.
Werner Schroeter
Werner Schroeter was a German avant-garde filmmaker and theater director known for his operatic, emotionally intense works and significant influence on European art cinema.
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B.
Oskar Kummetz
Oskar Kummetz was a German Kriegsmarine admiral during World War II who commanded naval forces in several key operations, including the invasion of Norway.
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C.
Lutz Seiler
Lutz Seiler is a contemporary German poet and novelist renowned for his lyrically dense explorations of East German history and memory.
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D.
Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger was a prominent German film producer and screenwriter known for major international and German productions such as "Downfall," "The Baader Meinhof Complex," and "Resident Evil."
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E.
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Wotan Wilke Möhring is a German actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including appearances in popular crime series and comedies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
NERFINISHED
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Heinrich Böll Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Literature Prize of the City of Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-03-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sorbonne University
NERFINISHED
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ
surface form:
University of Munich
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| familyName | Timm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
German history
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literature ⓘ memory culture ⓘ political literature ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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essay ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Uwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
exploring Germany's 20th-century history and memory
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politically engaged literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary German literature ⓘ |
| name | Uwe Timm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critical engagement with German 20th-century history
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reflection on memory and guilt ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Am Beispiel meines Bruders
NERFINISHED
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Der Freund und der Fremde NERFINISHED ⓘ Die Entdeckung der Currywurst NERFINISHED ⓘ Heißer Sommer NERFINISHED ⓘ Morenga NERFINISHED ⓘ Rot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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essayist ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Munich ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
German colonialism in Africa
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National Socialism NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ postwar Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingLanguage | German ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uwe Timm Description of subject: Uwe Timm is a prominent contemporary German author known for his novels, essays, and politically engaged literature exploring Germany’s 20th-century history and memory.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.