Vladek
E952041
Vladek is the central Holocaust survivor and father figure depicted in Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel "Maus."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vladek canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11885452 — 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: Vladek Context triple: [Vladek Spiegelman, hasGivenName, Vladek]
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A.
Tuvia Blatt
Tuvia Blatt was a Polish-born Jewish Holocaust survivor best known as one of the few survivors of the Sobibor extermination camp uprising and later a prominent witness and author on the Holocaust.
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B.
Oskar
Oskar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in various European countries.
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C.
Hans Klopek
Hans Klopek is a mysterious and unsettling neighbor in the dark comedy film "The 'Burbs," suspected by the protagonists of hiding sinister secrets.
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D.
Feliks
Feliks is a given name, commonly used in Slavic and other European languages, that corresponds to the name Felix.
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E.
Motke Ganef
Motke Ganef is a Yiddish novel by Sholem Asch that follows the life and moral struggles of a Jewish thief in Eastern European shtetl society.
- 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: Vladek Target entity description: Vladek is the central Holocaust survivor and father figure depicted in Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel "Maus."
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A.
Tuvia Blatt
Tuvia Blatt was a Polish-born Jewish Holocaust survivor best known as one of the few survivors of the Sobibor extermination camp uprising and later a prominent witness and author on the Holocaust.
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B.
Oskar
Oskar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in various European countries.
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C.
Hans Klopek
Hans Klopek is a mysterious and unsettling neighbor in the dark comedy film "The 'Burbs," suspected by the protagonists of hiding sinister secrets.
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D.
Feliks
Feliks is a given name, commonly used in Slavic and other European languages, that corresponds to the name Felix.
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E.
Motke Ganef
Motke Ganef is a Yiddish novel by Sholem Asch that follows the life and moral struggles of a Jewish thief in Eastern European shtetl society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust survivor
ⓘ
comic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ graphic novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Maus
ⓘ
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History ⓘ
linked to:
Maus
Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began ⓘ
linked to:
Maus
|
| basedOn | Art Spiegelman’s real father ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
controlling
ⓘ
frugal ⓘ resourceful ⓘ traumatized ⓘ |
| child |
Art Spiegelman
ⓘ
Richieu Spiegelman ⓘ |
| creator | Art Spiegelman ⓘ |
| depictsTheme |
family conflict
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ memory ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Polish Jew ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
central character in Maus
ⓘ
father of Art Spiegelman ⓘ narrator of Holocaust experiences ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | central figure in Pulitzer Prize–winning work ⓘ |
| medium | graphic novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies intergenerational trauma
ⓘ
represents Holocaust survivor memory ⓘ |
| nationality | Polish ⓘ |
| occupation |
factory owner (pre-war)
ⓘ
textile salesman ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | Jewish mouse ⓘ |
| postWarMigration |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| relationshipWith | Art Spiegelman (strained father–son relationship) ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Czestochowa
ⓘ
linked to:
Częstochowa
Rego Park, Queens ⓘ
linked to:
Rego Park, Queens, New York City
Sosnowiec ⓘ |
| settingOfLifeEvents |
Nazi-occupied Europe
ⓘ
linked to:
German-occupied Europe
Poland ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anja Spiegelman
ⓘ
Mala Spiegelman ⓘ |
| survivedEvent |
Auschwitz concentration camp
ⓘ
linked to:
AuschwitzBirkenau
Holocaust ⓘ World War II persecution of Jews ⓘ
linked to:
Holocaust
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vladek Description of subject: Vladek is the central Holocaust survivor and father figure depicted in Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel "Maus."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.