Ursula Maria Martius
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Ursula Maria Martius, better known as Ursula Franklin, was a German-Canadian physicist, metallurgist, and pacifist renowned for her work in materials science and her influential writings on technology and society.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ursula Maria Martius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11829027 — 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: Ursula Maria Martius Context triple: [Ursula Franklin, birthName, Ursula Maria Martius]
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A.
Karla von Mohl
Karla von Mohl was the wife of renowned German physician and physicist Hermann von Helmholtz and a member of the distinguished von Mohl family.
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B.
Albertina Rasch
Albertina Rasch was an influential early 20th-century choreographer and dance director known for her work on Broadway and in Hollywood films.
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C.
Yeda Crusius
Yeda Crusius is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul and has been a prominent figure in Brazil’s center-right politics.
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D.
Marieluise Hessel
Marieluise Hessel is an art collector and philanthropist known for her significant contemporary art collection and support of the Hessel Museum of Art.
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E.
Dorothea Veit
Dorothea Veit, later known as Dorothea Schlegel, was a German-Jewish novelist and prominent figure of early German Romanticism associated with the Jena circle.
- 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: Ursula Maria Martius Target entity description: Ursula Maria Martius, better known as Ursula Franklin, was a German-Canadian physicist, metallurgist, and pacifist renowned for her work in materials science and her influential writings on technology and society.
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A.
Karla von Mohl
Karla von Mohl was the wife of renowned German physician and physicist Hermann von Helmholtz and a member of the distinguished von Mohl family.
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B.
Albertina Rasch
Albertina Rasch was an influential early 20th-century choreographer and dance director known for her work on Broadway and in Hollywood films.
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C.
Yeda Crusius
Yeda Crusius is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul and has been a prominent figure in Brazil’s center-right politics.
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D.
Marieluise Hessel
Marieluise Hessel is an art collector and philanthropist known for her significant contemporary art collection and support of the Hessel Museum of Art.
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E.
Dorothea Veit
Dorothea Veit, later known as Dorothea Schlegel, was a German-Jewish novelist and prominent figure of early German Romanticism associated with the Jena circle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quaker
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academic ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ metallurgist ⓘ pacifist ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
materials science
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metallurgy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ursula Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearson Medal of Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Ursula Maria Martius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Canada
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Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-09-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-07-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Technical University of Berlin
NERFINISHED
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University of Toronto ⓘ |
| employer | University of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history of technology
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materials science ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ peace studies ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Ursula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of technology and its impact on society
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feminist perspectives on science and technology ⓘ peace activism ⓘ research on the structure and properties of metals and alloys ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Order of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-nuclear weapons movement
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feminist movement ⓘ peace movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Real World of Technology
NERFINISHED
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The Ursula Franklin Reader: Pacifism as a Map NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursula Franklin Speaks: Thoughts and Afterthoughts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
research scientist
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university professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Munich ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Toronto ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ursula Maria Martius Description of subject: Ursula Maria Martius, better known as Ursula Franklin, was a German-Canadian physicist, metallurgist, and pacifist renowned for her work in materials science and her influential writings on technology and society.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.