Hermann Samuel Reimarus
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Hermann Samuel Reimarus was an 18th-century German philosopher and biblical scholar known for his pioneering, skeptical critique of the historical reliability of the Gospels and traditional Christian theology.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hermann Samuel Reimarus Context triple: [The Quest of the Historical Jesus, examinesWorkOf, Hermann Samuel Reimarus]
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Friedrich August Wolf
Friedrich August Wolf was a pioneering German classical philologist best known for his critical work on Homer and for helping to establish philology as a modern academic discipline.
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David Friedrich Strauss
David Friedrich Strauss was a 19th-century German theologian and writer best known for his critical, historical analysis of the life of Jesus and the origins of Christian doctrine.
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Johann Gustav Droysen
Johann Gustav Droysen was a 19th-century German historian and philosopher of history, known for pioneering historicism and developing influential theories on historical interpretation and methodology.
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Werner Jaeger
Werner Jaeger was a prominent 20th-century German classical philologist best known for his work on ancient Greek culture and education, especially his influential study "Paideia."
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Felben-Wellhausen
Felben-Wellhausen is a municipality in the canton of Thurgau in northeastern Switzerland.
- 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: Hermann Samuel Reimarus Target entity description: Hermann Samuel Reimarus was an 18th-century German philosopher and biblical scholar known for his pioneering, skeptical critique of the historical reliability of the Gospels and traditional Christian theology.
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A.
Friedrich August Wolf
Friedrich August Wolf was a pioneering German classical philologist best known for his critical work on Homer and for helping to establish philology as a modern academic discipline.
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B.
David Friedrich Strauss
David Friedrich Strauss was a 19th-century German theologian and writer best known for his critical, historical analysis of the life of Jesus and the origins of Christian doctrine.
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C.
Johann Gustav Droysen
Johann Gustav Droysen was a 19th-century German historian and philosopher of history, known for pioneering historicism and developing influential theories on historical interpretation and methodology.
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D.
Werner Jaeger
Werner Jaeger was a prominent 20th-century German classical philologist best known for his work on ancient Greek culture and education, especially his influential study "Paideia."
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E.
Felben-Wellhausen
Felben-Wellhausen is a municipality in the canton of Thurgau in northeastern Switzerland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
Enlightenment thinker
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biblical scholar ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| child |
Elise Reimarus
NERFINISHED
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Johann Albert Heinrich Reimarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1694-12-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1768-03-01 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Fragmente eines Ungenannten, published by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Jena
NERFINISHED
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University of Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Johanneum Gymnasium, Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Reimarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical criticism
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classical philology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName |
Hermann
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Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Wolfenbüttel Fragments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
David Friedrich Strauss
NERFINISHED
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing NERFINISHED ⓘ modern historical-critical study of Jesus ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
Age of Enlightenment
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Deism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early contribution to the quest for the historical Jesus
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pioneering skeptical critique of traditional Christian theology ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
distinction between the preaching of Jesus and the preaching about Jesus
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radical critique of the historical reliability of the Gospels ⓘ rejection of miracles as violations of natural law ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apologie oder Schutzschrift für die vernünftigen Verehrer Gottes
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Fragmente eines Ungenannten NERFINISHED ⓘ Von dem Zwecke Jesu und seiner Jünger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
biblical scholar
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philosopher ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Oriental Languages ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Deist ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Johanna Reimarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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