Andreas Wolf
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Andreas Wolf is a central, morally ambiguous East German exile and activist in Jonathan Franzen’s novel "Purity," whose complex past and charismatic influence drive much of the book’s plot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andreas Wolf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14804667 — 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: Andreas Wolf Context triple: [Purity, hasCharacter, Andreas Wolf]
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A.
Andro Steinborn
Andro Steinborn is a film producer best known for his work on the psychological thriller "Funny Games U.S."
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B.
Markus Wolf
Markus Wolf was a prominent East German spymaster who led the foreign intelligence service of the Stasi and became one of the Cold War’s most influential intelligence chiefs.
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C.
Mark Weissenstern
Mark Weissenstern is an electronics industry figure best known as a founder of the semiconductor company Signetics.
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D.
Richard Wolf
Richard Wolf was a German-born Cuban diplomat, inventor, and philanthropist best known for founding the Wolf Foundation, which awards the prestigious Wolf Prizes in fields such as science and the arts.
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E.
Felix Krull
Felix Krull is the charming, quick-witted con artist and social climber who narrates Thomas Mann’s picaresque novel "The Confessions of Felix Krull."
- 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: Andreas Wolf Target entity description: Andreas Wolf is a central, morally ambiguous East German exile and activist in Jonathan Franzen’s novel "Purity," whose complex past and charismatic influence drive much of the book’s plot.
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A.
Andro Steinborn
Andro Steinborn is a film producer best known for his work on the psychological thriller "Funny Games U.S."
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B.
Markus Wolf
Markus Wolf was a prominent East German spymaster who led the foreign intelligence service of the Stasi and became one of the Cold War’s most influential intelligence chiefs.
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C.
Mark Weissenstern
Mark Weissenstern is an electronics industry figure best known as a founder of the semiconductor company Signetics.
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D.
Richard Wolf
Richard Wolf was a German-born Cuban diplomat, inventor, and philanthropist best known for founding the Wolf Foundation, which awards the prestigious Wolf Prizes in fields such as science and the arts.
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E.
Felix Krull
Felix Krull is the charming, quick-witted con artist and social climber who narrates Thomas Mann’s picaresque novel "The Confessions of Felix Krull."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.