Andreas Hermes
E121936
Andreas Hermes was a German politician and agricultural expert who served in high-level government roles during the Weimar Republic and later became a prominent figure in postwar Christian democratic politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andreas Hermes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1062011 — 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 Hermes Context triple: [Reich Ministry of Finance, hasMinister, Andreas Hermes]
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A.
Andreas
Andreas is a masculine given name of Greek origin, commonly used in various European and international cultures.
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B.
Johannes Steinhoff
Johannes Steinhoff was a highly decorated German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II who later became a prominent general and key figure in rebuilding the postwar German Air Force and NATO air strategy.
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C.
Sebastian Rudolph
Sebastian Rudolph is a German actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in historical and dramatic productions.
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D.
Klaus Heissler
Klaus Heissler is a talking goldfish with the brain of an East German Olympic ski jumper, serving as a comedic and often sarcastic member of the Smith family in the animated series "American Dad!".
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E.
Lorenz Hackenholt
Lorenz Hackenholt was an SS officer and key operative in the Nazi Aktion Reinhard extermination program, notably involved in the construction and operation of gas chambers at death camps.
- 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 Hermes Target entity description: Andreas Hermes was a German politician and agricultural expert who served in high-level government roles during the Weimar Republic and later became a prominent figure in postwar Christian democratic politics.
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A.
Andreas
Andreas is a masculine given name of Greek origin, commonly used in various European and international cultures.
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B.
Johannes Steinhoff
Johannes Steinhoff was a highly decorated German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II who later became a prominent general and key figure in rebuilding the postwar German Air Force and NATO air strategy.
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C.
Sebastian Rudolph
Sebastian Rudolph is a German actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in historical and dramatic productions.
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D.
Klaus Heissler
Klaus Heissler is a talking goldfish with the brain of an East German Olympic ski jumper, serving as a comedic and often sarcastic member of the Smith family in the animated series "American Dad!".
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E.
Lorenz Hackenholt
Lorenz Hackenholt was an SS officer and key operative in the Nazi Aktion Reinhard extermination program, notably involved in the construction and operation of gas chambers at death camps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural scientist
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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surface form:
Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1878-07-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1964-01-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bonn
ⓘ
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ
surface form:
University of Munich
|
| familyName | Hermes ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agricultural economics
ⓘ
agricultural policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Andreas ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
Bonn ⓘ Cologne ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Centre Party (Germany)
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surface form:
Centre Party
Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to agricultural policy in the Weimar Republic
ⓘ
reconstruction of German agriculture after World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
agronomist
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politician ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Weimar Republic politics
ⓘ
postwar Christian democratic movement in Germany ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Colonial Colonie, Cologne ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bonn ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Reich Ministry of Finance
ⓘ
surface form:
Reich Minister of Finance
Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture ⓘ member of the Bundestag of Germany ⓘ member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic ⓘ president of the German Catholic Farmers' Association ⓘ president of the German Farmers' Association ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
ⓘ
Bonn ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andreas Hermes Description of subject: Andreas Hermes was a German politician and agricultural expert who served in high-level government roles during the Weimar Republic and later became a prominent figure in postwar Christian democratic politics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.