Batavus Droogstoppel
E131050
Batavus Droogstoppel is a narrow-minded, self-righteous Amsterdam coffee broker and one of the main satirical narrators in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batavus Droogstoppel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1143978 — 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: Batavus Droogstoppel Context triple: [Max Havelaar, hasCharacter, Batavus Droogstoppel]
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A.
Hompelvoet
Hompelvoet is a small uninhabited island in the Grevelingen lake in the southwestern Netherlands, known for its protected natural habitats and birdlife.
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B.
Kwintsheul
Kwintsheul is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, known for its greenhouse horticulture and location within the Westland region.
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C.
Zwartewaal
Zwartewaal is a small village in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland.
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D.
Heezen
Heezen is a surname most notably associated with American geologist and oceanographer Bruce C. Heezen, a pioneer in mapping the ocean floor.
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E.
Giewont
Giewont is a prominent, cross-topped mountain massif in the Polish Tatra Mountains, famed as a national symbol and popular hiking destination overlooking the town of Zakopane.
- 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: Batavus Droogstoppel Target entity description: Batavus Droogstoppel is a narrow-minded, self-righteous Amsterdam coffee broker and one of the main satirical narrators in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar."
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A.
Hompelvoet
Hompelvoet is a small uninhabited island in the Grevelingen lake in the southwestern Netherlands, known for its protected natural habitats and birdlife.
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B.
Kwintsheul
Kwintsheul is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, known for its greenhouse horticulture and location within the Westland region.
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C.
Zwartewaal
Zwartewaal is a small village in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland.
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D.
Heezen
Heezen is a surname most notably associated with American geologist and oceanographer Bruce C. Heezen, a pioneer in mapping the ocean floor.
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E.
Giewont
Giewont is a prominent, cross-topped mountain massif in the Polish Tatra Mountains, famed as a national symbol and popular hiking destination overlooking the town of Zakopane.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch literary character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ narrator ⓘ satirical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Max Havelaar
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surface form:
"Max Havelaar"
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| associatedWith |
Dutch colonial economy
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coffee trade ⓘ |
| characterIn |
Max Havelaar
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surface form:
Dutch novel "Max Havelaar"
|
| createdBy |
Multatuli
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surface form:
Eduard Douwes Dekker
Multatuli ⓘ |
| depictsTrait |
bourgeois mentality
ⓘ
narrow-mindedness ⓘ self-righteousness ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Lauriergracht in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| genreContext | 19th-century Dutch literature ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Batavus Droogstoppel self-link ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Dutch ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
satirical narrator
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vehicle for social criticism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | frame narrator in "Max Havelaar" ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| occupation |
coffee broker
ⓘ
trader ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch literary canon ⓘ |
| publicationContext | first published in 1860 with "Max Havelaar" ⓘ |
| represents |
commercial mentality over moral concern
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self-satisfied Dutch bourgeois ⓘ |
| residence | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| roleInWork | narrator of "Max Havelaar" ⓘ |
| usedAs |
satire of Dutch middle class
ⓘ
satire of philistinism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Batavus Droogstoppel Description of subject: Batavus Droogstoppel is a narrow-minded, self-righteous Amsterdam coffee broker and one of the main satirical narrators in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar."
Referenced by (2)
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