Steiner

E144974

German-language surname person surname

Steiner is a common German-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as music, philosophy, and science.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Steiner canonical	14
Steinerová	1
Штайнер	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1262824 — 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: Steiner
Context triple: [Max Steiner, familyName, Steiner]

A. Morgenstern
Morgenstern is a German surname borne by various notable figures in fields such as economics, literature, and the arts.
B. Schröder
Schröder is a common German surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, sports, and the arts.
C. Edelmann
Edelmann is a surname of German origin borne by various individuals across fields such as music, sports, and academia.
D. Huber
Huber is a surname of German origin that is borne by various notable individuals across fields such as science, sports, and the arts.
E. Elster
Elster is a river in central Europe, primarily flowing through the German state of Saxony and its surrounding regions.
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: Steiner
Target entity description: Steiner is a common German-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as music, philosophy, and science.

A. Morgenstern
Morgenstern is a German surname borne by various notable figures in fields such as economics, literature, and the arts.
B. Schröder
Schröder is a common German surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, sports, and the arts.
C. Edelmann
Edelmann is a surname of German origin borne by various individuals across fields such as music, sports, and academia.
D. Huber
Huber is a surname of German origin that is borne by various notable individuals across fields such as science, sports, and the arts.
E. Elster
Elster is a river in central Europe, primarily flowing through the German state of Saxony and its surrounding regions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German-language surname ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ surname ⓘ
category	German-language surnames ⓘ occupational or toponymic surnames ⓘ surnames of German origin ⓘ
familyName	Steiner self-linksurface differs ⓘ Steiner self-linksurface differs ⓘ Steiner self-linksurface differs ⓘ Steiner self-linksurface differs ⓘ Steiner self-linksurface differs ⓘ Steiner self-linksurface differs ⓘ
fieldOfWork	geometry ⓘ
hasNotableBearer	George Steiner ⓘ Herbert Steiner ⓘ Jakob Steiner ⓘ Max Steiner ⓘ Rudolf Steiner ⓘ Stan Steiner ⓘ
hasVariant	Shteiner ⓘ Steiner self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Steinerová Shteiner ⓘ surface form: Štajner Steiner self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Штайнер
knownFor	composing film music for Hollywood movies ⓘ founding anthroposophy ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	German ⓘ
occupation	composer ⓘ esotericist ⓘ essayist ⓘ film score composer ⓘ historian ⓘ literary critic ⓘ mathematician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ social reformer ⓘ writer ⓘ
usedInCountry	Argentina ⓘ Australia ⓘ Austria ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Germany ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Israel ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Max Steiner → familyName → Steiner ⓘ

Leslie Howard → familyName → Steiner ⓘ

Stein → hasVariant → Steiner ⓘ

Steiner → hasVariant → Steiner self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Steinerová

Steiner → hasVariant → Steiner self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Штайнер