Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
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The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology is a leading German research institute dedicated to the comparative study of social and cultural diversity across societies worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| MPI for Social Anthropology | 1 |
| Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1286256 — 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: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Context triple: [Max Planck Society, hasPart, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology]
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Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies is a German research institute in Cologne that conducts advanced social science research on the political and economic foundations of modern societies.
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Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology is a leading German research institute in Leipzig dedicated to studying human evolution through genetics, anthropology, and related disciplines.
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Max Planck Institute for Human Development
The Max Planck Institute for Human Development is a Berlin-based research institute focused on interdisciplinary studies of human learning, development, and educational processes across the lifespan.
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German Anthropological Society
The German Anthropological Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to the scientific study of human beings, including their biological, cultural, and historical development.
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Max Planck Institute for the Study of the Scientific-Technical World
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of the Scientific-Technical World was a research institute of the Max Planck Society in Germany focused on philosophical and sociological analysis of science, technology, and their role in modern society.
- 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: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Target entity description: The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology is a leading German research institute dedicated to the comparative study of social and cultural diversity across societies worldwide.
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A.
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies is a German research institute in Cologne that conducts advanced social science research on the political and economic foundations of modern societies.
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B.
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology is a leading German research institute in Leipzig dedicated to studying human evolution through genetics, anthropology, and related disciplines.
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C.
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
The Max Planck Institute for Human Development is a Berlin-based research institute focused on interdisciplinary studies of human learning, development, and educational processes across the lifespan.
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D.
German Anthropological Society
The German Anthropological Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to the scientific study of human beings, including their biological, cultural, and historical development.
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Max Planck Institute for the Study of the Scientific-Technical World
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of the Scientific-Technical World was a research institute of the Max Planck Society in Germany focused on philosophical and sociological analysis of science, technology, and their role in modern society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Max Planck Institute
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research institute ⓘ social science research institute ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
anthropology
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economic anthropology ⓘ legal anthropology ⓘ political anthropology ⓘ socio-cultural anthropology ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| employs |
anthropologist
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researcher ⓘ social scientist ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative social research
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cultural anthropology ⓘ ethnology ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
comparative study of societies
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cultural diversity ⓘ social diversity ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Department of Anthropology of Economic Experimentation
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Department of Anthropology of Economic Life ⓘ Department of Anthropology of Politics and Governance ⓘ Department of Law and Anthropology ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Halle (Saale) ⓘ |
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
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Halle (Saale) ⓘ Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| memberOf | Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| missionStatement | comparative study of social and cultural diversity across societies worldwide ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
conflict and integration
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economic life ⓘ globalization ⓘ governance ⓘ law and society ⓘ migration ⓘ |
| shortName |
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
MPI for Social Anthropology
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| website | https://www.eth.mpg.de ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Description of subject: The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology is a leading German research institute dedicated to the comparative study of social and cultural diversity across societies worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
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shortName
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Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
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this entity surface form:
MPI for Social Anthropology