Theodor Heuss Prize
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The Theodor Heuss Prize is a German award honoring individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to democracy, civic engagement, and political culture in the spirit of Germany’s first postwar president, Theodor Heuss.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theodor Heuss Prize canonical | 2 |
| Theodor Heuss Medal | 1 |
| Theodor-Heuss-Preis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1369057 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodor Heuss Prize Context triple: [Günter Grass, awardReceived, Theodor Heuss Prize]
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A.
Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize
The Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize is a German award given for notable contributions to politics, economics, culture, or intellectual life, named after the industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer.
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B.
Heinz Eulau Award
The Heinz Eulau Award is a political science prize given by the American Political Science Association for outstanding scholarship in the field, particularly in published articles.
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C.
Reimar Lüst Award
The Reimar Lüst Award is a prestigious German research prize recognizing outstanding international scholars for exceptional contributions and collaboration in science and the humanities.
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D.
Leo Baeck Medal
The Leo Baeck Medal is a prestigious honor awarded by the Leo Baeck Institute to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to preserving and promoting the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry.
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E.
Theodor W. Adorno Award
The Theodor W. Adorno Award is a prestigious German prize honoring outstanding contributions in philosophy, music, theatre, and film that reflect critical social thought in the spirit of Theodor W. Adorno.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodor Heuss Prize Target entity description: The Theodor Heuss Prize is a German award honoring individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to democracy, civic engagement, and political culture in the spirit of Germany’s first postwar president, Theodor Heuss.
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A.
Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize
The Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize is a German award given for notable contributions to politics, economics, culture, or intellectual life, named after the industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer.
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B.
Heinz Eulau Award
The Heinz Eulau Award is a political science prize given by the American Political Science Association for outstanding scholarship in the field, particularly in published articles.
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C.
Reimar Lüst Award
The Reimar Lüst Award is a prestigious German research prize recognizing outstanding international scholars for exceptional contributions and collaboration in science and the humanities.
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D.
Leo Baeck Medal
The Leo Baeck Medal is a prestigious honor awarded by the Leo Baeck Institute to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to preserving and promoting the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry.
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E.
Theodor W. Adorno Award
The Theodor W. Adorno Award is a prestigious German prize honoring outstanding contributions in philosophy, music, theatre, and film that reflect critical social thought in the spirit of Theodor W. Adorno.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German award
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award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Theodor Heuss Prize
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surface form:
Theodor-Heuss-Preis
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| associatedWith | Theodor Heuss Foundation ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding democratic engagement ⓘ |
| awardFor |
civic engagement
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democracy ⓘ political culture ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| field |
civil society
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| follows | principles of liberal democracy ⓘ |
| frequency | annual award ⓘ |
| genre |
civil rights award
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democracy award ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| honors |
individuals
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organizations ⓘ |
| inception | 1965 ⓘ |
| inTheSpiritOf |
Federal President Theodor Heuss
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surface form:
Theodor Heuss
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| location | Stuttgart ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Federal President Theodor Heuss
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surface form:
Theodor Heuss
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| presentedBy | Theodor Heuss Foundation ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize outstanding contributions to democratic culture ⓘ |
| website | https://www.theodor-heuss-stiftung.de ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Theodor-Heuss-Preis
this entity surface form:
Theodor Heuss Medal