Cornelis van der Lijn
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Cornelis van der Lijn was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cornelis van der Lijn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1101386 — 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: Cornelis van der Lijn Context triple: [Anthony van Diemen, successor, Cornelis van der Lijn]
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A.
Dirck van Delen
Dirck van Delen was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his meticulously rendered architectural and church interior scenes.
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B.
Pieter van Veen
Pieter van Veen was a historical member of the Delft Guild of Saint Luke, the professional association of artists and artisans in the Dutch city of Delft.
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C.
Pieter Cort van der Linden
Pieter Cort van der Linden was a Dutch liberal statesman who served as prime minister during World War I and is known for overseeing major democratic reforms in the Netherlands.
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D.
Hendrick van der Burch
Hendrick van der Burch was a 17th-century Dutch painter associated with the artistic community in Delft.
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E.
Cornelis van Eesteren
Cornelis van Eesteren was a Dutch modernist architect and urban planner best known for his influential role in shaping the spatial development and functionalist planning of Amsterdam and other cities in the 20th century.
- 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: Cornelis van der Lijn Target entity description: Cornelis van der Lijn was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
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A.
Dirck van Delen
Dirck van Delen was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his meticulously rendered architectural and church interior scenes.
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B.
Pieter van Veen
Pieter van Veen was a historical member of the Delft Guild of Saint Luke, the professional association of artists and artisans in the Dutch city of Delft.
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C.
Pieter Cort van der Linden
Pieter Cort van der Linden was a Dutch liberal statesman who served as prime minister during World War I and is known for overseeing major democratic reforms in the Netherlands.
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D.
Hendrick van der Burch
Hendrick van der Burch was a 17th-century Dutch painter associated with the artistic community in Delft.
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E.
Cornelis van Eesteren
Cornelis van Eesteren was a Dutch modernist architect and urban planner best known for his influential role in shaping the spatial development and functionalist planning of Amsterdam and other cities in the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial administrator
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Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Heeren XVII of the Dutch East India Company
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| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1608-12-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1679-07-27 ⓘ |
| employer |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
VOC ⓘ |
| endTime | term as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies: 1650 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
involved in VOC trade and diplomatic relations in Asia
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oversaw consolidation of VOC control in parts of the Indonesian archipelago ⓘ |
| notableWork | administration of VOC territories in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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merchant official ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Alkmaar
NERFINISHED
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Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Alkmaar
NERFINISHED
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Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
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member of the Council of the Indies ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Anthony van Diemen
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surface form:
Antonio van Diemen
|
| residence |
Alkmaar
NERFINISHED
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Batavia ⓘ |
| startTime | term as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies: 1646 ⓘ |
| successor | Carel Reyniersz ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Batavia
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Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Cornelis van der Lijn Description of subject: Cornelis van der Lijn was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
Referenced by (2)
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