August von Goethe
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August von Goethe was the only surviving son of the famed German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, known primarily for his role as his father's companion and estate heir rather than for independent achievements.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Julius August Walther von Goethe | 2 |
| August von Goethe canonical | 1 |
| Carl August von Goethe | 1 |
| Goethe’s son, August von Goethe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1389075 — 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.
Target entity: August von Goethe Context triple: [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, child, August von Goethe]
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a towering German writer, poet, and polymath of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, best known for works like "Faust" and for shaping European Romanticism and modern literature.
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Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich Schiller was a seminal German poet, playwright, philosopher, and historian of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, renowned for works such as "William Tell" and "Ode to Joy" and for his central role in Weimar Classicism alongside Goethe.
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Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine was a 19th-century German poet, essayist, and literary critic renowned for his lyrical poetry and sharp political and social commentary.
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Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was an 18th-century German poet best known for his religious epic "Der Messias" and his influential role in the development of German lyric and pre-Romantic literature.
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E.
Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried Herder was an 18th-century German philosopher, theologian, and literary critic whose ideas on language, culture, and history helped shape Romanticism and modern hermeneutics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: August von Goethe Target entity description: August von Goethe was the only surviving son of the famed German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, known primarily for his role as his father's companion and estate heir rather than for independent achievements.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a towering German writer, poet, and polymath of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, best known for works like "Faust" and for shaping European Romanticism and modern literature.
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B.
Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich Schiller was a seminal German poet, playwright, philosopher, and historian of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, renowned for works such as "William Tell" and "Ode to Joy" and for his central role in Weimar Classicism alongside Goethe.
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C.
Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine was a 19th-century German poet, essayist, and literary critic renowned for his lyrical poetry and sharp political and social commentary.
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D.
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was an 18th-century German poet best known for his religious epic "Der Messias" and his influential role in the development of German lyric and pre-Romantic literature.
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E.
Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried Herder was an 18th-century German philosopher, theologian, and literary critic whose ideas on language, culture, and history helped shape Romanticism and modern hermeneutics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German nobleman
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Cimitero Acattolico
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Cemetery, Rome
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| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| child |
Amalia von Goethe
ⓘ
surface form:
Alma von Goethe
Walther von Goethe ⓘ Wolfgang Maximilian von Goethe (grandson of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
ⓘ
surface form:
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1789-12-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1830-10-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Weimar Gymnasium ⓘ |
| employer |
Weimar court
ⓘ
surface form:
Ducal court of Weimar
|
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
ⓘ
surface form:
von Goethe
|
| father | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ |
| givenName | August ⓘ |
| hasRole | estate heir of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Weimar court
ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar court society
|
| mother |
Christianne Vulpius
ⓘ
surface form:
Christiane Vulpius
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| nobleTitle | Freiherr ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acting as companion to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
ⓘ
being the only surviving son of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ heir to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's estate ⓘ |
| occupation |
court official
ⓘ
privy councillor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Weimar ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence | Weimar ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Amalia von Goethe
ⓘ
August von Goethe self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Carl August von Goethe
August von Goethe self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Julius August Walther von Goethe
Amalia von Goethe ⓘ
surface form:
Wolfgang Maximilian von Goethe
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| spouse | Ottilie von Pogwisch ⓘ |
| travelledTo | Italy ⓘ |
| travelledWith | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: August von Goethe Description of subject: August von Goethe was the only surviving son of the famed German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, known primarily for his role as his father's companion and estate heir rather than for independent achievements.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.