van der Meer
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Van der Meer is a Dutch surname borne by several notable individuals, including Nobel Prize–winning physicist Simon van der Meer.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| van der Meer canonical | 6 |
| Van der Meer (concatenated forms such as Van derMeer, Vander Meer) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1532559 — 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: van der Meer Context triple: [Simon van der Meer, familyName, van der Meer]
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A.
Johannes van der Meer
Johannes van der Meer is another name for Johannes Vermeer, the renowned 17th-century Dutch painter celebrated for his masterful use of light and intimate domestic interior scenes.
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B.
van Slingelandt
Van Slingelandt is a Dutch surname historically associated with a prominent political and administrative family in the Netherlands.
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C.
Van der Madeweg
Van der Madeweg is a metro station in Amsterdam that serves as a stop on the city's rapid transit network.
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D.
van Mook
Van Mook is the surname of Hubertus van Mook, a prominent Dutch colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies during and after World War II.
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E.
Jan van der Vliet
Jan van der Vliet was a Dutch artist associated with the Delft painters’ Guild of Saint Luke during the Dutch Golden Age.
- 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: van der Meer Target entity description: Van der Meer is a Dutch surname borne by several notable individuals, including Nobel Prize–winning physicist Simon van der Meer.
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A.
Johannes van der Meer
Johannes van der Meer is another name for Johannes Vermeer, the renowned 17th-century Dutch painter celebrated for his masterful use of light and intimate domestic interior scenes.
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B.
van Slingelandt
Van Slingelandt is a Dutch surname historically associated with a prominent political and administrative family in the Netherlands.
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C.
Van der Madeweg
Van der Madeweg is a metro station in Amsterdam that serves as a stop on the city's rapid transit network.
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D.
van Mook
Van Mook is the surname of Hubertus van Mook, a prominent Dutch colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies during and after World War II.
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E.
Jan van der Vliet
Jan van der Vliet was a Dutch artist associated with the Delft painters’ Guild of Saint Luke during the Dutch Golden Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch-language surname
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person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Prize in Physics
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Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ
surface form:
Nobel Prize in Physics 1984
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Netherlands
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Netherlands ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| employer | CERN ⓘ |
| familyName |
van der Meer
self-linksurface differs
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van der Meer self-linksurface differs ⓘ van der Meer self-linksurface differs ⓘ van der Meer self-linksurface differs ⓘ van der Meer self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | particle physics ⓘ |
| givenName |
Douwe Bob
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Frits ⓘ Hendrik ⓘ Jan ⓘ Simon ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Douwe Bob van der Meer
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Frits van der Meer ⓘ Hendrik van der Meer ⓘ Jan van der Meer ⓘ Simon van der Meer ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
van der Meer
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Van der Meer (concatenated forms such as Van derMeer, Vander Meer)
Vandermeer ⓘ |
| isToponymic | true ⓘ |
| knownFor | contributions to the discovery of the W and Z bosons ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Dutch ⓘ |
| meaning | from the lake ⓘ |
| notableFor | stochastic cooling technique for particle beams ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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physicist ⓘ political scientist ⓘ publisher ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| sharedAwardWith | Carlo Rubbia ⓘ |
| usedAsFamilyNameIn |
Belgium
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Netherlands ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Suriname ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: van der Meer Description of subject: Van der Meer is a Dutch surname borne by several notable individuals, including Nobel Prize–winning physicist Simon van der Meer.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Van der Meer (concatenated forms such as Van derMeer, Vander Meer)
subject surface form:
Simon van der Meer
subject surface form:
Jan van der Meer
subject surface form:
Douwe Bob van der Meer
subject surface form:
Hendrik van der Meer
subject surface form:
Frits van der Meer