Pieter van Vollenhoven
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Pieter van Vollenhoven is a Dutch academic, public servant, and member of the Dutch royal family by marriage, known for his work in safety and disaster investigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pieter van Vollenhoven canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1245682 — 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: Pieter van Vollenhoven Context triple: [Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, spouse, Pieter van Vollenhoven]
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A.
Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge
Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge was a Dutch colonial administrator and politician who served as a prominent and controversial leader in the Netherlands’ overseas empire during the early 20th century.
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B.
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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C.
Johannes van den Bosch
Johannes van den Bosch was a 19th-century Dutch colonial administrator and military officer best known for his influential role in shaping economic and governance policies in the Dutch East Indies.
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D.
Hans van Heeswijk
Hans van Heeswijk is a Dutch architect known for designing prominent cultural buildings, including major expansions and renovations of museums in the Netherlands.
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E.
Hubert Bruls
Hubert Bruls is a Dutch politician best known as the long-serving mayor of Nijmegen and a prominent figure in national public safety and crisis management.
- 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: Pieter van Vollenhoven Target entity description: Pieter van Vollenhoven is a Dutch academic, public servant, and member of the Dutch royal family by marriage, known for his work in safety and disaster investigation.
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A.
Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge
Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge was a Dutch colonial administrator and politician who served as a prominent and controversial leader in the Netherlands’ overseas empire during the early 20th century.
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B.
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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C.
Johannes van den Bosch
Johannes van den Bosch was a 19th-century Dutch colonial administrator and military officer best known for his influential role in shaping economic and governance policies in the Dutch East Indies.
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D.
Hans van Heeswijk
Hans van Heeswijk is a Dutch architect known for designing prominent cultural buildings, including major expansions and renovations of museums in the Netherlands.
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E.
Hubert Bruls
Hubert Bruls is a Dutch politician best known as the long-serving mayor of Nijmegen and a prominent figure in national public safety and crisis management.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch academic
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human ⓘ member of the Dutch royal family by marriage ⓘ public servant ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Law ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Orange-Nassau
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Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-04-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Utrecht University ⓘ |
| employer | University of Twente ⓘ |
| familyName |
Cornelis van Vollenhoven
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surface form:
van Vollenhoven
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| fieldOfWork |
aviation safety
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disaster investigation ⓘ public safety policy ⓘ safety research ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Pieter ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau
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surface form:
Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau
Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau ⓘ Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau ⓘ Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau ⓘ |
| hasInterest |
aviation
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disaster management ⓘ traffic safety ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for independent accident investigation
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work in safety and disaster investigation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Dutch ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Dutch Royal Household
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surface form:
Dutch royal family
|
| militaryRank | reserve officer ⓘ |
| name | Pieter van Vollenhoven self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of independent safety investigation in the Netherlands
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promotion of disaster investigation standards ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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legal scholar ⓘ public servant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Schiedam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of the Dutch Safety Board
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chairman of the Dutch Transport Safety Board ⓘ professor of risk management ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence | Apeldoorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Princess Margriet of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| workLocation | The Hague ⓘ |
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Subject: Pieter van Vollenhoven Description of subject: Pieter van Vollenhoven is a Dutch academic, public servant, and member of the Dutch royal family by marriage, known for his work in safety and disaster investigation.
Referenced by (4)
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