Curt Courant
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Curt Courant was a German-born cinematographer known for his influential work in European cinema during the early 20th century, particularly in expressionist and British films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Curt Courant canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1928410 — 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: Curt Courant Context triple: [The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film), cinematographyBy, Curt Courant]
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A.
Richard Courant
Richard Courant was a German-American mathematician known for his influential work in analysis and partial differential equations and for co-founding the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.
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B.
Joseph Edward Mayer
Joseph Edward Mayer was an American chemist and physicist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, and for his collaborations with his Nobel Prize–winning wife, Maria Goeppert Mayer.
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C.
Ken Rudin
Ken Rudin is a technology executive and entrepreneur best known for his leadership role in founding the enterprise software company Siebel Systems.
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D.
Martin David Kruskal
Martin David Kruskal was an American mathematician and physicist renowned for his pioneering work in soliton theory, nonlinear waves, and general relativity.
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E.
Solomon Lefschetz
Solomon Lefschetz was a prominent 20th-century mathematician best known for his foundational work in algebraic topology and geometry, including the development of Lefschetz fixed-point theory.
- 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: Curt Courant Target entity description: Curt Courant was a German-born cinematographer known for his influential work in European cinema during the early 20th century, particularly in expressionist and British films.
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A.
Richard Courant
Richard Courant was a German-American mathematician known for his influential work in analysis and partial differential equations and for co-founding the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.
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B.
Joseph Edward Mayer
Joseph Edward Mayer was an American chemist and physicist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, and for his collaborations with his Nobel Prize–winning wife, Maria Goeppert Mayer.
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C.
Ken Rudin
Ken Rudin is a technology executive and entrepreneur best known for his leadership role in founding the enterprise software company Siebel Systems.
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D.
Martin David Kruskal
Martin David Kruskal was an American mathematician and physicist renowned for his pioneering work in soliton theory, nonlinear waves, and general relativity.
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E.
Solomon Lefschetz
Solomon Lefschetz was a prominent 20th-century mathematician best known for his foundational work in algebraic topology and geometry, including the development of Lefschetz fixed-point theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German cinematographer
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cinematographer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early sound era
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silent film era ⓘ |
| birthCountry | German Empire ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1899-05-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Berlin ⓘ |
| citizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Alfred Hitchcock
ⓘ
Fritz Lang ⓘ |
| deathCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| deathDate | 1968-04-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Courant ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinematography ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Curt ⓘ |
| influenced | European cinematography ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| movement |
Expressionism
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surface form:
German Expressionism
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| name | Curt Courant self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
British cinema
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European cinema ⓘ German Expressionist cinema ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Number Seventeen (1932 film)
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The 39 Steps ⓘ
surface form:
The 39 Steps (1935 film)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film) ⓘ The Skin Game ⓘ
surface form:
The Skin Game (1931 film)
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| occupation | cinematographer ⓘ |
| residence |
Berlin
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| style |
expressionist lighting
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high-contrast cinematography ⓘ |
| workedInCountry |
France
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Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Curt Courant Description of subject: Curt Courant was a German-born cinematographer known for his influential work in European cinema during the early 20th century, particularly in expressionist and British films.
Referenced by (2)
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