Martin Lindauer
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Martin Lindauer was a German behavioral biologist and prominent honeybee researcher known for his pioneering work on insect communication and social organization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Martin Lindauer canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T131748 — 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: Martin Lindauer Context triple: [Bert Hölldobler, doctoralAdvisor, Martin Lindauer]
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A.
Peter Amundson
Peter Amundson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction action film "Pacific Rim."
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B.
Christian M. Ravndal
Christian M. Ravndal was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Hungary.
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C.
Lars Jensen
Lars Jensen is an entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the online advertising technology company DoubleClick.
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D.
Peder Sather
Peder Sather was a 19th-century Norwegian-born American banker and philanthropist known for his significant financial support of the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Charles Begole
Charles Begole was an American mountaineer best known as one of the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Whitney in the 19th 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: Martin Lindauer Target entity description: Martin Lindauer was a German behavioral biologist and prominent honeybee researcher known for his pioneering work on insect communication and social organization.
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A.
Peter Amundson
Peter Amundson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction action film "Pacific Rim."
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B.
Christian M. Ravndal
Christian M. Ravndal was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Hungary.
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C.
Lars Jensen
Lars Jensen is an entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the online advertising technology company DoubleClick.
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D.
Peder Sather
Peder Sather was a 19th-century Norwegian-born American banker and philanthropist known for his significant financial support of the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Charles Begole
Charles Begole was an American mountaineer best known as one of the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Whitney in the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
behavioral biologist
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biologist ⓘ entomologist ⓘ human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bavarian Order of Merit
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize ⓘ Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ |
| employer | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ |
| familyName | Lindauer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animal communication
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behavioral biology ⓘ entomology ⓘ ethology ⓘ honeybee research ⓘ social organization in insects ⓘ |
| givenName | Martin ⓘ |
| hasResearchSubject |
Apis mellifera
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insect navigation ⓘ social insects ⓘ waggle dance ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Karl von Frisch ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina ⓘ
surface form:
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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| name | Martin Lindauer self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extending and refining the dance language theory of bees
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pioneering work on insect communication ⓘ research on division of labor in honeybee colonies ⓘ research on honeybee communication ⓘ studies of insect social behavior ⓘ |
| notableWork | studies on honeybee dance language ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university professor ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studentOf | Karl von Frisch ⓘ |
| studies |
communication in honeybees
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division of labor in social insects ⓘ orientation behavior in bees ⓘ |
| workLocation | Munich ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martin Lindauer Description of subject: Martin Lindauer was a German behavioral biologist and prominent honeybee researcher known for his pioneering work on insect communication and social organization.
Referenced by (3)
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