Anton de Kom
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Anton de Kom was a Surinamese anti-colonial writer, activist, and resistance fighter whose work and life became emblematic of the struggle against Dutch colonialism and fascism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anton de Kom canonical | 1 |
| Cornelis Gerhard Anton de Kom | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Anton de Kom Context triple: [Utrecht University, hasNotableAlumnus, Anton de Kom]
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Dignom Cornelisdr de Haes
Dignom Cornelisdr de Haes was a Dutch woman of the 17th century best known as the mother of the famed admiral Cornelis Tromp.
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Multatuli
Multatuli was the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker, a 19th-century Dutch writer best known for his influential anti-colonial novel "Max Havelaar," which criticized Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies.
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Dominie Hendrik Scholte
Dominie Hendrik Scholte was a 19th-century Dutch religious leader and founder of the Dutch immigrant settlement in Pella, Iowa, known for his role in leading a group of seceders from the Dutch Reformed Church to America.
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Jeremias van Riemsdijk
Jeremias van Riemsdijk was an 18th-century Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies who played a key role in the administration of the Dutch colonial empire in Asia.
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E.
Herman Saftleven
Herman Saftleven was a 17th-century Dutch painter and draughtsman known for his detailed river landscapes and topographical views.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anton de Kom Target entity description: Anton de Kom was a Surinamese anti-colonial writer, activist, and resistance fighter whose work and life became emblematic of the struggle against Dutch colonialism and fascism.
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A.
Dignom Cornelisdr de Haes
Dignom Cornelisdr de Haes was a Dutch woman of the 17th century best known as the mother of the famed admiral Cornelis Tromp.
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B.
Multatuli
Multatuli was the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker, a 19th-century Dutch writer best known for his influential anti-colonial novel "Max Havelaar," which criticized Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies.
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C.
Dominie Hendrik Scholte
Dominie Hendrik Scholte was a 19th-century Dutch religious leader and founder of the Dutch immigrant settlement in Pella, Iowa, known for his role in leading a group of seceders from the Dutch Reformed Church to America.
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D.
Jeremias van Riemsdijk
Jeremias van Riemsdijk was an 18th-century Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies who played a key role in the administration of the Dutch colonial empire in Asia.
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E.
Herman Saftleven
Herman Saftleven was a 17th-century Dutch painter and draughtsman known for his detailed river landscapes and topographical views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Surinamese person
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anti-colonial activist ⓘ human ⓘ resistance fighter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | German occupying forces ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | exhaustion and disease in concentration camp ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Anton de Kom University of Suriname
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monuments in Amsterdam ⓘ monuments in Paramaribo ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Suriname ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 1944 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-02-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1945-04-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1926 ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Afro-Surinamese ⓘ |
| familyName | de Kom ⓘ |
| fullName |
Anton de Kom
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cornelis Gerhard Anton de Kom
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| givenName |
Anton
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Cornelis ⓘ Gerhard ⓘ |
| honor | included in Canon of Dutch History ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn |
Neuengamme concentration camp
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Sachsenhausen concentration camp ⓘ |
| influenced | postcolonial thought in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of Dutch colonialism in Suriname
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participation in Dutch resistance during World War II ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of resistance against colonialism and fascism ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died in a concentration camp ⓘ |
| movedTo | The Hague ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-colonialism
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anti-fascism ⓘ decolonization movement ⓘ |
| notableWork | Wij slaven van Suriname ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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journalist ⓘ resistance fighter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opponent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Dutch resistance ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paramaribo ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sandbostel ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| spouse | Petronella Borsboom ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographies and documentaries about Surinamese resistance ⓘ |
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Subject: Anton de Kom Description of subject: Anton de Kom was a Surinamese anti-colonial writer, activist, and resistance fighter whose work and life became emblematic of the struggle against Dutch colonialism and fascism.
Referenced by (2)
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