Hermann Buhl
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Hermann Buhl was an Austrian mountaineer renowned as one of the greatest alpinists of the 20th century, noted for his bold solo ascents and pioneering high-altitude climbs in the Himalayas and Karakoram.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hermann Buhl canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2582465 — 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: Hermann Buhl Context triple: [Broad Peak, firstAscentBy, Hermann Buhl]
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A.
Reinhold Messner
Reinhold Messner is a legendary Italian mountaineer renowned for being the first person to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders and for pioneering bold, oxygen-free ascents of the world’s highest peaks.
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B.
Maurice Herzog
Maurice Herzog was a French mountaineer and politician best known for leading the 1950 expedition that made the first successful ascent of an eight-thousander.
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C.
Julius Gorner
Julius Gorner is the primary antagonist in Sebastian Faulks's James Bond novel "Devil May Care," a wealthy and sadistic mastermind whose schemes threaten global stability.
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D.
Karl Harrer
Karl Harrer was a German journalist and early far-right activist who helped lay the groundwork for what became the Nazi Party in post–World War I Munich.
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E.
Sir Chris Bonington
Sir Chris Bonington is a renowned British mountaineer and expedition leader celebrated for pioneering ascents in the Himalayas and other major ranges.
- 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: Hermann Buhl Target entity description: Hermann Buhl was an Austrian mountaineer renowned as one of the greatest alpinists of the 20th century, noted for his bold solo ascents and pioneering high-altitude climbs in the Himalayas and Karakoram.
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A.
Reinhold Messner
Reinhold Messner is a legendary Italian mountaineer renowned for being the first person to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders and for pioneering bold, oxygen-free ascents of the world’s highest peaks.
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B.
Maurice Herzog
Maurice Herzog was a French mountaineer and politician best known for leading the 1950 expedition that made the first successful ascent of an eight-thousander.
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C.
Julius Gorner
Julius Gorner is the primary antagonist in Sebastian Faulks's James Bond novel "Devil May Care," a wealthy and sadistic mastermind whose schemes threaten global stability.
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D.
Karl Harrer
Karl Harrer was a German journalist and early far-right activist who helped lay the groundwork for what became the Nazi Party in post–World War I Munich.
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E.
Sir Chris Bonington
Sir Chris Bonington is a renowned British mountaineer and expedition leader celebrated for pioneering ascents in the Himalayas and other major ranges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpinist
ⓘ
human ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ |
| authorOf | Achttausend drüber und drunter ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | mountaineering accident ⓘ |
| climbed |
Broad Peak
ⓘ
Chogolisa ⓘ Nanga Parbat ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-09-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1957-06-27 ⓘ |
| deathManner | accidental death ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the greatest alpinists of the 20th century ⓘ |
| diedWhile |
attempting Chogolisa
ⓘ
mountaineering in the Karakoram ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| expeditionMemberOf |
1953 Nanga Parbat expedition
ⓘ
1957 Austrian Broad Peak expedition ⓘ |
| familyName | Buhl ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
alpinism
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Hermann ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bold solo ascents in the Alps
ⓘ
extreme endurance at high altitude ⓘ lightweight alpine-style expeditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| madeFirstAscentOf |
Broad Peak
ⓘ
Nanga Parbat ⓘ |
| name | Hermann Buhl self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first ascent of Broad Peak
ⓘ
first ascent of Nanga Parbat ⓘ pioneering high-altitude climbing in the Himalayas ⓘ pioneering high-altitude climbing in the Karakoram ⓘ solo summit push on Nanga Parbat ⓘ |
| occupation |
mountaineer
ⓘ
ski instructor ⓘ |
| partnerInClimbing |
Fritz Wintersteller
ⓘ
Kurt Diemberger ⓘ Marcus Schmuck ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Austria
ⓘ
Innsbruck ⓘ Tyrol ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Chogolisa
ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| residence | Innsbruck ⓘ |
| wrote | Achttausend drüber und drunter ⓘ |
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Subject: Hermann Buhl Description of subject: Hermann Buhl was an Austrian mountaineer renowned as one of the greatest alpinists of the 20th century, noted for his bold solo ascents and pioneering high-altitude climbs in the Himalayas and Karakoram.
Referenced by (6)
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