Karl Davydov
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Karl Davydov was a renowned 19th-century Russian cellist and composer, often regarded as one of the greatest cellists of his time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karl Davydov canonical | 3 |
| Карл Юльевич Давыдов | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1524655 — 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: Karl Davydov Context triple: [1712 Stradivarius cello "Davidov", usedBy, Karl Davydov]
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A.
Nikolai Krestinsky
Nikolai Krestinsky was a Soviet Bolshevik revolutionary and high-ranking official who became a prominent defendant in Stalin’s Great Purge show trials before being executed.
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B.
Mikhail Kovalyov
Mikhail Kovalyov was a Soviet military commander who played a leading role in the Red Army’s operations during the 1939 invasion of Poland, known as the September Campaign.
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C.
Nikolai Kulikovsky
Nikolai Kulikovsky was a Russian military officer best known as the second husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest sister of Tsar Nicholas II.
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D.
Gavriil Govorov
Gavriil Govorov, better known as St. Theophan the Recluse, was a 19th-century Russian Orthodox bishop, theologian, and influential spiritual writer renowned for his works on inner prayer and Christian asceticism.
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E.
Dmitri Egorov
Dmitri Egorov was a prominent Russian mathematician known for his contributions to measure theory and for leading the Moscow school of mathematics in the early 20th 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: Karl Davydov Target entity description: Karl Davydov was a renowned 19th-century Russian cellist and composer, often regarded as one of the greatest cellists of his time.
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A.
Nikolai Krestinsky
Nikolai Krestinsky was a Soviet Bolshevik revolutionary and high-ranking official who became a prominent defendant in Stalin’s Great Purge show trials before being executed.
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B.
Mikhail Kovalyov
Mikhail Kovalyov was a Soviet military commander who played a leading role in the Red Army’s operations during the 1939 invasion of Poland, known as the September Campaign.
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C.
Nikolai Kulikovsky
Nikolai Kulikovsky was a Russian military officer best known as the second husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest sister of Tsar Nicholas II.
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D.
Gavriil Govorov
Gavriil Govorov, better known as St. Theophan the Recluse, was a 19th-century Russian Orthodox bishop, theologian, and influential spiritual writer renowned for his works on inner prayer and Christian asceticism.
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E.
Dmitri Egorov
Dmitri Egorov was a prominent Russian mathematician known for his contributions to measure theory and for leading the Moscow school of mathematics in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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cellist ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian classical music
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St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| birthDate | 1838-03-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Governorate of Courland
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surface form:
Courland Governorate
Goldingen ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery
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surface form:
Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Petersburg
|
| citizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1889-02-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Moscow
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the greatest cellists of the 19th century ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig
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surface form:
Leipzig Conservatory
|
| employer |
Petrograd Conservatory
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
|
| era | Romantic era ⓘ |
| familyName | Davydov ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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music education ⓘ music performance ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Karl ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
cello concerto
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chamber music ⓘ salon pieces ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Romantic cello repertoire ⓘ |
| instrument | cello ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Russian ⓘ |
| movement | Romantic music ⓘ |
| name | Karl Davydov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Karl Davydov
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Карл Юльевич Давыдов
|
| notableWork |
Cello Concerto No. 1 in B minor, Op. 5
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Cello Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op. 14 ⓘ Cello Concerto No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 ⓘ Cello Concerto No. 4 in E minor, Op. 31 ⓘ cello pieces and character pieces for cello and piano ⓘ |
| occupation |
cellist
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composer ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studentOf | Friedrich Grützmacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taught | students at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1712 Stradivarius cello "Davidov"
subject surface form:
1712 Stradivarius cello "Davidov"
this entity surface form:
Карл Юльевич Давыдов