Herbert von Karajan
E3359
Herbert von Karajan was a renowned 20th-century Austrian conductor, best known for his long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic and influential recordings of the classical repertoire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herbert von Karajan canonical | 34 |
| Heribert Ritter von Karajan | 1 |
| von Karajan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T38883 — 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: Herbert von Karajan Context triple: [Herbert, hasNotableBearer, Herbert von Karajan]
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A.
J. Erik Jonsson
J. Erik Jonsson was an American businessman, co-founder of Texas Instruments, and civic leader who served as mayor of Dallas and was recognized for his significant contributions to public welfare and science.
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B.
Georges Longy
Georges Longy was a prominent French-born oboist and conductor best known for his influential role in Boston’s musical life and for founding the Longy School of Music.
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C.
Theodor
Theodor "Ted" Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning global hyperlinked document systems.
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D.
Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
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E.
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Wilhelm von Humboldt was a German philosopher, linguist, and statesman whose ideas about the creative, generative nature of language profoundly shaped modern linguistic 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: Herbert von Karajan Target entity description: Herbert von Karajan was a renowned 20th-century Austrian conductor, best known for his long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic and influential recordings of the classical repertoire.
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A.
J. Erik Jonsson
J. Erik Jonsson was an American businessman, co-founder of Texas Instruments, and civic leader who served as mayor of Dallas and was recognized for his significant contributions to public welfare and science.
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B.
Georges Longy
Georges Longy was a prominent French-born oboist and conductor best known for his influential role in Boston’s musical life and for founding the Longy School of Music.
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C.
Theodor
Theodor "Ted" Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning global hyperlinked document systems.
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D.
Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
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E.
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Wilhelm von Humboldt was a German philosopher, linguist, and statesman whose ideas about the creative, generative nature of language profoundly shaped modern linguistic theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian person
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human ⓘ orchestral conductor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Deutsche Grammophon
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EMI Classics ⓘ Philips Records ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
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Grammy Award ⓘ Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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| burialPlace | Anif, Austria ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| citizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
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surface form:
Austria-Hungary
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| countryOfDeath | Austria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-04-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-07-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Mozarteum University Salzburg
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University of Vienna (music studies) ⓘ |
| employer |
Berlin Philharmonic
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La Scala ⓘ Salzburg Festival ⓘ Vienna State Opera ⓘ |
| endTime | 1989 (principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic) ⓘ |
| familyName |
Herbert von Karajan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
von Karajan
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| fullName |
Herbert von Karajan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Heribert Ritter von Karajan
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| genre |
classical music
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opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Heribert ⓘ |
| movement | post-war German musical life ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential classical music recordings
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long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recordings of Beethoven symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic
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recordings of Brahms symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic ⓘ recordings of Richard Strauss tone poems ⓘ recordings of Tchaikovsky symphonies ⓘ recordings of Verdi operas ⓘ recordings of Wagner operas ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
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conductor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Salzburg ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Anif ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation |
Nazi Party
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surface form:
Nazi Party (NSDAP) (historical)
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| positionHeld |
artistic director of the Salzburg Festival
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director of the Vienna State Opera ⓘ principal conductor at La Scala ⓘ principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic ⓘ |
| residence |
Anif
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Berlin ⓘ Salzburg ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anita Gütermann
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Eliette von Karajan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1955 (principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herbert von Karajan Description of subject: Herbert von Karajan was a renowned 20th-century Austrian conductor, best known for his long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic and influential recordings of the classical repertoire.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heribert Ritter von Karajan
this entity surface form:
von Karajan
subject surface form:
Anif
subject surface form:
Anif
subject surface form:
Eliette von Karajan
subject surface form:
Isabel von Karajan