Peter Weiss
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Peter Weiss was a German-born Swedish writer, painter, and filmmaker best known for his politically charged plays such as "Marat/Sade" and his documentary novel "The Aesthetics of Resistance."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Weiss canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Peter Weiss Context triple: [Weiss, hasNotableBearer, Peter Weiss]
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Herbert Huncke
Herbert Huncke was an American writer, hustler, and streetwise raconteur whose gritty tales of New York’s underworld deeply influenced the writers of the Beat Generation.
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Heinrich Böll
Heinrich Böll was a German writer and Nobel Prize–winning novelist known for his critical portrayals of postwar German society.
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Günter Grass
Günter Grass was a Nobel Prize–winning German novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his seminal postwar novel "The Tin Drum" and his critical engagement with Germany’s Nazi past.
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Johann Heermann
Johann Heermann was a notable early 17th-century German Lutheran hymn writer and poet whose texts were widely used in Protestant church music.
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Max Frisch
Max Frisch was a prominent Swiss playwright and novelist known for works such as "Homo Faber" and "I'm Not Stiller," which explore identity, responsibility, and the nature of modern life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Peter Weiss Target entity description: Peter Weiss was a German-born Swedish writer, painter, and filmmaker best known for his politically charged plays such as "Marat/Sade" and his documentary novel "The Aesthetics of Resistance."
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A.
Herbert Huncke
Herbert Huncke was an American writer, hustler, and streetwise raconteur whose gritty tales of New York’s underworld deeply influenced the writers of the Beat Generation.
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B.
Heinrich Böll
Heinrich Böll was a German writer and Nobel Prize–winning novelist known for his critical portrayals of postwar German society.
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C.
Günter Grass
Günter Grass was a Nobel Prize–winning German novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his seminal postwar novel "The Tin Drum" and his critical engagement with Germany’s Nazi past.
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D.
Johann Heermann
Johann Heermann was a notable early 17th-century German Lutheran hymn writer and poet whose texts were widely used in Protestant church music.
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E.
Max Frisch
Max Frisch was a prominent Swiss playwright and novelist known for works such as "Homo Faber" and "I'm Not Stiller," which explore identity, responsibility, and the nature of modern life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
filmmaker
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novelist ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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Sweden ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Sweden ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
Czechoslovakia
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Sweden ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1916-11-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-05-10 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Weiss ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary novel
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drama ⓘ experimental theatre ⓘ political drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
documentary theatre
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political theatre ⓘ |
| name | Peter Weiss self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documentary literature
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engagement with antifascism ⓘ politically charged plays ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Die Ermittlung
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murder of Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ
surface form:
Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats
Die Ästhetik des Widerstands ⓘ Marat/Sade ⓘ The Aesthetics of Resistance ⓘ The Investigation ⓘ Marat/Sade ⓘ
surface form:
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
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| occupation |
filmmaker
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novelist ⓘ painter ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Nowawes
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Potsdam ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Stockholm ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Marxism
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left-wing politics ⓘ |
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Subject: Peter Weiss Description of subject: Peter Weiss was a German-born Swedish writer, painter, and filmmaker best known for his politically charged plays such as "Marat/Sade" and his documentary novel "The Aesthetics of Resistance."
Referenced by (4)
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