Karl Mannheim
E383763
Karl Mannheim was a Hungarian-German sociologist and founding figure of the sociology of knowledge, best known for analyzing how social position shapes thought and ideology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Karl Mannheim canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3714668 — 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 Mannheim Context triple: [Benedetto Croce, influenced, Karl Mannheim]
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A.
Otto Lasch
Otto Lasch was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, best known for commanding the defense of Königsberg in East Prussia.
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B.
Karl Löwith
Karl Löwith was a 20th-century German philosopher known for his critiques of modernity, secularized notions of progress, and the philosophy of history, as well as for his complex intellectual relationship with Martin Heidegger.
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C.
Max Horkheimer
Max Horkheimer was a German philosopher and sociologist, a leading member of the Frankfurt School, known for developing critical theory and critiquing modern capitalist society and instrumental reason.
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D.
Ralf Dahrendorf
Ralf Dahrendorf was a German-British sociologist, liberal politician, and public intellectual known for his influential work on class conflict, social inequality, and the theory of modern society.
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E.
Eduard Spranger
Eduard Spranger was a German philosopher and psychologist known for his influential work in the philosophy of education and the psychology of personality and values.
- 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 Mannheim Target entity description: Karl Mannheim was a Hungarian-German sociologist and founding figure of the sociology of knowledge, best known for analyzing how social position shapes thought and ideology.
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A.
Otto Lasch
Otto Lasch was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, best known for commanding the defense of Königsberg in East Prussia.
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B.
Karl Löwith
Karl Löwith was a 20th-century German philosopher known for his critiques of modernity, secularized notions of progress, and the philosophy of history, as well as for his complex intellectual relationship with Martin Heidegger.
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C.
Max Horkheimer
Max Horkheimer was a German philosopher and sociologist, a leading member of the Frankfurt School, known for developing critical theory and critiquing modern capitalist society and instrumental reason.
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D.
Ralf Dahrendorf
Ralf Dahrendorf was a German-British sociologist, liberal politician, and public intellectual known for his influential work on class conflict, social inequality, and the theory of modern society.
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E.
Eduard Spranger
Eduard Spranger was a German philosopher and psychologist known for his influential work in the philosophy of education and the psychology of personality and values.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ social theorist ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| birthName | Károly Mannheim ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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Hungary ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Hungary ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-03-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1947-01-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Budapest ⓘ University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Institute of Education
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surface form:
Institute of Education, University of London
London School of Economics ⓘ University of Frankfurt NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political sociology
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social philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ sociology of knowledge ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical theory
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political sociology ⓘ sociology of knowledge ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
György Lukács
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surface form:
Georg Lukács
Karl Marx ⓘ Max Weber ⓘ Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of how social position shapes thought
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founding figure of the sociology of knowledge ⓘ theory of ideology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ Hungarian ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
ideology
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role of intellectuals in society ⓘ social planning ⓘ utopia ⓘ |
| movement |
German sociology of knowledge tradition
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Weimar sociology ⓘ |
| name | Karl Mannheim self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Freedom, Power and Democratic Planning
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Ideologie und Utopie ⓘ Ideology and Utopia ⓘ Man and Society in an Age of Reconstruction ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Budapest ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| positionHeld | professor of sociology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karl Mannheim Description of subject: Karl Mannheim was a Hungarian-German sociologist and founding figure of the sociology of knowledge, best known for analyzing how social position shapes thought and ideology.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.