Hermann Diels
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Hermann Diels was a German classical philologist best known for pioneering the systematic collection and editing of the fragments of the early Greek philosophers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hermann Diels canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3978846 — 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 Diels Context triple: [Diels–Kranz collection, hasAuthor, Hermann Diels]
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A.
Werner Jaeger
Werner Jaeger was a prominent 20th-century German classical philologist best known for his work on ancient Greek culture and education, especially his influential study "Paideia."
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B.
Friedrich August Wolf
Friedrich August Wolf was a pioneering German classical philologist best known for his critical work on Homer and for helping to establish philology as a modern academic discipline.
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C.
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff was a preeminent German classical philologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his influential scholarship on ancient Greek literature and culture.
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D.
Hugo von Seeliger
Hugo von Seeliger was a prominent German astronomer known for his influential work in celestial mechanics and theoretical astronomy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Eduard Zeller
Eduard Zeller was a 19th-century German philosopher and historian of philosophy, best known for his influential multi-volume work on the philosophy of the ancient Greeks.
- 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 Diels Target entity description: Hermann Diels was a German classical philologist best known for pioneering the systematic collection and editing of the fragments of the early Greek philosophers.
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A.
Werner Jaeger
Werner Jaeger was a prominent 20th-century German classical philologist best known for his work on ancient Greek culture and education, especially his influential study "Paideia."
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B.
Friedrich August Wolf
Friedrich August Wolf was a pioneering German classical philologist best known for his critical work on Homer and for helping to establish philology as a modern academic discipline.
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C.
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff was a preeminent German classical philologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his influential scholarship on ancient Greek literature and culture.
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D.
Hugo von Seeliger
Hugo von Seeliger was a prominent German astronomer known for his influential work in celestial mechanics and theoretical astronomy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Eduard Zeller
Eduard Zeller was a 19th-century German philosopher and historian of philosophy, best known for his influential multi-volume work on the philosophy of the ancient Greeks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical philologist
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human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of the Red Eagle ⓘ |
| child | Ludwig Diels ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1848-05-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1922-06-04 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Deutsche Biographie
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Neue Deutsche Biographie ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Diels ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ancient Greek philosophy
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classical philology ⓘ presocratic philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
philological commentary
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scholarly edition ⓘ |
| givenName | Hermann ⓘ |
| hasStudent | Walter Kranz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Walter Kranz
NERFINISHED
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later scholarship on Presocratic philosophy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
standard numbering of Presocratic fragments (Diels–Kranz)
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systematic collection of fragments of early Greek philosophers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Ancient Greek
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker
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Doxographi Graeci ⓘ Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker ⓘ
surface form:
Parmenides Lehrgedicht
Poetarum Philosophorum Fragmenta ⓘ Sibyllinische Blätter ⓘ |
| occupation |
classical scholar
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philologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wiesbaden ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berlin ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of classical philology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Diels ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
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Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
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Subject: Hermann Diels Description of subject: Hermann Diels was a German classical philologist best known for pioneering the systematic collection and editing of the fragments of the early Greek philosophers.
Referenced by (4)
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