Fritz Perls
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Fritz Perls was a German-born psychiatrist and psychotherapist best known as the co-founder and leading developer of Gestalt therapy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fritz Perls canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4390328 — 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: Fritz Perls Context triple: [Gestalt psychology, keyFigure, Fritz Perls]
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A.
Rollo May
Rollo May was an American existential psychologist and author known for integrating existential philosophy with psychotherapy and exploring themes of anxiety, freedom, and human choice.
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B.
Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, and humanistic philosopher known for his critical theory of society and influential works on freedom, love, and the nature of modern capitalism.
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C.
Rudolf Dreikurs
Rudolf Dreikurs was an Austrian-born psychiatrist and educator known for developing and popularizing Adlerian psychology, particularly in the fields of child guidance, classroom management, and democratic parenting.
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D.
Alexander Kohut
Alexander Kohut was a 19th-century Hungarian-American rabbi and scholar renowned for his monumental Talmudic lexicon and leadership in modern Jewish scholarship.
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E.
Otto Rank
Otto Rank was an Austrian psychoanalyst and close collaborator of Sigmund Freud who became known for his innovative theories on creativity, the will, and the psychological impact of birth trauma.
- 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: Fritz Perls Target entity description: Fritz Perls was a German-born psychiatrist and psychotherapist best known as the co-founder and leading developer of Gestalt therapy.
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A.
Rollo May
Rollo May was an American existential psychologist and author known for integrating existential philosophy with psychotherapy and exploring themes of anxiety, freedom, and human choice.
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B.
Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, and humanistic philosopher known for his critical theory of society and influential works on freedom, love, and the nature of modern capitalism.
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C.
Rudolf Dreikurs
Rudolf Dreikurs was an Austrian-born psychiatrist and educator known for developing and popularizing Adlerian psychology, particularly in the fields of child guidance, classroom management, and democratic parenting.
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D.
Alexander Kohut
Alexander Kohut was a 19th-century Hungarian-American rabbi and scholar renowned for his monumental Talmudic lexicon and leadership in modern Jewish scholarship.
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E.
Otto Rank
Otto Rank was an Austrian psychoanalyst and close collaborator of Sigmund Freud who became known for his innovative theories on creativity, the will, and the psychological impact of birth trauma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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founder ⓘ person ⓘ psychiatrist ⓘ psychotherapist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Canada
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Germany ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| coFounded | Gestalt therapy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderWith |
Laura Perls
NERFINISHED
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Paul Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-07-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-03-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
NERFINISHED
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University of Freiburg NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Halle NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratedTo |
South Africa
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Perls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Gestalt therapy
NERFINISHED
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psychiatry ⓘ psychotherapy ⓘ |
| fullName | Friedrich Salomon Perls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Friedrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding Gestalt therapy
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developing Gestalt therapy ⓘ |
| movement |
Gestalt therapy
NERFINISHED
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humanistic psychology ⓘ |
| nickname | Fritz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ego, Hunger and Aggression
NERFINISHED
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Gestalt Therapy Verbatim NERFINISHED ⓘ Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality NERFINISHED ⓘ In and Out the Garbage Pail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
psychiatrist
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psychoanalyst ⓘ psychotherapist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| servedIn | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Laura Perls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Esalen Institute
NERFINISHED
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New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Institute for Psychoanalysis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fritz Perls Description of subject: Fritz Perls was a German-born psychiatrist and psychotherapist best known as the co-founder and leading developer of Gestalt therapy.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.