Cornelis Vreeswijk
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Cornelis Vreeswijk was a Dutch-Swedish troubadour, singer-songwriter, and poet renowned for his influential contributions to Swedish folk and protest music in the 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cornelis Vreeswijk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4591195 — 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: Cornelis Vreeswijk Context triple: [Cornelis, hasNotableBearer, Cornelis Vreeswijk]
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A.
Cornelis van der Poel
Cornelis van der Poel was a member of the Dutch van der Poel family, related to the 17th-century painter Egbert van der Poel.
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B.
Cornelis Outshoorn
Cornelis Outshoorn was a 19th-century Dutch architect known for designing prominent buildings in Amsterdam, notably in an eclectic and grand style.
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C.
Pieter van Veen
Pieter van Veen was a historical member of the Delft Guild of Saint Luke, the professional association of artists and artisans in the Dutch city of Delft.
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D.
Pieter Cort van der Linden
Pieter Cort van der Linden was a Dutch liberal statesman who served as prime minister during World War I and is known for overseeing major democratic reforms in the Netherlands.
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E.
Hendrik de Vries
Hendrik de Vries was a mathematician who supervised and mentored the influential algebraist Bartel Leendert van der Waerden.
- 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: Cornelis Vreeswijk Target entity description: Cornelis Vreeswijk was a Dutch-Swedish troubadour, singer-songwriter, and poet renowned for his influential contributions to Swedish folk and protest music in the 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Cornelis van der Poel
Cornelis van der Poel was a member of the Dutch van der Poel family, related to the 17th-century painter Egbert van der Poel.
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B.
Cornelis Outshoorn
Cornelis Outshoorn was a 19th-century Dutch architect known for designing prominent buildings in Amsterdam, notably in an eclectic and grand style.
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C.
Pieter van Veen
Pieter van Veen was a historical member of the Delft Guild of Saint Luke, the professional association of artists and artisans in the Dutch city of Delft.
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D.
Pieter Cort van der Linden
Pieter Cort van der Linden was a Dutch liberal statesman who served as prime minister during World War I and is known for overseeing major democratic reforms in the Netherlands.
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E.
Hendrik de Vries
Hendrik de Vries was a mathematician who supervised and mentored the influential algebraist Bartel Leendert van der Waerden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish folk musician
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human ⓘ lyricist ⓘ musician ⓘ poet ⓘ recording artist ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ troubadour ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1987 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Sweden ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-08-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-11-12 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch people ⓘ |
| familyName | Vreeswijk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ songwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
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blues ⓘ folk music ⓘ protest music ⓘ |
| givenName | Cornelis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Dutch-Swedish ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Swedish folk music
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Swedish protest music ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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Swedish ⓘ |
| movement | protest song movement ⓘ |
| name | Cornelis Vreeswijk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Ballader och oförskämdheter
NERFINISHED
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Cornelis sjunger Taube ⓘ Narrgnistor och transkriptioner NERFINISHED ⓘ Tio vackra visor och Personliga Person NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Balladen om herr Fredrik Åkare och den söta fröken Cecilia Lind
NERFINISHED
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Brev från kolonien NERFINISHED ⓘ Deirdres samba NERFINISHED ⓘ Somliga går med trasiga skor NERFINISHED ⓘ Turistens klagan ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ poet ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | IJmuiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Metronome Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| vocalRange | baritone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cornelis Vreeswijk Description of subject: Cornelis Vreeswijk was a Dutch-Swedish troubadour, singer-songwriter, and poet renowned for his influential contributions to Swedish folk and protest music in the 1960s and 1970s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.