Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler
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Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, better known as Hedy Lamarr, was an Austrian-American film actress and inventor whose pioneering work on frequency-hopping technology laid the groundwork for modern wireless communications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5139675 — 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: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler Context triple: [Hedy Lamarr, birthName, Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler]
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A.
Hedwig Born
Hedwig Born was the wife of physicist Max Born and a mathematician and author in her own right, known for her contributions to his work and for co-authoring scientific and biographical writings.
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B.
Hedwiga Reicher
Hedwiga Reicher was a German-American actress known for her work on stage and in early 20th-century films.
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C.
Nena von Schlebrügge
Nena von Schlebrügge is a Swedish-born former fashion model of German and Swedish descent who worked internationally in the 1950s and 1960s and is the mother of actress Uma Thurman.
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D.
Johanna Klara Eleonore Renner
Johanna Klara Eleonore Renner, better known as Hannelore Kohl, was a German philanthropist and the wife of long-serving Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
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E.
Hildegard Knef
Hildegard Knef was a renowned German actress and singer, celebrated for her postwar film roles and distinctive, smoky-voiced chanson performances.
- 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: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler Target entity description: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, better known as Hedy Lamarr, was an Austrian-American film actress and inventor whose pioneering work on frequency-hopping technology laid the groundwork for modern wireless communications.
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A.
Hedwig Born
Hedwig Born was the wife of physicist Max Born and a mathematician and author in her own right, known for her contributions to his work and for co-authoring scientific and biographical writings.
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B.
Hedwiga Reicher
Hedwiga Reicher was a German-American actress known for her work on stage and in early 20th-century films.
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C.
Nena von Schlebrügge
Nena von Schlebrügge is a Swedish-born former fashion model of German and Swedish descent who worked internationally in the 1950s and 1960s and is the mother of actress Uma Thurman.
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D.
Johanna Klara Eleonore Renner
Johanna Klara Eleonore Renner, better known as Hannelore Kohl, was a German philanthropist and the wife of long-serving Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
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E.
Hildegard Knef
Hildegard Knef was a renowned German actress and singer, celebrated for her postwar film roles and distinctive, smoky-voiced chanson performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian-American
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hedy Lamarr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Austria
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| coInvented | frequency-hopping guidance system for torpedoes ⓘ |
| coInventorWith | George Antheil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-11-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-01-19 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Kiesler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film acting
ⓘ
inventing ⓘ wireless communications ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Hedwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedTechnology |
Bluetooth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CDMA NERFINISHED ⓘ Wi-Fi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hollywood film roles in the 1930s and 1940s
ⓘ
frequency-hopping spread spectrum ⓘ pioneering work in wireless communication technology ⓘ |
| middleName |
Eva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Invention Convention Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Algiers
NERFINISHED
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Ecstasy NERFINISHED ⓘ Samson and Delilah NERFINISHED ⓘ Ziegfeld Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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film producer ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| patentGrantDate | 1942-08-11 ⓘ |
| patentGranted | US Patent 2,292,387 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patentTitle | Secret Communication System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Casselberry, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Friedrich Mandl
NERFINISHED
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Gene Markey NERFINISHED ⓘ John Loder NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis J. Boies NERFINISHED ⓘ Teddy Stauffer NERFINISHED ⓘ W. Howard Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler Description of subject: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, better known as Hedy Lamarr, was an Austrian-American film actress and inventor whose pioneering work on frequency-hopping technology laid the groundwork for modern wireless communications.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hedy Lamarr