Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt
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Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt was an Austrian ethologist regarded as a founder of human ethology, known for his pioneering research on innate human behavior and cross-cultural studies of nonverbal communication.
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| Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5439156 — 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: Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt Context triple: [Konrad Lorenz, influenced, Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt]
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A.
Jakob von Uexkull
Jakob von Uexkull is a Swedish-German writer and activist best known for creating and promoting the Right Livelihood Award, often referred to as the “Alternative Nobel Prize.”
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Konrad Lorenz
Konrad Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist and ethologist renowned as a founder of modern ethology and a Nobel Prize laureate for his pioneering work on animal behavior and imprinting.
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C.
Niko Tinbergen
Niko Tinbergen was a pioneering Dutch ethologist and Nobel Prize–winning biologist known for his foundational work on animal behavior and the formulation of the four questions framework in ethology.
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D.
Bernhard Grzimek
Bernhard Grzimek was a renowned German zoologist, conservationist, and filmmaker best known for his work in wildlife preservation and his influential documentary "Serengeti Shall Not Die."
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E.
Rudolph Leuckart
Rudolph Leuckart was a 19th-century German zoologist and pioneering parasitologist known for his foundational work on the life cycles of parasites and contributions to medical zoology.
- 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: Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt Target entity description: Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt was an Austrian ethologist regarded as a founder of human ethology, known for his pioneering research on innate human behavior and cross-cultural studies of nonverbal communication.
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A.
Jakob von Uexkull
Jakob von Uexkull is a Swedish-German writer and activist best known for creating and promoting the Right Livelihood Award, often referred to as the “Alternative Nobel Prize.”
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B.
Konrad Lorenz
Konrad Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist and ethologist renowned as a founder of modern ethology and a Nobel Prize laureate for his pioneering work on animal behavior and imprinting.
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C.
Niko Tinbergen
Niko Tinbergen was a pioneering Dutch ethologist and Nobel Prize–winning biologist known for his foundational work on animal behavior and the formulation of the four questions framework in ethology.
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D.
Bernhard Grzimek
Bernhard Grzimek was a renowned German zoologist, conservationist, and filmmaker best known for his work in wildlife preservation and his influential documentary "Serengeti Shall Not Die."
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E.
Rudolph Leuckart
Rudolph Leuckart was a 19th-century German zoologist and pioneering parasitologist known for his foundational work on the life cycles of parasites and contributions to medical zoology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian scientist
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ethologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in zoology ⓘ |
| approach | evolutionary approach to human behavior ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1928-06-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2018-06-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Vienna ⓘ |
| employer |
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology
NERFINISHED
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Max Planck Institute for Human Ethology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Eibl-Eibesfeldt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
behavioral biology
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ethology ⓘ human ethology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Irenäus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Konrad Lorenz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cross-cultural studies of nonverbal communication
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founding human ethology ⓘ research on innate human behavior ⓘ studies of facial expressions ⓘ studies of human gestures ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| method |
cross-cultural field studies
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film analysis of behavior ⓘ |
| movement | ethology ⓘ |
| name | Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ethology: The Biology of Behavior
NERFINISHED
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Human Ethology NERFINISHED ⓘ Love and Hate: The Natural History of Behavior Patterns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Ethology ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
comparative ethology
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evolutionary foundations of behavior ⓘ innate behavior ⓘ nonverbal communication ⓘ |
| studentOf | Konrad Lorenz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
aggression in humans
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courtship behavior in humans ⓘ universality of basic emotions ⓘ universality of facial expressions ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Andechs
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Seewiesen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt Description of subject: Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt was an Austrian ethologist regarded as a founder of human ethology, known for his pioneering research on innate human behavior and cross-cultural studies of nonverbal communication.
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