Jules Schelvis
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Jules Schelvis was a Dutch Jewish Holocaust survivor, historian, and author who became a leading expert and witness on the Sobibor extermination camp.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jules Schelvis canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T349870 — 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: Jules Schelvis Context triple: [Sobibor, notableSurvivor, Jules Schelvis]
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A.
Daniël Stalpaert
Daniël Stalpaert was a 17th-century Dutch architect and city planner known for his influential role in shaping Amsterdam’s urban landscape.
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B.
Eduard Houdremont
Eduard Houdremont was a German industrialist and senior executive at the Krupp conglomerate who was prosecuted for his role in Nazi-era armaments production and exploitation of forced labor during the post-World War II Krupp Trial.
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C.
Philippe Erlanger
Philippe Erlanger was a French historian and cultural administrator best known for initiating and organizing the creation of the Cannes Film Festival.
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D.
Julien Flegenheimer
Julien Flegenheimer was an architect best known for his role in designing the Palais des Nations, the former League of Nations headquarters in Geneva.
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E.
Johannes van den Bosch
Johannes van den Bosch was a 19th-century Dutch colonial administrator and military officer best known for his influential role in shaping economic and governance policies in the Dutch East Indies.
- 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: Jules Schelvis Target entity description: Jules Schelvis was a Dutch Jewish Holocaust survivor, historian, and author who became a leading expert and witness on the Sobibor extermination camp.
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A.
Daniël Stalpaert
Daniël Stalpaert was a 17th-century Dutch architect and city planner known for his influential role in shaping Amsterdam’s urban landscape.
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B.
Eduard Houdremont
Eduard Houdremont was a German industrialist and senior executive at the Krupp conglomerate who was prosecuted for his role in Nazi-era armaments production and exploitation of forced labor during the post-World War II Krupp Trial.
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C.
Philippe Erlanger
Philippe Erlanger was a French historian and cultural administrator best known for initiating and organizing the creation of the Cannes Film Festival.
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D.
Julien Flegenheimer
Julien Flegenheimer was an architect best known for his role in designing the Palais des Nations, the former League of Nations headquarters in Geneva.
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E.
Johannes van den Bosch
Johannes van den Bosch was a 19th-century Dutch colonial administrator and military officer best known for his influential role in shaping economic and governance policies in the Dutch East Indies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch Jew
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Holocaust survivor ⓘ author ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ witness ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Holocaust remembrance
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justice for Nazi crimes ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability |
being a leading expert on Sobibor extermination camp
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being a prominent Dutch Holocaust survivor ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Netherlands ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Schelvis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Holocaust studies
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history of Sobibor ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
historical writing
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Jules ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Holocaust educator
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expert witness in Sobibor-related trials ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| movement | Holocaust remembrance movement ⓘ |
| name | Jules Schelvis self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Holocaust historiography
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research on Sobibor extermination camp ⓘ testimony as Sobibor witness ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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printer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Amstelveen ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Netherlands ⓘ |
| spokeAbout | mass murder of Jews at Sobibor ⓘ |
| subjectOf | testimonies in war crimes trials ⓘ |
| survived |
Holocaust
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Nazi persecution of Jews in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| wasDeportedTo |
Nazi camp system
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surface form:
Nazi concentration and labor camps
Sobibor ⓘ
surface form:
Sobibor extermination camp
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| wrote |
Binnen de poorten
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Sobibor: A History of a Nazi Death Camp ⓘ Sobibor ⓘ
surface form:
Vernietigingskamp Sobibor
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jules Schelvis Description of subject: Jules Schelvis was a Dutch Jewish Holocaust survivor, historian, and author who became a leading expert and witness on the Sobibor extermination camp.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.