Dr. Hermann Gottlieb in Pacific Rim
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Dr. Hermann Gottlieb is a brilliant but eccentric kaiju researcher and mathematician in Pacific Rim, known for his obsessive calculations and argumentative partnership with fellow scientist Newton Geiszler.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Hermann Gottlieb in Pacific Rim canonical | 2 |
| Dr. Hermann Gottlieb in Pacific Rim: Uprising | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T428841 — 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: Dr. Hermann Gottlieb in Pacific Rim Context triple: [Burn Gorman, portrayed, Dr. Hermann Gottlieb in Pacific Rim]
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A.
Pierce Anderson
Pierce Anderson was an American architect best known for his work with the firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, contributing to major Beaux-Arts and classical revival buildings in the early 20th century.
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B.
Michael V. Drake
Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
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C.
Matt Hooper
Matt Hooper is the marine biologist in the film "Jaws" who helps hunt the great white shark terrorizing Amity Island.
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D.
John P. Hammond
John P. Hammond is an American blues guitarist and singer known for his powerful solo performances and interpretations of traditional and electric blues.
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E.
John Edison Sweet
John Edison Sweet was an American mechanical engineer and inventor best known as a pioneering figure in the profession and an early leader in establishing standards and organization within the field.
- 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: Dr. Hermann Gottlieb in Pacific Rim Target entity description: Dr. Hermann Gottlieb is a brilliant but eccentric kaiju researcher and mathematician in Pacific Rim, known for his obsessive calculations and argumentative partnership with fellow scientist Newton Geiszler.
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A.
Pierce Anderson
Pierce Anderson was an American architect best known for his work with the firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, contributing to major Beaux-Arts and classical revival buildings in the early 20th century.
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B.
Michael V. Drake
Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
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C.
Matt Hooper
Matt Hooper is the marine biologist in the film "Jaws" who helps hunt the great white shark terrorizing Amity Island.
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D.
John P. Hammond
John P. Hammond is an American blues guitarist and singer known for his powerful solo performances and interpretations of traditional and electric blues.
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E.
John Edison Sweet
John Edison Sweet was an American mechanical engineer and inventor best known as a pioneering figure in the profession and an early leader in establishing standards and organization within the field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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kaiju researcher ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| affiliation | Pan Pacific Defense Corps ⓘ |
| alignment | protagonists ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Pacific Rim
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Pacific Rim: Uprising ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Sydney Shatterdome
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surface form:
Shatterdome science division
|
| closeColleague | Dr. Newton Geiszler ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Mako Mori
ⓘ
Marshal Pentecost ⓘ
surface form:
Marshal Stacker Pentecost
Raleigh Becket ⓘ |
| contributesTo | strategy to close the Breach ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Guillermo del Toro
ⓘ
Travis Beacham ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Pacific Rim film franchise
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Rim universe
|
| fieldOfStudy |
applied mathematics
ⓘ
kaiju biology ⓘ predictive modeling ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Pacific Rim
ⓘ
surface form:
film Pacific Rim (2013)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing mathematical models to predict kaiju attacks
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obsessive calculations about kaiju breach events ⓘ |
| notableScene | argues with Newton Geiszler about kaiju predictions in the Hong Kong Shatterdome lab ⓘ |
| occupation |
kaiju researcher
ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
argumentative
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eccentric ⓘ obsessive ⓘ |
| physicalCondition | has a leg disability ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Burn Gorman ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | argumentative partnership with Dr. Newton Geiszler ⓘ |
| returnAppearance | film Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) ⓘ |
| scientificMethod | theoretical modeling of kaiju behavior ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| usesAid | cane ⓘ |
| wears |
bow tie
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lab coat ⓘ |
| worksAt |
Hong Kong Shatterdome
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surface form:
Shatterdome in Hong Kong
|
| worksOnProject |
Jaeger program
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surface form:
Jaeger Program
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dr. Hermann Gottlieb in Pacific Rim Description of subject: Dr. Hermann Gottlieb is a brilliant but eccentric kaiju researcher and mathematician in Pacific Rim, known for his obsessive calculations and argumentative partnership with fellow scientist Newton Geiszler.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dr. Hermann Gottlieb in Pacific Rim: Uprising
subject surface form:
Burn Gorman