Ludwig Leichhardt
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Ludwig Leichhardt was a 19th-century Prussian explorer and naturalist renowned for his expeditions into the interior of Australia and his mysterious disappearance during an overland journey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leichhardt | 1 |
| Ludwig Leichhardt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5667108 — 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.
Target entity: Ludwig Leichhardt Context triple: [Leichhardt River, namedAfter, Ludwig Leichhardt]
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Paweł Edmund Strzelecki
Paweł Edmund Strzelecki was a 19th-century Polish explorer and geologist best known for his extensive explorations in Australia and for naming and surveying many of its geographical features.
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Leichhardt
Leichhardt is an Australian federal electoral division in Queensland that covers the far north of the state, including Cairns and Cape York Peninsula.
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C.
John Hanning Speke
John Hanning Speke was a 19th-century British explorer best known for his expeditions in East Africa and for identifying Lake Victoria as the principal source of the Nile.
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Samuel Baker
Samuel Baker was an 18th-century British bookseller and auctioneer best known for establishing the auction house that became Sotheby’s.
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John McDouall Stuart
John McDouall Stuart was a 19th-century Scottish-born Australian explorer renowned for leading the first successful overland expedition from south to north across the Australian continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ludwig Leichhardt Target entity description: Ludwig Leichhardt was a 19th-century Prussian explorer and naturalist renowned for his expeditions into the interior of Australia and his mysterious disappearance during an overland journey.
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A.
Paweł Edmund Strzelecki
Paweł Edmund Strzelecki was a 19th-century Polish explorer and geologist best known for his extensive explorations in Australia and for naming and surveying many of its geographical features.
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B.
Leichhardt
Leichhardt is an Australian federal electoral division in Queensland that covers the far north of the state, including Cairns and Cape York Peninsula.
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C.
John Hanning Speke
John Hanning Speke was a 19th-century British explorer best known for his expeditions in East Africa and for identifying Lake Victoria as the principal source of the Nile.
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D.
Samuel Baker
Samuel Baker was an 18th-century British bookseller and auctioneer best known for establishing the auction house that became Sotheby’s.
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E.
John McDouall Stuart
John McDouall Stuart was a 19th-century Scottish-born Australian explorer renowned for leading the first successful overland expedition from south to north across the Australian continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prussian person
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ human ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Leichhardt Falls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leichhardt Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Leichhardt River NERFINISHED ⓘ suburb of Leichhardt in Sydney ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| dateOfBirth | 1813-10-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | c. 1848 ⓘ |
| disappearanceStatus | unknown ⓘ |
| disappearedDuring | 1848 expedition from the Darling Downs to Swan River ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Göttingen ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| expedition |
1844–1845 Moreton Bay to Port Essington expedition
NERFINISHED
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1846–1847 expedition towards the Darling Downs ⓘ 1848 expedition from the Darling Downs towards Swan River ⓘ |
| familyName | Leichhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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exploration ⓘ geography ⓘ natural history ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| givenName | Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | unknown ⓘ |
| hasPartOfName | Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWork | Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1844–1845 expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington
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attempted east–west crossing of Australia ⓘ overland journey from Brisbane to Port Essington ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | disappeared ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of inland Australia
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mysterious disappearance during overland expedition ⓘ |
| notableWork | Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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naturalist ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Trebra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | interior of Australia ⓘ |
| residence | Australia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Ludwig Leichhardt Description of subject: Ludwig Leichhardt was a 19th-century Prussian explorer and naturalist renowned for his expeditions into the interior of Australia and his mysterious disappearance during an overland journey.
Referenced by (2)
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