Hermann Sudermann
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Hermann Sudermann was a prominent German dramatist and novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his naturalist plays and stories that were widely adapted for stage and film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hermann Sudermann canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5784491 — 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: Hermann Sudermann Context triple: [Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, basedOnAuthor, Hermann Sudermann]
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A.
Heinrich Mann
Heinrich Mann was a prominent German novelist and essayist known for his socially critical works and opposition to authoritarianism in the early 20th century.
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B.
Gerhart Hauptmann
Gerhart Hauptmann was a German dramatist and novelist, a leading figure of literary naturalism and recipient of the 1912 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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C.
Theodor Fontane
Theodor Fontane was a 19th-century German novelist and poet, best known as a leading realist writer whose works, such as "Effi Briest," critically portrayed Prussian society.
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D.
Hermann Hess
Hermann Hess was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Monte San Valentín, the highest peak in Chilean Patagonia.
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E.
Siegfried Lenz
Siegfried Lenz was a prominent German writer and novelist, best known for works such as "Deutschstunde" ("The German Lesson") and for his significant contribution to postwar German literature.
- 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: Hermann Sudermann Target entity description: Hermann Sudermann was a prominent German dramatist and novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his naturalist plays and stories that were widely adapted for stage and film.
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A.
Heinrich Mann
Heinrich Mann was a prominent German novelist and essayist known for his socially critical works and opposition to authoritarianism in the early 20th century.
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B.
Gerhart Hauptmann
Gerhart Hauptmann was a German dramatist and novelist, a leading figure of literary naturalism and recipient of the 1912 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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C.
Theodor Fontane
Theodor Fontane was a 19th-century German novelist and poet, best known as a leading realist writer whose works, such as "Effi Briest," critically portrayed Prussian society.
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D.
Hermann Hess
Hermann Hess was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Monte San Valentín, the highest peak in Chilean Patagonia.
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E.
Siegfried Lenz
Siegfried Lenz was a prominent German writer and novelist, best known for works such as "Deutschstunde" ("The German Lesson") and for his significant contribution to postwar German literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German writer
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dramatist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1920s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1880 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1857-09-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1928-11-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Königsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Baltic German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sudermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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novel ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| givenName | Hermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | journalist ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | Naturalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Hermann Sudermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
naturalist plays
ⓘ
realist novels ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Das Glück im Winkel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Der Katzensteg NERFINISHED ⓘ Der Sturmgeselle Sokrates NERFINISHED ⓘ Die Ehre NERFINISHED ⓘ Die Schmetterlingsschlacht NERFINISHED ⓘ Es war NERFINISHED ⓘ Frau Sorge NERFINISHED ⓘ Heimat NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannisfeuer NERFINISHED ⓘ Litauische Geschichten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
East Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matzicken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berlin ⓘ |
| residence | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Clara Lauckner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAdaptedAs |
Magda (stage adaptation of "Heimat")
NERFINISHED
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film adaptations of "Die Ehre" ⓘ film adaptations of "Heimat" ⓘ film adaptations of "Litauische Geschichten" ⓘ |
| workLocation | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hermann Sudermann Description of subject: Hermann Sudermann was a prominent German dramatist and novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his naturalist plays and stories that were widely adapted for stage and film.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Flesh and the Devil