Christian Hendrik Persoon
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Christian Hendrik Persoon was a pioneering mycologist whose early systematic work on fungi laid the foundation for modern fungal taxonomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Christian Hendrik Persoon canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5996232 — 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: Christian Hendrik Persoon Context triple: [Elias Magnus Fries, influenced, Christian Hendrik Persoon]
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A.
Elias Magnus Fries
Elias Magnus Fries was a pioneering 19th-century Swedish mycologist and botanist, often regarded as the father of modern fungal taxonomy.
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B.
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu was an influential 18th–19th century French botanist who pioneered a natural classification system for plants and significantly shaped modern botanical taxonomy.
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C.
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle was a prominent 19th-century Swiss botanist known for pioneering work in plant taxonomy and for developing an influential natural system of plant classification.
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D.
Statius Müller
Statius Müller was an 18th-century German zoologist and ornithologist known for his early taxonomic descriptions of numerous animal species.
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E.
Karl Asmund Rudolphi
Karl Asmund Rudolphi was a Swedish-born German naturalist and parasitologist known for his pioneering work in helminthology and contributions to early cell theory.
- 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: Christian Hendrik Persoon Target entity description: Christian Hendrik Persoon was a pioneering mycologist whose early systematic work on fungi laid the foundation for modern fungal taxonomy.
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A.
Elias Magnus Fries
Elias Magnus Fries was a pioneering 19th-century Swedish mycologist and botanist, often regarded as the father of modern fungal taxonomy.
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B.
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu was an influential 18th–19th century French botanist who pioneered a natural classification system for plants and significantly shaped modern botanical taxonomy.
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C.
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle was a prominent 19th-century Swiss botanist known for pioneering work in plant taxonomy and for developing an influential natural system of plant classification.
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D.
Statius Müller
Statius Müller was an 18th-century German zoologist and ornithologist known for his early taxonomic descriptions of numerous animal species.
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E.
Karl Asmund Rudolphi
Karl Asmund Rudolphi was a Swedish-born German naturalist and parasitologist known for his pioneering work in helminthology and contributions to early cell theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mycologist
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person ⓘ taxonomist ⓘ |
| citizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| collectionDonatedTo | Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | modern fungal nomenclature ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1761-02-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1836-11-16 ⓘ |
| describedTaxa | numerous fungal species ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Göttingen
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University of Halle NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Persoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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mycology ⓘ taxonomy ⓘ |
| givenName |
Christian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hendrik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBibliographySectionIn |
Index Fungorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Plant Names Index NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalName | Persoon, Christian Hendrik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkInTaxonomyOf |
fungi
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lichens ⓘ |
| influenced | Elias Magnus Fries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Carl Linnaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early systematic classification of fungi
ⓘ
foundational work in fungal taxonomy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Observationes Mycologicae
NERFINISHED
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Synopsis Methodica Fungorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Synopsis Plantarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
botanist
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clergyman ⓘ mycologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cape Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stellenbosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| taxonAuthorAbbreviation | Pers. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Christian Hendrik Persoon Description of subject: Christian Hendrik Persoon was a pioneering mycologist whose early systematic work on fungi laid the foundation for modern fungal taxonomy.
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