Laura Perls
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Laura Perls was a German-born psychotherapist and co-founder of Gestalt therapy, known for her influential work in humanistic and experiential psychotherapy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laura Perls canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6799772 — 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: Laura Perls Context triple: [Gestalt therapy, developedBy, Laura Perls]
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A.
Judith Scheff
Judith Scheff is best known as the wife of the late American actor Brian Dennehy.
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B.
Ann Maslow
Ann Maslow is the daughter of influential humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow, known for his hierarchy of needs theory.
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C.
Rachel Elkind
Rachel Elkind is an American music producer and composer best known for her eerie electronic score work with Wendy Carlos, including their influential soundtrack contributions to Stanley Kubrick’s film "The Shining."
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D.
Susan Sperber
Susan Sperber is a theatre producer best known as a co-founder of the Barrington Stage Company, a prominent regional theater in Massachusetts.
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E.
Irvin D. Yalom
Irvin D. Yalom is an American psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author renowned for his influential work in existential psychotherapy and his widely read clinical and philosophical writings.
- 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: Laura Perls Target entity description: Laura Perls was a German-born psychotherapist and co-founder of Gestalt therapy, known for her influential work in humanistic and experiential psychotherapy.
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A.
Judith Scheff
Judith Scheff is best known as the wife of the late American actor Brian Dennehy.
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B.
Ann Maslow
Ann Maslow is the daughter of influential humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow, known for his hierarchy of needs theory.
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C.
Rachel Elkind
Rachel Elkind is an American music producer and composer best known for her eerie electronic score work with Wendy Carlos, including their influential soundtrack contributions to Stanley Kubrick’s film "The Shining."
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D.
Susan Sperber
Susan Sperber is a theatre producer best known as a co-founder of the Barrington Stage Company, a prominent regional theater in Massachusetts.
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E.
Irvin D. Yalom
Irvin D. Yalom is an American psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author renowned for his influential work in existential psychotherapy and his widely read clinical and philosophical writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German emigrant to the United States
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co-founder of Gestalt therapy ⓘ psychotherapist ⓘ woman ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1905-08-15 ⓘ |
| birthName | Lore Posner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Pforzheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of pneumonia ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Gestalt therapy
NERFINISHED
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New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFoundedWith |
Fritz Perls
NERFINISHED
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Paul Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1990-07-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Frankfurt NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Freiburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Perls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Gestalt therapy
NERFINISHED
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humanistic psychology ⓘ psychotherapy ⓘ |
| genre |
psychology
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psychotherapy ⓘ |
| givenName | Laura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gestalt psychology
NERFINISHED
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existential philosophy ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of Gestalt therapy
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experiential psychotherapy ⓘ humanistic psychotherapy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
South Africa
NERFINISHED
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Gestalt therapy
NERFINISHED
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humanistic psychology ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Isadore From
NERFINISHED
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Miriam Polster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | chapters and papers on Gestalt therapy ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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clinical psychologist ⓘ psychotherapist ⓘ |
| spouse | Fritz Perls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Kurt Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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