August von Werder
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August von Werder was a Prussian general best known for his leadership in the Franco-Prussian War, where he commanded German forces in several key victories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| August von Werder canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7212747 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: August von Werder Context triple: [Battle of Wissembourg, commander, August von Werder]
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Olaf Kölzig
Olaf Kölzig is a former German-Canadian NHL goaltender best known for his long, standout career with the Washington Capitals, including winning the Vezina Trophy in 2000.
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B.
Karl Schapper
Karl Schapper was a 19th-century German revolutionary and early communist activist who played a key role in the European workers' movement and the development of socialist organizations.
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C.
Gerhard Adrian
Gerhard Adrian is a German meteorologist and climate scientist who has served as president of the World Meteorological Organization.
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D.
Fritz von Below
Fritz von Below was a German general of World War I who held several high-level field commands on the Western and Eastern Fronts.
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E.
Friedrich Hoßbach
Friedrich Hoßbach was a German Wehrmacht general best known for authoring the 1937 "Hoßbach Memorandum," a key document revealing Adolf Hitler’s expansionist plans before World War II.
- 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: August von Werder Target entity description: August von Werder was a Prussian general best known for his leadership in the Franco-Prussian War, where he commanded German forces in several key victories.
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A.
Olaf Kölzig
Olaf Kölzig is a former German-Canadian NHL goaltender best known for his long, standout career with the Washington Capitals, including winning the Vezina Trophy in 2000.
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B.
Karl Schapper
Karl Schapper was a 19th-century German revolutionary and early communist activist who played a key role in the European workers' movement and the development of socialist organizations.
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C.
Gerhard Adrian
Gerhard Adrian is a German meteorologist and climate scientist who has served as president of the World Meteorological Organization.
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D.
Fritz von Below
Fritz von Below was a German general of World War I who held several high-level field commands on the Western and Eastern Fronts.
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E.
Friedrich Hoßbach
Friedrich Hoßbach was a German Wehrmacht general best known for authoring the 1937 "Hoßbach Memorandum," a key document revealing Adolf Hitler’s expansionist plans before World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prussian general
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Iron Cross 1st Class
NERFINISHED
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Order of the Black Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Red Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ Pour le Mérite (military class) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | XIV Corps (German Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| dateOfBirth | 1808-09-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1887-09-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Prussian Cadet Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | von Werder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | von ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Prussian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General der Infanterie ⓘ |
| movement | Prussian military reforms era ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | successful defense against French Army of the East in 1871 ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Belfort (1871)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Nuits-Saint-Georges NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Strasbourg (1870) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Villersexel NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wörth NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Lisaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership of German forces in southwestern theatre of Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of German forces in the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Austro-Prussian War
NERFINISHED
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Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Schleswig War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Schloßberg, East Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Grüssow, Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of the XIV Army Corps
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governor of Strasbourg ⓘ |
| residence |
Prussia
NERFINISHED
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Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1825 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: August von Werder Description of subject: August von Werder was a Prussian general best known for his leadership in the Franco-Prussian War, where he commanded German forces in several key victories.
Referenced by (2)
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