Heinz Riesenhuber
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Heinz Riesenhuber is a German chemist and longtime Christian Democratic Union (CDU) politician who served as Germany’s Federal Minister of Research and Technology from 1982 to 1993.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heinz Riesenhuber canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7284297 — 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: Heinz Riesenhuber Context triple: [Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, hasRecipient, Heinz Riesenhuber]
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A.
Philipp Stölzl
Philipp Stölzl is a German film director and screenwriter known for visually striking thrillers and historical dramas such as "North Face" and "The Physician."
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B.
Lutz Seiler
Lutz Seiler is a contemporary German poet and novelist renowned for his lyrically dense explorations of East German history and memory.
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C.
Klaus Thiel
Klaus Thiel is a German athlete known for competing in racewalking at international track and field events.
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D.
Heinz Schaller
Heinz Schaller was a German molecular biologist and entrepreneur best known for co-founding the biotechnology company Biogen.
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E.
Martin Pilger
Martin Pilger is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Pilger.
- 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: Heinz Riesenhuber Target entity description: Heinz Riesenhuber is a German chemist and longtime Christian Democratic Union (CDU) politician who served as Germany’s Federal Minister of Research and Technology from 1982 to 1993.
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A.
Philipp Stölzl
Philipp Stölzl is a German film director and screenwriter known for visually striking thrillers and historical dramas such as "North Face" and "The Physician."
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B.
Lutz Seiler
Lutz Seiler is a contemporary German poet and novelist renowned for his lyrically dense explorations of East German history and memory.
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C.
Klaus Thiel
Klaus Thiel is a German athlete known for competing in racewalking at international track and field events.
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D.
Heinz Schaller
Heinz Schaller was a German molecular biologist and entrepreneur best known for co-founding the biotechnology company Biogen.
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E.
Martin Pilger
Martin Pilger is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Pilger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemist
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federal minister of Germany ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Bundestag ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| award received |
Bavarian Order of Merit
NERFINISHED
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Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Merit of the State of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country of citizenship |
Federal Republic of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date of birth | 1935-12-01 ⓘ |
| educated at | Goethe University Frankfurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | German federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| end time | 1993 ⓘ |
| familyName | Riesenhuber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field of work | chemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Heinz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| has academic degree | doctorate in engineering ⓘ |
| honorific title | Dr.-Ing. ⓘ |
| language spoken | German ⓘ |
| member of |
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Academy of Sciences and Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ German Academy of Science and Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Heinz Riesenhuber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| native language | German ⓘ |
| notable work |
promotion of high-tech and innovation policy in Germany
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shaping German research and technology policy in the 1980s ⓘ |
| office contested | Bundestag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentary group | CDU/CSU Bundestag group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| part of | Helmut Kohl cabinet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place of birth | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| political party | Christian Democratic Union of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portfolio |
research policy
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technology policy ⓘ |
| position held |
Federal Minister of Research and Technology of Germany
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Member of the Bundestag ⓘ Member of the Bundestag for Frankfurt am Main ⓘ Member of the Bundestag for Hesse ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| residence | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| served under | Helmut Kohl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sex or gender | male ⓘ |
| start time | 1982 ⓘ |
| work location |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heinz Riesenhuber Description of subject: Heinz Riesenhuber is a German chemist and longtime Christian Democratic Union (CDU) politician who served as Germany’s Federal Minister of Research and Technology from 1982 to 1993.
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