Else Frenkel-Brunswik
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Else Frenkel-Brunswik was an Austrian-born American social psychologist best known for her pioneering work on prejudice and authoritarianism, particularly as a co-author of the landmark study "The Authoritarian Personality."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Else Frenkel-Brunswik canonical | 1 |
| Frenkel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7284661 — 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: Else Frenkel-Brunswik Context triple: [The Authoritarian Personality, author, Else Frenkel-Brunswik]
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A.
Jacob Marschak
Jacob Marschak was a prominent 20th-century economist known for his pioneering work in decision theory, econometrics, and the theory of the firm.
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B.
Otto Fenichel
Otto Fenichel was an influential Austrian psychoanalyst known for his Marxist-oriented theoretical work and his comprehensive syntheses of Freudian psychoanalytic theory.
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C.
David Wolffsohn
David Wolffsohn was a prominent early Zionist leader and close associate of Theodor Herzl who helped shape and organize the Zionist movement in its formative years.
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D.
Peter Feigl
Peter Feigl is a former Austrian professional tennis player who competed on the international circuit in the 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Kurt Goldstein
Kurt Goldstein was a German neurologist and psychiatrist known for his holistic approach to brain function and for pioneering ideas that helped shape humanistic psychology.
- 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: Else Frenkel-Brunswik Target entity description: Else Frenkel-Brunswik was an Austrian-born American social psychologist best known for her pioneering work on prejudice and authoritarianism, particularly as a co-author of the landmark study "The Authoritarian Personality."
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A.
Jacob Marschak
Jacob Marschak was a prominent 20th-century economist known for his pioneering work in decision theory, econometrics, and the theory of the firm.
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B.
Otto Fenichel
Otto Fenichel was an influential Austrian psychoanalyst known for his Marxist-oriented theoretical work and his comprehensive syntheses of Freudian psychoanalytic theory.
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C.
David Wolffsohn
David Wolffsohn was a prominent early Zionist leader and close associate of Theodor Herzl who helped shape and organize the Zionist movement in its formative years.
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D.
Peter Feigl
Peter Feigl is a former Austrian professional tennis player who competed on the international circuit in the 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Kurt Goldstein
Kurt Goldstein was a German neurologist and psychiatrist known for his holistic approach to brain function and for pioneering ideas that helped shape humanistic psychology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian American
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person ⓘ social psychologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in psychology ⓘ |
| birthName | Else Frenkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Austria
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | The Authoritarian Personality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Daniel J. Levinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R. Nevitt Sanford NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodor W. Adorno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-08-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1958-03-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Vienna ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Frenkel-Brunswik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
authoritarianism research
ⓘ
personality psychology ⓘ prejudice research ⓘ social psychology ⓘ |
| givenName | Else NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| mainSubjectOfWork |
anti-Semitism
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authoritarian personality ⓘ ethnocentrism ⓘ prejudice ⓘ |
| migratedTo | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Frankfurt School (intellectual context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering research on authoritarian personality
ⓘ
pioneering research on prejudice ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Authoritarian Personality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
psychologist
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lviv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berkeley, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism (background) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Egon Brunswik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
authoritarianism
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cognitive rigidity ⓘ personality structure ⓘ |
| workLocation | Berkeley, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Else Frenkel-Brunswik Description of subject: Else Frenkel-Brunswik was an Austrian-born American social psychologist best known for her pioneering work on prejudice and authoritarianism, particularly as a co-author of the landmark study "The Authoritarian Personality."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Frenkel