Herman Bang
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Herman Bang was a prominent Danish author and journalist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his impressionistic style and psychologically nuanced novels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herman Bang canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7390964 — 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: Herman Bang Context triple: [Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen, notableBurial, Herman Bang]
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A.
Hjalmar Söderberg
Hjalmar Söderberg was a Swedish author and playwright, best known for his psychologically nuanced novels and short stories such as "Doctor Glas" and "The Serious Game."
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B.
Ellinor Hamsun
Ellinor Hamsun was a daughter of the Norwegian Nobel Prize–winning author Knut Hamsun.
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C.
Einar Bjørnson
Einar Bjørnson was a Norwegian figure known primarily as the son of Nobel Prize–winning writer and national icon Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.
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D.
Hjalmar Hvam
Hjalmar Hvam was a Norwegian-American ski racer and inventor best known for developing one of the first modern safety ski bindings.
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E.
Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for pioneering psychological literature in works such as "Hunger" and "Growth of the Soil."
- 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: Herman Bang Target entity description: Herman Bang was a prominent Danish author and journalist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his impressionistic style and psychologically nuanced novels.
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A.
Hjalmar Söderberg
Hjalmar Söderberg was a Swedish author and playwright, best known for his psychologically nuanced novels and short stories such as "Doctor Glas" and "The Serious Game."
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B.
Ellinor Hamsun
Ellinor Hamsun was a daughter of the Norwegian Nobel Prize–winning author Knut Hamsun.
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C.
Einar Bjørnson
Einar Bjørnson was a Norwegian figure known primarily as the son of Nobel Prize–winning writer and national icon Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.
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D.
Hjalmar Hvam
Hjalmar Hvam was a Norwegian-American ski racer and inventor best known for developing one of the first modern safety ski bindings.
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E.
Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for pioneering psychological literature in works such as "Hunger" and "Growth of the Soil."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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journalist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1857-04-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1912-01-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Sorø Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Peter Urban Bang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
impressionistic prose
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novel ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| givenName | Herman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Danish modernist prose writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Impressionism
NERFINISHED
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J.P. Jacobsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
impressionistic narrative technique
ⓘ
psychologically nuanced character portrayals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Danish ⓘ |
| mother | Thora Elisabeth Funch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Impressionism
ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ |
| name | Herman Bang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Det hvide Hus
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Excentriske Noveller NERFINISHED ⓘ Haabløse Slægter NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludvigsbakke NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuk NERFINISHED ⓘ Tine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ved Vejen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
editor ⓘ journalist ⓘ stage director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Als
NERFINISHED
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Asserballe NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Schleswig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Ogden, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | homosexual ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris ⓘ Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herman Bang Description of subject: Herman Bang was a prominent Danish author and journalist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his impressionistic style and psychologically nuanced novels.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.