Wilhelm Süss
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Wilhelm Süss was a German mathematician known for his work in geometry and for founding the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wilhelm Süss canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3748406 — 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: Wilhelm Süss Context triple: [Erhard Schmidt, doctoralStudent, Wilhelm Süss]
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A.
Friedrich Weiss
Friedrich Weiss is a personal name that may refer to multiple individuals, typically of German-speaking origin, rather than a single widely recognized historical or public figure.
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B.
Heinrich Stern
Heinrich Stern was a physician and medical leader best known for founding the American College of Physicians, a major professional organization for internists in the United States.
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C.
Wilhelm Siegling
Wilhelm Siegling was a German linguist and philologist known for his pioneering work on the Tocharian languages and their classification within the Indo-European language family.
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D.
Theodor Scherer
Theodor Scherer was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, known for commanding encircled forces on the Eastern Front, particularly in defensive battles against Soviet offensives.
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E.
Otto Leonhard Heubner
Otto Leonhard Heubner was a 19th-century German liberal politician and revolutionary who took part in the democratic movements of the 1848–1849 period.
- 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: Wilhelm Süss Target entity description: Wilhelm Süss was a German mathematician known for his work in geometry and for founding the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach.
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A.
Friedrich Weiss
Friedrich Weiss is a personal name that may refer to multiple individuals, typically of German-speaking origin, rather than a single widely recognized historical or public figure.
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B.
Heinrich Stern
Heinrich Stern was a physician and medical leader best known for founding the American College of Physicians, a major professional organization for internists in the United States.
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C.
Wilhelm Siegling
Wilhelm Siegling was a German linguist and philologist known for his pioneering work on the Tocharian languages and their classification within the Indo-European language family.
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D.
Theodor Scherer
Theodor Scherer was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, known for commanding encircled forces on the Eastern Front, particularly in defensive battles against Soviet offensives.
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E.
Otto Leonhard Heubner
Otto Leonhard Heubner was a 19th-century German liberal politician and revolutionary who took part in the democratic movements of the 1848–1849 period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
geometry
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mathematics ⓘ |
| citizenship | German ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-03-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1958-05-21 ⓘ |
| employer | University of Freiburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Süss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geometry
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mathematics ⓘ |
| founderOf | Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Wilhelm ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach
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work in geometry ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Freiburg im Breisgau
NERFINISHED
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Wilhelm Süss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the Oberwolfach research center in mathematics ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Freiburg im Breisgau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach
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professor of mathematics at the University of Freiburg ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Freiburg im Breisgau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Wilhelm Süss Description of subject: Wilhelm Süss was a German mathematician known for his work in geometry and for founding the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach.
Referenced by (3)
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