Erik Salomonsen
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Erik Salomonsen, better known as Erik Erikson, was a German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst renowned for his theory of psychosocial development across the lifespan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erik Salomonsen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8058736 — 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: Erik Salomonsen Context triple: [Erik Erikson, birthName, Erik Salomonsen]
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A.
Sven Simonsen
Sven Simonsen is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
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B.
Erik Jendresen
Erik Jendresen is an American writer and producer best known for his work on the acclaimed World War II miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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C.
Erik Jørgensen
Erik Jørgensen was a Norwegian firearms designer best known for co-developing the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle used by several national armies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Niels Jensen
Niels Jensen is a software entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the software company Borland.
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E.
Erik Nielsen
Erik Nielsen was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister under Brian Mulroney and was the younger brother of actor Leslie Nielsen.
- 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: Erik Salomonsen Target entity description: Erik Salomonsen, better known as Erik Erikson, was a German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst renowned for his theory of psychosocial development across the lifespan.
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A.
Sven Simonsen
Sven Simonsen is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
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B.
Erik Jendresen
Erik Jendresen is an American writer and producer best known for his work on the acclaimed World War II miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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C.
Erik Jørgensen
Erik Jørgensen was a Norwegian firearms designer best known for co-developing the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle used by several national armies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Niels Jensen
Niels Jensen is a software entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the software company Borland.
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E.
Erik Nielsen
Erik Nielsen was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister under Brian Mulroney and was the younger brother of actor Leslie Nielsen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
developmental psychologist
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human ⓘ psychoanalyst ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Erik Homburger Erikson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Book Award for Philosophy and Religion
NERFINISHED
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Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Gandhi's Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Erik Salomonsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-06-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-05-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
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Menninger Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
developmental psychology
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ego psychology NERFINISHED ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasPart | eight stages of psychosocial development ⓘ |
| influenced |
developmental psychology
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identity theory in sociology ⓘ lifespan developmental theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anna Freud
NERFINISHED
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Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement |
ego psychology
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psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
concept of identity crisis
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theory of psychosocial development ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Childhood and Society
NERFINISHED
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Gandhi's Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ Identity: Youth and Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Man Luther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Frankfurt am Main
NERFINISHED
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German Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Harwich, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| spouse | Joan Erikson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berkeley, California
NERFINISHED
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Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Erik Salomonsen Description of subject: Erik Salomonsen, better known as Erik Erikson, was a German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst renowned for his theory of psychosocial development across the lifespan.
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