Diederich Heßling
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Diederich Heßling is the opportunistic, authoritarian-minded protagonist of Heinrich Mann’s satirical novel "Der Untertan," embodying the submissive yet power-hungry mentality of Wilhelmine-era German bourgeois society.
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| Diederich Heßling canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Diederich Heßling Context triple: [Der Untertan, mainCharacter, Diederich Heßling]
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Albrecht von Haller
Albrecht von Haller was an 18th-century Swiss polymath—physiologist, anatomist, poet, and scholar—whose scientific and literary work made him a central figure of the German Enlightenment.
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Christian Gottlob Heyne
Christian Gottlob Heyne was an 18th-century German classical philologist and archaeologist whose scholarly methods and critical editions helped shape modern classical studies.
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Christian Gottfried Körner
Christian Gottfried Körner was a German jurist, writer, and patron of the arts best known for his close friendship with Friedrich Schiller and his influential role in late 18th-century German literary culture.
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Karl von Haller
Karl von Haller was a notable European supporter of the Greek War of Independence and a member of the Philhellene movement that aided Greece’s struggle against Ottoman rule.
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Gottfried Feder
Gottfried Feder was a German civil engineer and early Nazi ideologue known for his influential anti-capitalist and anti-interest economic theories that helped shape the party’s early program.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Diederich Heßling Target entity description: Diederich Heßling is the opportunistic, authoritarian-minded protagonist of Heinrich Mann’s satirical novel "Der Untertan," embodying the submissive yet power-hungry mentality of Wilhelmine-era German bourgeois society.
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A.
Albrecht von Haller
Albrecht von Haller was an 18th-century Swiss polymath—physiologist, anatomist, poet, and scholar—whose scientific and literary work made him a central figure of the German Enlightenment.
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B.
Christian Gottlob Heyne
Christian Gottlob Heyne was an 18th-century German classical philologist and archaeologist whose scholarly methods and critical editions helped shape modern classical studies.
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C.
Christian Gottfried Körner
Christian Gottfried Körner was a German jurist, writer, and patron of the arts best known for his close friendship with Friedrich Schiller and his influential role in late 18th-century German literary culture.
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D.
Karl von Haller
Karl von Haller was a notable European supporter of the Greek War of Independence and a member of the Philhellene movement that aided Greece’s struggle against Ottoman rule.
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E.
Gottfried Feder
Gottfried Feder was a German civil engineer and early Nazi ideologue known for his influential anti-capitalist and anti-interest economic theories that helped shape the party’s early program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Der Untertan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
authoritarianism
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bourgeois hypocrisy ⓘ nationalism ⓘ opportunism ⓘ power and submission ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian-minded
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opportunistic ⓘ power-hungry ⓘ submissive toward authority ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Heinrich Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | studied chemistry ⓘ |
| familyBackground | middle-class family ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Der Untertan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Der Untertan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| ideology | authoritarian nationalism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext | satire ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Kaiser Wilhelm II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | satirical exaggeration of the loyal subject ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| occupation |
industrialist
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paper manufacturer ⓘ |
| personalityType |
authoritarian follower
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bully toward subordinates ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Der Untertan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Wilhelmine-era German bourgeois mentality ⓘ |
| residence | Netzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Wilhelmine Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authoritarian submissiveness
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opportunistic conformism ⓘ |
| treatsSubordinates | with despotism ⓘ |
| treatsSuperiors | with servility ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleOf |
Wilhelmine subject mentality in German studies
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authoritarian personality in literary criticism ⓘ |
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Subject: Diederich Heßling Description of subject: Diederich Heßling is the opportunistic, authoritarian-minded protagonist of Heinrich Mann’s satirical novel "Der Untertan," embodying the submissive yet power-hungry mentality of Wilhelmine-era German bourgeois society.
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