Küng
E808598
Catholic theologian
Christian ethicist
Swiss surname
curler
family name
journalist
person
professional cyclist
Küng is a Swiss surname most prominently associated with Hans Küng, a renowned Catholic theologian and critic of papal infallibility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Küng canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9596356 — 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: Küng Context triple: [Hans Küng, familyName, Küng]
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A.
Guga
Guga is the popular nickname of Brazilian former tennis star Gustavo Kuerten, a three-time French Open champion known for his charismatic personality and clay-court prowess.
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B.
Karcsi
Karcsi is a common Hungarian diminutive form of the male given name Károly, used as an affectionate or informal nickname.
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C.
Kusch
Kusch is a German surname most notably associated with Nobel Prize–winning physicist Polykarp Kusch.
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D.
Kogo
Kogo is a settlement located in the Litoral region of Equatorial Guinea.
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E.
Pugo
Pugo is a Latvian surname most notably borne by Boris Pugo, a Soviet politician and security official involved in the 1991 August Coup.
- 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: Küng Target entity description: Küng is a Swiss surname most prominently associated with Hans Küng, a renowned Catholic theologian and critic of papal infallibility.
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A.
Guga
Guga is the popular nickname of Brazilian former tennis star Gustavo Kuerten, a three-time French Open champion known for his charismatic personality and clay-court prowess.
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B.
Karcsi
Karcsi is a common Hungarian diminutive form of the male given name Károly, used as an affectionate or informal nickname.
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C.
Kusch
Kusch is a German surname most notably associated with Nobel Prize–winning physicist Polykarp Kusch.
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D.
Kogo
Kogo is a settlement located in the Litoral region of Equatorial Guinea.
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E.
Pugo
Pugo is a Latvian surname most notably borne by Boris Pugo, a Soviet politician and security official involved in the 1991 August Coup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic theologian
ⓘ
Christian ethicist ⓘ Swiss surname ⓘ curler ⓘ family name ⓘ journalist ⓘ person ⓘ professional cyclist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Karl Barth Prize
NERFINISHED
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Leipzig Human Rights Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Sweden
ⓘ
Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-03-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-04-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pontifical Gregorian University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sorbonne University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Tübingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Global Ethic Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
André Küng
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carmen Küng NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Imhof-Küng NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Küng NERFINISHED ⓘ Stefan Küng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Global Ethic project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
critique of papal infallibility ⓘ work on ecumenism ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Catholic theological faculty of the University of Tübingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Christianity and the World Religions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Global Responsibility NERFINISHED ⓘ Infallible? An Inquiry NERFINISHED ⓘ On Being a Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sursee, Lucerne, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tübingen, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of theology ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| sport |
curling
ⓘ
road cycling ⓘ track cycling ⓘ |
| theologicalView |
advocacy of church reform
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criticism of the doctrine of papal infallibility ⓘ support for ecumenical dialogue ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Küng Description of subject: Küng is a Swiss surname most prominently associated with Hans Küng, a renowned Catholic theologian and critic of papal infallibility.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.