Hans Janowitz
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Hans Janowitz was a Bohemian-born writer best known as the co-author of the landmark German Expressionist film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hans Janowitz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10811667 — 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: Hans Janowitz Context triple: [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, writer, Hans Janowitz]
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Marvin Etzioni
Marvin Etzioni is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer best known as a founding member of the alternative country band Lone Justice and for his work producing roots and Americana artists.
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B.
Philip Brenner
Philip Brenner is a scholar and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and Latin American studies, often collaborating with historian James G. Blight.
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C.
Fredric M. Frank
Fredric M. Frank was an American screenwriter best known for his work on major mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including several collaborations with director Cecil B. DeMille.
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D.
Benjamin Rapoport
Benjamin Rapoport is a neurosurgeon and entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of the brain–computer interface company Neuralink.
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E.
Irving Brecher
Irving Brecher was an American screenwriter best known for his work on Marx Brothers comedies and classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: Hans Janowitz Target entity description: Hans Janowitz was a Bohemian-born writer best known as the co-author of the landmark German Expressionist film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari."
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A.
Marvin Etzioni
Marvin Etzioni is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer best known as a founding member of the alternative country band Lone Justice and for his work producing roots and Americana artists.
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B.
Philip Brenner
Philip Brenner is a scholar and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and Latin American studies, often collaborating with historian James G. Blight.
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C.
Fredric M. Frank
Fredric M. Frank was an American screenwriter best known for his work on major mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including several collaborations with director Cecil B. DeMille.
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D.
Benjamin Rapoport
Benjamin Rapoport is a neurosurgeon and entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of the brain–computer interface company Neuralink.
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E.
Irving Brecher
Irving Brecher was an American screenwriter best known for his work on Marx Brothers comedies and classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
librettist
ⓘ
person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film industry
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1890-12-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
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Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ Poděbrady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coAuthorOf | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Carl Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathDate | 1954-05-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York City
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| emigratedTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bohemian ⓘ |
| familyName | Janowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
libretti
ⓘ
screenplays ⓘ |
| givenName | Hans ⓘ |
| influencedBy | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | German Expressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Hans Janowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | co-writing the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
librettist
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| servedIn | Austro-Hungarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| workLocation | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hans Janowitz Description of subject: Hans Janowitz was a Bohemian-born writer best known as the co-author of the landmark German Expressionist film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.