José Marques da Silva
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José Marques da Silva was a prominent Portuguese architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for shaping Porto’s urban landscape with landmark Beaux-Arts and eclectic buildings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| José Marques da Silva canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: José Marques da Silva Context triple: [Porto São Bento railway station, architect, José Marques da Silva]
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A.
José Nunes
José Nunes is a notable individual distinguished enough in his field or public life to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Nunes.
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B.
José Soares
José Soares is a musician best known as a member of Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66, the influential Brazilian bossa nova and jazz-pop group.
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C.
Manuel Cardoso
Manuel Cardoso was a prominent Portuguese composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods, renowned for his sacred polyphonic music.
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D.
Pedro Proença
Pedro Proença is a Portuguese former football referee who officiated at top international and club competitions, including major UEFA and FIFA tournaments.
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E.
Bernardo Couto
Bernardo Couto was a 19th-century Mexican diplomat and politician who served as one of Mexico’s negotiators and signatories of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending the Mexican–American War.
- 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: José Marques da Silva Target entity description: José Marques da Silva was a prominent Portuguese architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for shaping Porto’s urban landscape with landmark Beaux-Arts and eclectic buildings.
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A.
José Nunes
José Nunes is a notable individual distinguished enough in his field or public life to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Nunes.
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B.
José Soares
José Soares is a musician best known as a member of Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66, the influential Brazilian bossa nova and jazz-pop group.
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C.
Manuel Cardoso
Manuel Cardoso was a prominent Portuguese composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods, renowned for his sacred polyphonic music.
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D.
Pedro Proença
Pedro Proença is a Portuguese former football referee who officiated at top international and club competitions, including major UEFA and FIFA tournaments.
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E.
Bernardo Couto
Bernardo Couto was a 19th-century Mexican diplomat and politician who served as one of Mexico’s negotiators and signatories of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending the Mexican–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| basedIn | Porto ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Portugal ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Portuguese people ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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urban design ⓘ |
| genre |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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linked to:
Beaux-Arts
eclectic architecture ⓘ |
| hasPartInCollection | Fundação Instituto Arquitecto José Marques da Silva (archive of his work) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationOfWorks | several classified buildings in Porto ⓘ |
| influenced | urban landscape of Porto ⓘ |
| movement |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
eclecticism in architecture ⓘ |
| name | José Marques da Silva ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Beaux-Arts and eclectic architectural language in Porto
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shaping Porto’s urban fabric in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Avenida dos Aliados buildings (Porto)
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Avenida dos Aliados southern front (Porto) ⓘ Beaux-Arts style public buildings in Porto ⓘ Buildings along Rua de Santa Catarina (Porto) ⓘ Buildings along Rua de Sá da Bandeira (Porto) ⓘ Buildings near Praça Carlos Alberto (Porto) ⓘ Buildings near Praça da Batalha (Porto) ⓘ Buildings near Praça da República (Porto) ⓘ Buildings near Praça de D. João I (Porto) ⓘ Buildings near Praça de Filipa de Lencastre (Porto) ⓘ Buildings near Praça de Gomes Teixeira (Porto) ⓘ Buildings near Praça de Guilherme Gomes Fernandes (Porto) ⓘ Buildings near Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque (Rotunda da Boavista) (Porto) ⓘ Commercial façades in central Porto ⓘ Eclectic residential buildings in Porto ⓘ Estação de São Bento ⓘ
linked to:
São Bento station
Monumental buildings around Praça da Liberdade (Porto) ⓘ Palacete of the Viscondessa de Vilarinho do Freixo (Porto) ⓘ Residential and commercial buildings in downtown Porto ⓘ São Bento railway station main building ⓘ
linked to:
São Bento station
Teatro Nacional São João (reconstruction project) ⓘ Urban ensemble projects in Porto ⓘ Urban plans for central Porto areas ⓘ Various townhouses in Porto ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Porto ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Porto ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Porto
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northern Portugal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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