pension Vauquer
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Pension Vauquer is a shabby, lower-middle-class Parisian boarding house that serves as a central setting in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Père Goriot."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pension Vauquer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12960298 — 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: pension Vauquer Context triple: [Madame Vauquer, associatedWith, pension Vauquer]
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A.
Fonds-Verrettes
Fonds-Verrettes is a mountainous commune in southeastern Haiti near the Dominican border, known for its rural character and vulnerability to flooding and landslides.
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B.
Pantin
Pantin is a northeastern suburb of Paris in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, known for its mix of residential areas, cultural venues, and redeveloped industrial zones along the Canal de l’Ourcq.
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C.
Quartier Vivienne
Quartier Vivienne is a historic central Paris neighborhood known for its elegant covered passages, financial institutions, and proximity to the Palais Brongniart and the Bibliothèque Nationale.
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D.
Fond Parisien
Fond Parisien is a small town in southeastern Haiti near the Dominican border, known for its proximity to Lake Azuei and its role as a local agricultural and trading center.
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E.
Vieux Paris
Vieux Paris is a celebrated photographic series by Eugène Atget that documents the streets, architecture, and everyday life of old Paris at the turn of the 20th century.
- 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: pension Vauquer Target entity description: Pension Vauquer is a shabby, lower-middle-class Parisian boarding house that serves as a central setting in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Père Goriot."
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A.
Fonds-Verrettes
Fonds-Verrettes is a mountainous commune in southeastern Haiti near the Dominican border, known for its rural character and vulnerability to flooding and landslides.
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B.
Pantin
Pantin is a northeastern suburb of Paris in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, known for its mix of residential areas, cultural venues, and redeveloped industrial zones along the Canal de l’Ourcq.
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C.
Quartier Vivienne
Quartier Vivienne is a historic central Paris neighborhood known for its elegant covered passages, financial institutions, and proximity to the Palais Brongniart and the Bibliothèque Nationale.
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D.
Fond Parisien
Fond Parisien is a small town in southeastern Haiti near the Dominican border, known for its proximity to Lake Azuei and its role as a local agricultural and trading center.
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E.
Vieux Paris
Vieux Paris is a celebrated photographic series by Eugène Atget that documents the streets, architecture, and everyday life of old Paris at the turn of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional boarding house
ⓘ
literary location ⓘ setting in a novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Maison Vauquer ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Le Père Goriot ⓘ |
| condition | shabby ⓘ |
| createdBy | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
Le Père Goriot (1835)
ⓘ
linked to:
Le Père Goriot
|
| hasNotableResident |
Eugène de Rastignac
ⓘ
Jean-Joachim Goriot ⓘ Madame Couture ⓘ Mademoiselle Michonneau ⓘ Poiret ⓘ Vautrin ⓘ Victorine Taillefer ⓘ |
| hasOwner | Madame Vauquer ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Faubourg Saint-Marcel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central setting of Le Père Goriot ⓘ |
| partOf | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| provides |
lodging
ⓘ
meals ⓘ |
| socialClass | lower-middle-class ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
poverty
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rigid social hierarchy ⓘ social decay ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfAccommodation | boarding house ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: pension Vauquer Description of subject: Pension Vauquer is a shabby, lower-middle-class Parisian boarding house that serves as a central setting in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Père Goriot."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.