Camusot de Marville
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Camusot de Marville is a magistrate and ambitious legal official in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, notably appearing in the novel "Le Cousin Pons" as a symbol of judicial authority and social climbing in 19th-century Paris.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Camusot de Marville canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13163018 — 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: Camusot de Marville Context triple: [Le Cousin Pons, character, Camusot de Marville]
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A.
Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard
Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard was a Portuguese engineer of French origin best known for designing several iconic urban elevators and funiculars in Lisbon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Alphonse de Lamartine
Alphonse de Lamartine was a 19th-century French poet, historian, and statesman who played a leading role in the 1848 Revolution and the early government of the French Second Republic.
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C.
André Chénier
André Chénier was an 18th-century French poet of Greek origin, celebrated for his classical style and poignant works written during the French Revolution before his execution in 1794.
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D.
Jean Marot
Jean Marot was a French poet of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, known for his courtly verse and as the father of the Renaissance poet Clément Marot.
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E.
Raoul de Gaucourt
Raoul de Gaucourt was a French nobleman and military leader of the Hundred Years' War, noted for his staunch defense in several key sieges against the English.
- 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: Camusot de Marville Target entity description: Camusot de Marville is a magistrate and ambitious legal official in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, notably appearing in the novel "Le Cousin Pons" as a symbol of judicial authority and social climbing in 19th-century Paris.
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A.
Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard
Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard was a Portuguese engineer of French origin best known for designing several iconic urban elevators and funiculars in Lisbon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Alphonse de Lamartine
Alphonse de Lamartine was a 19th-century French poet, historian, and statesman who played a leading role in the 1848 Revolution and the early government of the French Second Republic.
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C.
André Chénier
André Chénier was an 18th-century French poet of Greek origin, celebrated for his classical style and poignant works written during the French Revolution before his execution in 1794.
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D.
Jean Marot
Jean Marot was a French poet of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, known for his courtly verse and as the father of the Renaissance poet Clément Marot.
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E.
Raoul de Gaucourt
Raoul de Gaucourt was a French nobleman and military leader of the Hundred Years' War, noted for his staunch defense in several key sieges against the English.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in La Comédie humaine
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fictional character ⓘ magistrate ⓘ |
| appearsAs | judge ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
La Comédie humaine
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Le Cousin Pons ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
corruption
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justice ⓘ power and authority ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| basedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| belongsToWorkBy | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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authoritarian ⓘ careerist ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | France ⓘ |
| creator | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Paris courts ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | realist novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
French realism
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linked to:
French Realist movement
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| literaryRole | supporting character in Le Cousin Pons ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | represents the judiciary in 19th-century Parisian society ⓘ |
| occupation |
legal official
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magistrate ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse |
Balzac’s La Comédie humaine cycle
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linked to:
La Comédie humaine
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| roleInNarrative |
symbol of judicial authority
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symbol of social climbing ⓘ |
| socialStatus | bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Camusot de Marville Description of subject: Camusot de Marville is a magistrate and ambitious legal official in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, notably appearing in the novel "Le Cousin Pons" as a symbol of judicial authority and social climbing in 19th-century Paris.
Referenced by (3)
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