University of Grenoble
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The University of Grenoble was a historic French higher education institution in Grenoble known for its strong programs in the humanities and sciences before being reorganized into several successor universities.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Université Grenoble Alpes | 9 |
| University of Grenoble canonical | 8 |
| Université de Grenoble | 3 |
| Grenoble Alpes University | 2 |
| Grenoble Institute of Technology | 2 |
| Joseph Fourier University | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T850681 — 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: University of Grenoble Context triple: [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, educatedAt, University of Grenoble]
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A.
University of Toulouse
The University of Toulouse is a historic French higher education and research institution located in the city of Toulouse, known for its strong programs in science, engineering, and the humanities.
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B.
Université Côte d’Azur
Université Côte d’Azur is a French public research university based in the French Riviera region, known for its interdisciplinary programs and strong emphasis on innovation and international collaboration.
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C.
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg is a major French public research university known for its long academic tradition, multidisciplinary programs, and location in the historic city of Strasbourg near the German border.
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D.
University of Nîmes
The University of Nîmes is a French public higher education institution located in the city of Nîmes, offering multidisciplinary programs in areas such as law, arts, sciences, and social sciences.
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E.
University of Montpellier
The University of Montpellier is one of the oldest universities in the world, a major French public research institution renowned for its strengths in medicine, science, and law.
- 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: University of Grenoble Target entity description: The University of Grenoble was a historic French higher education institution in Grenoble known for its strong programs in the humanities and sciences before being reorganized into several successor universities.
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A.
University of Toulouse
The University of Toulouse is a historic French higher education and research institution located in the city of Toulouse, known for its strong programs in science, engineering, and the humanities.
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B.
Université Côte d’Azur
Université Côte d’Azur is a French public research university based in the French Riviera region, known for its interdisciplinary programs and strong emphasis on innovation and international collaboration.
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C.
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg is a major French public research university known for its long academic tradition, multidisciplinary programs, and location in the historic city of Strasbourg near the German border.
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D.
University of Nîmes
The University of Nîmes is a French public higher education institution located in the city of Nîmes, offering multidisciplinary programs in areas such as law, arts, sciences, and social sciences.
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E.
University of Montpellier
The University of Montpellier is one of the oldest universities in the world, a major French public research institution renowned for its strengths in medicine, science, and law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
higher education institution
ⓘ
public university ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Ministry of National Education of France
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surface form:
French Ministry of National Education
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| city | Grenoble ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countryCapitalOf | none ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 20th century ⓘ |
| educationLevel | tertiary education ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
engineering
ⓘ
humanities ⓘ law ⓘ medicine ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| hasCampus |
Grenoble
ⓘ
surface form:
Grenoble urban area
|
| historicalSignificance | one of the principal universities in southeastern France ⓘ |
| knownFor |
humanities programs
ⓘ
research ⓘ science programs ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grenoble ⓘ Isère ⓘ southeastern France ⓘ |
| nativeName |
University of Grenoble
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Université de Grenoble
|
| nativeNameLanguage | fr ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
doctoral degrees
ⓘ
graduate degrees ⓘ undergraduate degrees ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
French Republic
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| partOf | French public university system ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto |
University of Grenoble
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Grenoble Alpes University
University of Grenoble self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Grenoble Institute of Technology
Sciences Po ⓘ
surface form:
Grenoble Political Studies Institute
University of Grenoble self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Joseph Fourier University
Pierre Mendès-France University ⓘ Stendhal University ⓘ |
| roleInRegion | major regional academic center ⓘ |
| sector | public ⓘ |
| successor |
University of Grenoble
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Grenoble Alpes University
University of Grenoble self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Grenoble Institute of Technology
Sciences Po ⓘ
surface form:
Grenoble Political Studies Institute
University of Grenoble self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Joseph Fourier University
Pierre Mendès-France University ⓘ Stendhal University ⓘ |
| type | multidisciplinary university ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University of Grenoble Description of subject: The University of Grenoble was a historic French higher education institution in Grenoble known for its strong programs in the humanities and sciences before being reorganized into several successor universities.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Université Grenoble Alpes
this entity surface form:
Université Grenoble Alpes
this entity surface form:
Université Grenoble Alpes
this entity surface form:
Université Grenoble Alpes
this entity surface form:
Université Grenoble Alpes
this entity surface form:
Université de Grenoble
this entity surface form:
Joseph Fourier University
this entity surface form:
Grenoble Alpes University
this entity surface form:
Grenoble Institute of Technology
this entity surface form:
Joseph Fourier University
this entity surface form:
Grenoble Alpes University
this entity surface form:
Grenoble Institute of Technology
this entity surface form:
Université Grenoble Alpes
this entity surface form:
Université de Grenoble
this entity surface form:
Université de Grenoble
this entity surface form:
Université Grenoble Alpes
this entity surface form:
Université Grenoble Alpes
this entity surface form:
Université Grenoble Alpes