Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
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The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle is France’s national natural history museum in Paris, renowned for its scientific research, vast collections, and public galleries on biodiversity, geology, and evolution.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1388086 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Context triple: [Claude Bernard, employer, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle]
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A.
Musée de l’Homme
The Musée de l’Homme is a Parisian anthropology museum dedicated to the study of human evolution, societies, and cultures, located in the Trocadéro area overlooking the Eiffel Tower.
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B.
Musée de France
Musée de France is a French national museum designation granted to institutions that meet specific standards for preserving and presenting public art and heritage collections.
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Petit Palais
Petit Palais is a Beaux-Arts museum in Paris that houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts, renowned for its collections of paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts.
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Musée d’Archéologie Nationale
The Musée d’Archéologie Nationale is France’s national archaeology museum, renowned for its extensive collections spanning prehistoric to early medieval artifacts.
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E.
Jardin des Plantes de Nantes
Jardin des Plantes de Nantes is a historic botanical garden in Nantes, France, renowned for its diverse plant collections, landscaped grounds, and role as a major public green space in the city.
- 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: Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Target entity description: The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle is France’s national natural history museum in Paris, renowned for its scientific research, vast collections, and public galleries on biodiversity, geology, and evolution.
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A.
Musée de l’Homme
The Musée de l’Homme is a Parisian anthropology museum dedicated to the study of human evolution, societies, and cultures, located in the Trocadéro area overlooking the Eiffel Tower.
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B.
Musée de France
Musée de France is a French national museum designation granted to institutions that meet specific standards for preserving and presenting public art and heritage collections.
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C.
Petit Palais
Petit Palais is a Beaux-Arts museum in Paris that houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts, renowned for its collections of paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts.
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D.
Musée d’Archéologie Nationale
The Musée d’Archéologie Nationale is France’s national archaeology museum, renowned for its extensive collections spanning prehistoric to early medieval artifacts.
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E.
Jardin des Plantes de Nantes
Jardin des Plantes de Nantes is a historic botanical garden in Nantes, France, renowned for its diverse plant collections, landscaped grounds, and role as a major public green space in the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
museum in Paris
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natural history museum ⓘ research institution ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1793 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
French Ministry for the Ecological Transition (transport portfolio)
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French Ministry of Ecological Transition
French Ministry of Higher Education and Research ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
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MNHN
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| hasActivity |
conservation biology research
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public exhibitions ⓘ taxonomy and species description ⓘ university-level teaching ⓘ |
| hasCollectionSize | one of the largest natural history collections in the world ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
anthropology collections
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botany collections ⓘ entomology collections ⓘ geology collections ⓘ herbarium ⓘ mineralogy collections ⓘ paleontology collections ⓘ zoology collections ⓘ |
| hasFieldOfStudy |
anthropology
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biodiversity ⓘ ecology ⓘ evolution ⓘ geology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ systematics ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | grand établissement of France ⓘ |
| hasMission |
public education in natural sciences
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scientific research in natural history ⓘ |
| hasNativeName | Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle self-link ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding |
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
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Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie
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Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie comparée
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Grande Galerie de l’Évolution
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes
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| hasNotableSite |
Arboretum de Chèvreloup
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Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jardin des Plantes botanical garden
Musée de l’Homme ⓘ
surface form:
Muséum de l’Homme
Observatoire océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer ⓘ Paris Zoological Park ⓘ
surface form:
Parc zoologique de Paris
Station de biologie marine de Concarneau ⓘ |
| hasNotableTheme |
Earth sciences
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biodiversity conservation ⓘ evolution of life ⓘ |
| hasType | public institution ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.mnhn.fr ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
5th arrondissement of Paris
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Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jardin des Plantes
Paris ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Seine ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Jardin du Roi
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surface form:
Jardin royal des plantes médicinales
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Description of subject: The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle is France’s national natural history museum in Paris, renowned for its scientific research, vast collections, and public galleries on biodiversity, geology, and evolution.
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