Maître Derville

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Maître Derville is a shrewd and principled Parisian lawyer in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Colonel Chabert," known for his role in uncovering the truth behind the colonel’s presumed death and lost identity.

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Maître Derville canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ
appearsAs young lawyer at the beginning of Le Colonel Chabert ⓘ
appearsIn Le Colonel Chabert ⓘ
associatedWith Colonel Chabert ⓘ
linked to: Le Colonel Chabert

Honoré de Balzac ⓘ
basedIn Paris ⓘ
characterTrait ethical ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ
observant ⓘ
principled ⓘ
professional ⓘ
shrewd ⓘ
citizenship France ⓘ
createdBy Honoré de Balzac ⓘ
fictionalUniverse La Comédie humaine ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
knownFor defending Colonel Chabert’s identity and rights ⓘ
uncovering the truth about Colonel Chabert’s presumed death ⓘ
languageOfWork French ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th-century French literature ⓘ
literaryRole represents the legal profession in Balzac’s social panorama ⓘ
moralAlignment generally just and fair ⓘ
narrativeFunction agent of justice ⓘ
mediator between law and individual suffering ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
occupation avocat ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
roleInWork shrewd lawyer who investigates Colonel Chabert’s case ⓘ
setting Paris ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Le Colonel Chabert → mainCharacter → Maître Derville ⓘ
Le Colonel Chabert → hasCharacter → Maître Derville ⓘ
Gobseck → narrator → Maître Derville ⓘ