José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
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José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva was a Brazilian statesman, naturalist, and key intellectual leader of Brazil’s independence, often called the “Patriarch of Independence.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva canonical | 5 |
| José Bonifácio | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva Context triple: [University of Coimbra, hasNotableAlumni, José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva]
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A.
José Pinheiro de Azevedo
José Pinheiro de Azevedo was a Portuguese naval officer and politician who served as prime minister during the turbulent post-Carnation Revolution transitional period in the mid-1970s.
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Júlio Neves
Júlio Neves is a Brazilian architect known for his significant role in the design and development of major cultural institutions in São Paulo.
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C.
Henrique Alvim Corrêa
Henrique Alvim Corrêa was a Brazilian illustrator and painter best known for his dark, visionary artwork created for early editions of H.G. Wells’s science fiction.
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D.
Marechal Deodoro
Marechal Deodoro is a historic coastal city in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as the birthplace of Brazil’s first president and for its well-preserved colonial architecture.
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E.
Sidónio Pais
Sidónio Pais was a Portuguese military officer and politician who briefly ruled as a semi-dictatorial president during the turbulent years of the First Portuguese Republic before his assassination in 1918.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva Target entity description: José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva was a Brazilian statesman, naturalist, and key intellectual leader of Brazil’s independence, often called the “Patriarch of Independence.”
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A.
José Pinheiro de Azevedo
José Pinheiro de Azevedo was a Portuguese naval officer and politician who served as prime minister during the turbulent post-Carnation Revolution transitional period in the mid-1970s.
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B.
Júlio Neves
Júlio Neves is a Brazilian architect known for his significant role in the design and development of major cultural institutions in São Paulo.
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C.
Henrique Alvim Corrêa
Henrique Alvim Corrêa was a Brazilian illustrator and painter best known for his dark, visionary artwork created for early editions of H.G. Wells’s science fiction.
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D.
Marechal Deodoro
Marechal Deodoro is a historic coastal city in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as the birthplace of Brazil’s first president and for its well-preserved colonial architecture.
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E.
Sidónio Pais
Sidónio Pais was a Portuguese military officer and politician who briefly ruled as a semi-dictatorial president during the turbulent years of the First Portuguese Republic before his assassination in 1918.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian statesman
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ mineralogist ⓘ naturalist ⓘ poet ⓘ politician ⓘ scientist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Santos ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Brazil
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Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1763-06-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1838-04-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Coimbra ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Portuguese Brazilian ⓘ |
| familyName | Andrada ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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mineralogy ⓘ natural history ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
José Bonifácio
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| hasPartIn | Brazilian independence movement ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada
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surface form:
Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada
Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Patriarch of Independence ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advising Dom Pedro I of Brazil
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advocacy of abolition of slavery ⓘ being called Patriarch of Independence ⓘ defense of a strong centralized Brazilian state ⓘ leading intellectual role in Brazilian independence ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academia Brasileira de Letras
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surface form:
Brazilian Academy of Letters (patron of a chair)
Academia das Ciências de Lisboa ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Academy of Sciences of Lisbon
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| nativeLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
plans for gradual emancipation of enslaved people
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political projects for the abolition of slavery in Brazil ⓘ scientific studies on mineral resources ⓘ writings on Brazilian national unity ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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naturalist ⓘ poet ⓘ politician ⓘ professor ⓘ scientist ⓘ statesman ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Captaincy of São Paulo
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Portuguese America ⓘ Santos ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Empire of Brazil
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Niterói ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy to the Constituent Assembly of Brazil
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil ⓘ Minister of the Interior of Brazil ⓘ Minister of the Kingdom of Brazil ⓘ Tutor to Emperor Pedro II of Brazil ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
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Subject: José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva Description of subject: José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva was a Brazilian statesman, naturalist, and key intellectual leader of Brazil’s independence, often called the “Patriarch of Independence.”
Referenced by (6)
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