Jean d’Aire
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Jean d’Aire is one of the six historical leaders of Calais famously portrayed as a self-sacrificing burgher in Auguste Rodin’s sculpture "The Burghers of Calais."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean d’Aire canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3607260 — 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: Jean d’Aire Context triple: [The Burghers of Calais (cast) by Auguste Rodin, depicts, Jean d’Aire]
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A.
Jacques de Fariaux
Jacques de Fariaux was a 17th-century French military officer best known for commanding the defending forces during the 1673 siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War.
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B.
Antoine de Caux
Antoine de Caux was a military commander known for leading forces during the Siege of Acre.
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C.
John of Chalon-Arlay
John of Chalon-Arlay was a medieval French nobleman from the House of Chalon who held significant lordships in the Jura region and played a notable role in the politics of Burgundy and neighboring territories.
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D.
Jacques de Maleville
Jacques de Maleville was a French jurist and politician who played a key role as one of the principal drafters of France’s Civil Code under Napoleon.
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E.
Henri Rolin
Henri Rolin was a Belgian jurist and politician known for his contributions to international law and human rights.
- 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: Jean d’Aire Target entity description: Jean d’Aire is one of the six historical leaders of Calais famously portrayed as a self-sacrificing burgher in Auguste Rodin’s sculpture "The Burghers of Calais."
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A.
Jacques de Fariaux
Jacques de Fariaux was a 17th-century French military officer best known for commanding the defending forces during the 1673 siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War.
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B.
Antoine de Caux
Antoine de Caux was a military commander known for leading forces during the Siege of Acre.
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C.
John of Chalon-Arlay
John of Chalon-Arlay was a medieval French nobleman from the House of Chalon who held significant lordships in the Jura region and played a notable role in the politics of Burgundy and neighboring territories.
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D.
Jacques de Maleville
Jacques de Maleville was a French jurist and politician who played a key role as one of the principal drafters of France’s Civil Code under Napoleon.
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E.
Henri Rolin
Henri Rolin was a Belgian jurist and politician known for his contributions to international law and human rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burgher of Calais
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ person from Calais ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edward III of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Edward III of England
Philip VI of France ⓘ
surface form:
King Philip VI of France
|
| associatedWithEvent | surrender of Calais to Edward III of England ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
art historical literature on Rodin
ⓘ
public monuments ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| depictedAs | self‑sacrificing burgher ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | d’Aire ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Jean ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | municipal leader ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Jean de Fiennes ⓘ |
| hasRelativeType | father of Jean de Fiennes ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Hundred Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Hundred Years’ War
|
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered as a hero of Calais ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The Burghers of Calais
ⓘ
surface form:
burghers of Calais
|
| notableFor | volunteering to sacrifice himself to save Calais ⓘ |
| numberOfGroupMembers | 6 ⓘ |
| portrayedAsBarefoot | true ⓘ |
| portrayedAsHolding | large keys of the city ⓘ |
| portrayedAsWearing | simple tunic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Auguste Rodin ⓘ |
| portrayedEmotion | stoic determination ⓘ |
| portrayedGesture | clutching the keys close to his body ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Burghers of Calais ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium | bronze sculpture ⓘ |
| portrayedInWorkCommissionedBy |
City of Calais
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Calais
|
| portrayedInWorkDate | modeled 1884–1889 ⓘ |
| portrayedInWorkLocation |
Calais
ⓘ
surface form:
Calais, France
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ⓘ
surface form:
Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.
Kunstmuseum Basel ⓘ Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
National Museum of Western Art ⓘ
surface form:
National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen ⓘ Musée Rodin, Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Parc Rodin, Paris
Philadelphia Museum of Art ⓘ Victoria Tower Gardens ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Tower Gardens, London
other casts of The Burghers of Calais worldwide ⓘ |
| portrayedInWorkSubject | six leading citizens of Calais offering themselves as hostages ⓘ |
| residence | Calais ⓘ |
| risked | his life to save fellow citizens ⓘ |
| roleIn |
Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Calais
|
| symbolizes |
civic sacrifice
ⓘ
courage in the face of death ⓘ patriotism ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Jean d’Aire Description of subject: Jean d’Aire is one of the six historical leaders of Calais famously portrayed as a self-sacrificing burgher in Auguste Rodin’s sculpture "The Burghers of Calais."
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
The Burghers of Calais