Michel Croz
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Michel Croz was a renowned 19th-century French mountain guide and pioneering alpinist, best known as one of the climbers on the first ascent of the Matterhorn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michel Croz canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4255481 — 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: Michel Croz Context triple: [Matterhorn, firstAscentBy, Michel Croz]
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A.
Léon Vaudoyer
Léon Vaudoyer was a 19th-century French architect known for his influential role in historicist architecture and for designing notable Parisian buildings such as the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers.
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B.
Henri Martin
Henri Martin was a French Post-Impressionist painter renowned for his luminous pointillist landscapes and large-scale decorative murals.
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C.
François Hemony
François Hemony was a renowned 17th-century Dutch bell founder and carillon maker, celebrated for crafting some of the finest tuned carillons in Europe.
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D.
Albert von Le Coq
Albert von Le Coq was a German archaeologist and explorer best known for leading expeditions in Central Asia that uncovered important Buddhist art and manuscripts, including early evidence of the Tocharian languages.
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E.
Henri Dentz
Henri Dentz was a French Army general and Vichy official best known for commanding Vichy French forces in the Middle East during World War II, particularly in the 1941 Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon.
- 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: Michel Croz Target entity description: Michel Croz was a renowned 19th-century French mountain guide and pioneering alpinist, best known as one of the climbers on the first ascent of the Matterhorn.
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A.
Léon Vaudoyer
Léon Vaudoyer was a 19th-century French architect known for his influential role in historicist architecture and for designing notable Parisian buildings such as the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers.
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B.
Henri Martin
Henri Martin was a French Post-Impressionist painter renowned for his luminous pointillist landscapes and large-scale decorative murals.
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C.
François Hemony
François Hemony was a renowned 17th-century Dutch bell founder and carillon maker, celebrated for crafting some of the finest tuned carillons in Europe.
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D.
Albert von Le Coq
Albert von Le Coq was a German archaeologist and explorer best known for leading expeditions in Central Asia that uncovered important Buddhist art and manuscripts, including early evidence of the Tocharian languages.
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E.
Henri Dentz
Henri Dentz was a French Army general and Vichy official best known for commanding Vichy French forces in the Middle East during World War II, particularly in the 1941 Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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alpinist ⓘ human ⓘ mountain guide ⓘ |
| activeIn | 19th-century mountaineering ⓘ |
| buriedIn | Zermatt, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | fall from height ⓘ |
| climbed |
Aiguille du Dru
NERFINISHED
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Grandes Jorasses NERFINISHED ⓘ Matterhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Mont Blanc massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1830-04-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1865-07-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstAscentOfMatterhorn | 1865-07-14 ⓘ |
| diedDuring | descent from the Matterhorn after first ascent ⓘ |
| era | Golden age of alpinism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Croz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Michel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Croz Glacier
NERFINISHED
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Croz Spur on the Grandes Jorasses NERFINISHED ⓘ memorial in Zermatt cemetery ⓘ |
| knownFor |
first ascent of the Matterhorn
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pioneering ascents in the Alps ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | mountaineering accident ⓘ |
| name | Michel Croz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notablePupilOrClient | Edward Whymper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
alpinist
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mountain guide ⓘ |
| participatedIn | first ascent of the Matterhorn ⓘ |
| partnerInClimb |
Charles Hudson
NERFINISHED
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Douglas Hadow NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Whymper NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Francis Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Taugwalder junior NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Taugwalder senior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chamonix, France
NERFINISHED
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Le Tour, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Alps
NERFINISHED
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Matterhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Alps
NERFINISHED
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Mont Blanc region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Chamonix, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedAs | guide in Chamonix ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michel Croz Description of subject: Michel Croz was a renowned 19th-century French mountain guide and pioneering alpinist, best known as one of the climbers on the first ascent of the Matterhorn.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.