Lucien Chardon
E447576
Lucien Chardon is the ambitious young poet from the provinces whose rise and fall in Parisian society form the tragic core of Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Illusions perdues."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lucien Chardon canonical | 3 |
| David Séchard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2901597 — 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: Lucien Chardon Context triple: [Illusions perdues, mainCharacter, Lucien Chardon]
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A.
Henri Lebasque
Henri Lebasque was a French post-impressionist painter known for his luminous use of color and intimate domestic and landscape scenes.
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B.
Léon Marchal
Léon Marchal was a French diplomat who served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe during the early years of European postwar integration.
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C.
Charles Léon
Charles Léon was the illegitimate son of Napoleon Bonaparte and a French servant, known primarily for his connection to the emperor.
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D.
Georges Récipon
Georges Récipon was a French sculptor best known for his ornate allegorical sculptures and monumental works in Paris during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Louis Boisot
Louis Boisot was a Dutch nobleman and admiral of the Sea Beggars who played a key role in the Dutch Revolt by helping to relieve the besieged city of Leiden in 1574.
- 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: Lucien Chardon Target entity description: Lucien Chardon is the ambitious young poet from the provinces whose rise and fall in Parisian society form the tragic core of Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Illusions perdues."
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A.
Henri Lebasque
Henri Lebasque was a French post-impressionist painter known for his luminous use of color and intimate domestic and landscape scenes.
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B.
Léon Marchal
Léon Marchal was a French diplomat who served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe during the early years of European postwar integration.
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C.
Charles Léon
Charles Léon was the illegitimate son of Napoleon Bonaparte and a French servant, known primarily for his connection to the emperor.
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D.
Georges Récipon
Georges Récipon was a French sculptor best known for his ornate allegorical sculptures and monumental works in Paris during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Louis Boisot
Louis Boisot was a Dutch nobleman and admiral of the Sea Beggars who played a key role in the Dutch Revolt by helping to relieve the besieged city of Leiden in 1574.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lucien de Rubempré ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Illusions perdues
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Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes ⓘ |
| aspiration | to gain a noble title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Parisian journalism
ⓘ
Parisian literary circles ⓘ |
| conflictType | individual versus society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| familyBackground | son of a provincial pharmacist ⓘ |
| familyName | Chardon ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| firstPublicationWork | Illusions perdues ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Lucien ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
impressionable ⓘ romantic ⓘ talented ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | central tragic figure in La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralTrajectory | from idealistic poet to compromised opportunist ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | rise and fall in Parisian society ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of Illusions perdues ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Angoulême ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Restoration France ⓘ |
| socialAmbition | to rise in Parisian high society ⓘ |
| socialStatus | provincial outsider in Paris ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the destruction of youthful ideals by society
ⓘ
the seduction and dangers of Paris ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
corruption
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illusion versus reality ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| usesSurname | de Rubempré ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lucien Chardon Description of subject: Lucien Chardon is the ambitious young poet from the provinces whose rise and fall in Parisian society form the tragic core of Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Illusions perdues."
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Lucien Chardon