Auguste Durand
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Auguste Durand was a prominent 19th-century French music publisher known for issuing works by major composers such as Debussy, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Auguste Durand canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4800168 — 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: Auguste Durand Context triple: [Durand, hasNotableBearer, Auguste Durand]
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A.
Félix Bracquemond
Félix Bracquemond was a pioneering 19th-century French painter and printmaker closely associated with early Impressionism and the revival of etching.
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B.
Jean Béraud
Jean Béraud was a French painter renowned for his detailed and lively depictions of Parisian life during the Belle Époque.
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C.
Jacques Camille Paris
Jacques Camille Paris was a French diplomat best known for serving as the inaugural Secretary General of the Council of Europe, helping to shape the institution in its formative years.
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D.
Nicolas-Joseph Maison
Nicolas-Joseph Maison was a French general and marshal of France who played a significant role in the Napoleonic Wars and later supported the Greek War of Independence as a noted Philhellene.
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E.
Armand Petitjean
Armand Petitjean was a French perfumer and entrepreneur best known for creating the luxury cosmetics and fragrance brand Lancôme in the 1930s.
- 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: Auguste Durand Target entity description: Auguste Durand was a prominent 19th-century French music publisher known for issuing works by major composers such as Debussy, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns.
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A.
Félix Bracquemond
Félix Bracquemond was a pioneering 19th-century French painter and printmaker closely associated with early Impressionism and the revival of etching.
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B.
Jean Béraud
Jean Béraud was a French painter renowned for his detailed and lively depictions of Parisian life during the Belle Époque.
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C.
Jacques Camille Paris
Jacques Camille Paris was a French diplomat best known for serving as the inaugural Secretary General of the Council of Europe, helping to shape the institution in its formative years.
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D.
Nicolas-Joseph Maison
Nicolas-Joseph Maison was a French general and marshal of France who played a significant role in the Napoleonic Wars and later supported the Greek War of Independence as a noted Philhellene.
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E.
Armand Petitjean
Armand Petitjean was a French perfumer and entrepreneur best known for creating the luxury cosmetics and fragrance brand Lancôme in the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French music publisher
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music publisher ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Camille Saint-Saëns
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Claude Debussy ⓘ César Franck ⓘ Durand et Cie ⓘ
linked to:
A. Durand & Fils
Emmanuel Chabrier ⓘ Gabriel Fauré ⓘ Maurice Ravel ⓘ Paul Dukas ⓘ |
| basedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| familyName | Durand ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | music publishing ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Auguste ⓘ |
| industry | music publishing industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
issuing first editions of important French piano and orchestral works
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publishing French Romantic and early modern music ⓘ supporting French Impressionist composers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
publishing works by André Messager
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publishing works by Benjamin Godard ⓘ publishing works by Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ publishing works by Charles Gounod ⓘ publishing works by Charles-Marie Widor ⓘ publishing works by Claude Debussy ⓘ publishing works by César Franck ⓘ publishing works by Edvard Grieg ⓘ publishing works by Emmanuel Chabrier ⓘ publishing works by Ernest Chausson ⓘ publishing works by Gabriel Fauré ⓘ publishing works by Gabriel Pierné ⓘ publishing works by Jules Massenet ⓘ publishing works by Louis Vierne ⓘ publishing works by Léo Delibes ⓘ publishing works by Maurice Ravel ⓘ publishing works by Paul Dukas ⓘ publishing works by Reynaldo Hahn ⓘ publishing works by Vincent d’Indy ⓘ publishing works by organ and piano repertoire of the French Romantic school ⓘ |
| occupation | music publisher ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Auguste Durand Description of subject: Auguste Durand was a prominent 19th-century French music publisher known for issuing works by major composers such as Debussy, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns.
Referenced by (2)
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