Michel Verne
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Michel Verne was a French writer and playwright best known as the son of novelist Jules Verne and for editing, completing, and sometimes controversially revising his father's later works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michel Verne canonical | 4 |
| Jules Verne’s son Michel Verne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4915637 — 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 Verne Context triple: [Jules Verne, child, Michel Verne]
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A.
Alain Glavieux
Alain Glavieux was a French engineer and information theorist best known as a co-inventor of turbo codes, a breakthrough in error-correcting coding that revolutionized digital communications.
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B.
Pierre Boileau
Pierre Boileau was a French crime novelist best known as half of the Boileau-Narcejac duo, whose psychological thrillers inspired classic films such as Alfred Hitchcock’s "Vertigo."
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C.
Joseph Kessel
Joseph Kessel was a French novelist and journalist, known for his adventure and war-themed works that inspired numerous films and became classics of 20th-century French literature.
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D.
Michel Andrault
Michel Andrault was a prominent French architect known for his influential large-scale housing and urban development projects in the late 20th century.
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E.
René Goscinny
René Goscinny was a French comic editor and writer best known as the co-creator and scriptwriter of the iconic comic series "Asterix."
- 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 Verne Target entity description: Michel Verne was a French writer and playwright best known as the son of novelist Jules Verne and for editing, completing, and sometimes controversially revising his father's later works.
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A.
Alain Glavieux
Alain Glavieux was a French engineer and information theorist best known as a co-inventor of turbo codes, a breakthrough in error-correcting coding that revolutionized digital communications.
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B.
Pierre Boileau
Pierre Boileau was a French crime novelist best known as half of the Boileau-Narcejac duo, whose psychological thrillers inspired classic films such as Alfred Hitchcock’s "Vertigo."
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C.
Joseph Kessel
Joseph Kessel was a French novelist and journalist, known for his adventure and war-themed works that inspired numerous films and became classics of 20th-century French literature.
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D.
Michel Andrault
Michel Andrault was a prominent French architect known for his influential large-scale housing and urban development projects in the late 20th century.
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E.
René Goscinny
René Goscinny was a French comic editor and writer best known as the co-creator and scriptwriter of the iconic comic series "Asterix."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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playwright ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Jules Verne ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1861-08-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1925-03-05 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Verne
ⓘ
linked to:
Jules Verne
|
| father | Jules Verne ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Michel ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
his editorial changes were long accepted as Jules Verne’s own text
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known primarily as the son and literary heir of Jules Verne ⓘ subject of scholarly debate regarding authorship and authenticity of some Verne works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mother | Honorine de Viane Morel ⓘ |
| name | Michel Verne ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
completing unfinished manuscripts of Jules Verne
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controversial editorial interventions in his father’s works ⓘ editing the later works of Jules Verne ⓘ revising and altering some of Jules Verne’s texts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
La Destinée de Jean Morénas
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L’Éternel Adam ⓘ Un Express de l’avenir ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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playwright ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Paris, France
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linked to:
Paris
|
| placeOfDeath |
Toulon, France
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linked to:
Toulon
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| relative |
Honorine de Viane Morel
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Jules Verne ⓘ |
| residence |
Amiens, France
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linked to:
Amiens
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| roleInFatherWorks |
editor
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posthumous collaborator ⓘ reviser ⓘ |
| workOn |
The Barsac Mission
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The Danube Pilot ⓘ The Golden Volcano ⓘ The Lighthouse at the End of the World ⓘ The Survivors of the Jonathan ⓘ The Thompson Travel Agency ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michel Verne Description of subject: Michel Verne was a French writer and playwright best known as the son of novelist Jules Verne and for editing, completing, and sometimes controversially revising his father's later works.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Michel Verne