Jean Paulhan
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Jean Paulhan was a prominent 20th-century French writer, critic, and influential editor of the Nouvelle Revue Française, known for shaping modern French literature and thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean Paulhan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5035011 — 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 Paulhan Context triple: [Jean Dubuffet, associatedWith, Jean Paulhan]
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A.
Jean Tournier
Jean Tournier was a French cinematographer known for his work on notable films including the political thriller "The Day of the Jackal."
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B.
Benjamin Péret
Benjamin Péret was a French poet and staunch political radical best known as one of the central literary figures of the Surrealist movement.
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C.
Jacques Villon
Jacques Villon was a French Cubist painter and printmaker known for his innovative use of color and geometric abstraction in early 20th-century art.
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D.
Octave Mirbeau
Octave Mirbeau was a French novelist, art critic, and journalist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for works such as "The Torture Garden" and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair.
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E.
Léon Bloy
Léon Bloy was a French Catholic writer and polemicist known for his fervent religious convictions, apocalyptic vision, and scathing social criticism that deeply impacted thinkers like Jacques Maritain.
- 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 Paulhan Target entity description: Jean Paulhan was a prominent 20th-century French writer, critic, and influential editor of the Nouvelle Revue Française, known for shaping modern French literature and thought.
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A.
Jean Tournier
Jean Tournier was a French cinematographer known for his work on notable films including the political thriller "The Day of the Jackal."
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B.
Benjamin Péret
Benjamin Péret was a French poet and staunch political radical best known as one of the central literary figures of the Surrealist movement.
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C.
Jacques Villon
Jacques Villon was a French Cubist painter and printmaker known for his innovative use of color and geometric abstraction in early 20th-century art.
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D.
Octave Mirbeau
Octave Mirbeau was a French novelist, art critic, and journalist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for works such as "The Torture Garden" and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair.
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E.
Léon Bloy
Léon Bloy was a French Catholic writer and polemicist known for his fervent religious convictions, apocalyptic vision, and scathing social criticism that deeply impacted thinkers like Jacques Maritain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
editor
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essayist ⓘ human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grand prix de littérature de l’Académie française NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1884-12-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-10-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Montpellier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Nouvelle Revue Française NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Paulhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
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literature ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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literary criticism ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
French literary criticism
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modern French literature ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie française
NERFINISHED
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Nouvelle Revue Française editorial board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
20th-century French literature
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French modernism ⓘ |
| name | Jean Paulhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on Nouvelle Revue Française
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shaping 20th-century French literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Braque le patron
NERFINISHED
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Le Clair et l’Obscur NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Guerrier appliqué NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Causes célèbres NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Fleurs de Tarbes ou La Terreur dans les lettres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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essayist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nîmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of Nouvelle Revue Française
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editor of Nouvelle Revue Française ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Germaine Paulhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean Paulhan Description of subject: Jean Paulhan was a prominent 20th-century French writer, critic, and influential editor of the Nouvelle Revue Française, known for shaping modern French literature and thought.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.