Pierre Jean Édouard Desor
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Pierre Jean Édouard Desor was a 19th-century Swiss geologist and naturalist known for his pioneering work in glaciology and Alpine exploration.
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| Pierre Jean Édouard Desor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pierre Jean Édouard Desor Context triple: [Lauteraarhorn, firstAscentBy, Pierre Jean Édouard Desor]
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A.
Louis Barthou
Louis Barthou was a prominent French statesman and politician of the Third Republic who served in multiple ministerial roles, including Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.
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B.
Paul Doumer
Paul Doumer was a French statesman who served as Governor-General of French Indochina and later as President of France from 1931 until his assassination in 1932.
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C.
Hubert Lyautey
Hubert Lyautey was a French army general and colonial administrator best known for serving as the first Resident-General of the French protectorate in Morocco and for shaping its early colonial governance.
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D.
Aristide Saccard
Aristide Saccard is a ruthless, ambitious speculator in Émile Zola’s Rougon-Macquart series, emblematic of the greed and moral corruption of Second Empire Paris.
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E.
André Tardieu
André Tardieu was a French politician and three-time Prime Minister of France during the interwar period, known for his influential role in foreign and domestic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pierre Jean Édouard Desor Target entity description: Pierre Jean Édouard Desor was a 19th-century Swiss geologist and naturalist known for his pioneering work in glaciology and Alpine exploration.
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A.
Louis Barthou
Louis Barthou was a prominent French statesman and politician of the Third Republic who served in multiple ministerial roles, including Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.
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B.
Paul Doumer
Paul Doumer was a French statesman who served as Governor-General of French Indochina and later as President of France from 1931 until his assassination in 1932.
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C.
Hubert Lyautey
Hubert Lyautey was a French army general and colonial administrator best known for serving as the first Resident-General of the French protectorate in Morocco and for shaping its early colonial governance.
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D.
Aristide Saccard
Aristide Saccard is a ruthless, ambitious speculator in Émile Zola’s Rougon-Macquart series, emblematic of the greed and moral corruption of Second Empire Paris.
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E.
André Tardieu
André Tardieu was a French politician and three-time Prime Minister of France during the interwar period, known for his influential role in foreign and domestic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologist
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person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1811-02-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1882-02-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Giessen
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Gießen
University of Heidelberg ⓘ
linked to:
Heidelberg University
|
| ethnicGroup | Swiss people ⓘ |
| familyName | Desor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geology
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ natural history ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| genre | scientific writing ⓘ |
| givenName |
Jean
ⓘ
Pierre ⓘ Édouard ⓘ |
| hasActivityPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Alpine exploration
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paleontological research ⓘ research on glaciers ⓘ studies of Quaternary formations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Swiss Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Pierre Jean Édouard Desor ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to the understanding of Ice Age geology
ⓘ
studies of glacial phenomena in the Alps ⓘ |
| occupation |
geologist
ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century Swiss scientists
ⓘ
19th-century geologists ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Friedrichsdorf ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Neuchâtel ⓘ |
| residence | Neuchâtel ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
Alpine glaciers
ⓘ
fossil invertebrates ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Alps
ⓘ
Neuchâtel ⓘ |
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