Cours de l’histoire naturelle des mammifères
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Cours de l’histoire naturelle des mammifères is a foundational 19th-century zoological work on the classification and comparative anatomy of mammals by French naturalist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.
All labels observed (1)
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| Cours de l’histoire naturelle des mammifères canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5904791 — 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: Cours de l’histoire naturelle des mammifères Context triple: [Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, notableWork, Cours de l’histoire naturelle des mammifères]
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Familles naturelles du règne animal
Familles naturelles du règne animal is a foundational 19th-century zoological work by Pierre André Latreille that systematically classifies animal groups and helped shape modern taxonomy.
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The Life of Mammals
The Life of Mammals is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the evolution, diversity, and behavior of mammal species around the world.
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A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company
"A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company" is a 19th-century zoological reference work by Thomas Horsfield that systematically documents and describes the mammal specimens held in the East India Company's museum.
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D.
Mammalian Species
Mammalian Species is a peer-reviewed scientific series that provides detailed taxonomic and biological accounts of individual mammal species worldwide.
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Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte is an influential 18th-century natural history textbook by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped shape early modern zoology and anthropology.
- 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: Cours de l’histoire naturelle des mammifères Target entity description: Cours de l’histoire naturelle des mammifères is a foundational 19th-century zoological work on the classification and comparative anatomy of mammals by French naturalist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.
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A.
Familles naturelles du règne animal
Familles naturelles du règne animal is a foundational 19th-century zoological work by Pierre André Latreille that systematically classifies animal groups and helped shape modern taxonomy.
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B.
The Life of Mammals
The Life of Mammals is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the evolution, diversity, and behavior of mammal species around the world.
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C.
A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company
"A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company" is a 19th-century zoological reference work by Thomas Horsfield that systematically documents and describes the mammal specimens held in the East India Company's museum.
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D.
Mammalian Species
Mammalian Species is a peer-reviewed scientific series that provides detailed taxonomic and biological accounts of individual mammal species worldwide.
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E.
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte is an influential 18th-century natural history textbook by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped shape early modern zoology and anthropology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
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| instanceOf |
19th-century book
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scientific book ⓘ zoological work ⓘ |
| about |
morphology of mammals
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relationships among mammalian orders ⓘ taxonomic groups of mammals ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French natural history tradition
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Paris scientific community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributor | Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational 19th-century zoological work
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foundational work in mammalogy ⓘ |
| discipline |
biology
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natural history ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | mammalogy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
anatomy of mammals
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classification of mammals ⓘ systematics of mammals ⓘ |
| genre |
natural history
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasForm |
course lectures
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printed volume ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
comparative anatomy in the 19th century
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development of mammal classification ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 19th-century zoological classification debates ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
scientists
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students of natural history ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
biological classification
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comparative anatomy ⓘ mammals ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
comparative anatomy of vertebrates
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history of zoology ⓘ |
| relatedWork | works of Georges Cuvier ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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