Denis Godefroy
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Denis Godefroy was a 16th–17th century French jurist and scholar best known for his influential editions and commentaries on Roman law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Denis Godefroy canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4237580 — 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: Denis Godefroy Context triple: [Dionysius Gothofredus, name, Denis Godefroy]
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A.
Frédéric Bricout
Frédéric Bricout is a French politician who serves as the mayor of the northern French city of Cambrai.
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B.
Roland Gallois
Roland Gallois is a film editor known for his work on the feature film "Slow West."
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C.
Pierre Michel
Pierre Michel is a minor but pivotal character in Agatha Christie's detective novel "Murder on the Orient Express," serving as the train's conductor and playing a key role in the mystery surrounding the central crime.
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D.
David Séchard
David Séchard is a central fictional character in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, depicted as an idealistic young printer and inventor whose struggles embody the social and economic tensions of provincial 19th-century France.
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E.
Daniel Pomarède
Daniel Pomarède is a French astrophysicist known for his work in cosmography and for helping map and characterize large-scale structures of the universe, including major galaxy superclusters.
- 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: Denis Godefroy Target entity description: Denis Godefroy was a 16th–17th century French jurist and scholar best known for his influential editions and commentaries on Roman law.
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A.
Frédéric Bricout
Frédéric Bricout is a French politician who serves as the mayor of the northern French city of Cambrai.
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B.
Roland Gallois
Roland Gallois is a film editor known for his work on the feature film "Slow West."
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C.
Pierre Michel
Pierre Michel is a minor but pivotal character in Agatha Christie's detective novel "Murder on the Orient Express," serving as the train's conductor and playing a key role in the mystery surrounding the central crime.
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D.
David Séchard
David Séchard is a central fictional character in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, depicted as an idealistic young printer and inventor whose struggles embody the social and economic tensions of provincial 19th-century France.
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E.
Daniel Pomarède
Daniel Pomarède is a French astrophysicist known for his work in cosmography and for helping map and characterize large-scale structures of the universe, including major galaxy superclusters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commentator on Roman law
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editor ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| child | Jacques Godefroy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1549 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1622 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Leuven
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linked to:
KU Leuven
University of Paris ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Geneva
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University of Strasbourg ⓘ |
| era |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | Godefroy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman law
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jurisprudence ⓘ legal history ⓘ |
| givenName | Denis ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | professor of law ⓘ |
| influenced | early modern legal scholarship ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Roman jurists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentaries on the Corpus Juris Civilis
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critical editions of Roman legal texts ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Godefroy family ⓘ |
| movement | humanism ⓘ |
| name | Denis Godefroy ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Jacques Godefroy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
commentaries on Roman law
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edition of the Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ edition of the Theodosian Code ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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jurist ⓘ legal historian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Strasbourg ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Louise Le Roux ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Geneva
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Strasbourg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Denis Godefroy Description of subject: Denis Godefroy was a 16th–17th century French jurist and scholar best known for his influential editions and commentaries on Roman law.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy)
subject linked to:
Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy)