Jacques-François de Menou
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Jacques-François de Menou was a French general and politician of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, noted for his role in the French campaign in Egypt and his later conversion to Islam.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacques-François de Menou canonical | 1 |
| Jacques-François de Menou, baron de Boussay | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6638212 — 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: Jacques-François de Menou Context triple: [Abdallah Menou, birthName, Jacques-François de Menou]
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A.
Jacques François Dugommier
Jacques François Dugommier was a French Revolutionary general noted for his decisive leadership in several key campaigns, including the early victories of the Revolutionary Wars.
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B.
François Étienne de Kellermann
François Étienne de Kellermann was a French cavalry general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his decisive charge that helped secure Napoleon’s victory at the Battle of Marengo.
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C.
Jean-Baptiste de Vimeur
Jean-Baptiste de Vimeur was a French nobleman and military officer of the Ancien Régime, best known as the father of General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau.
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D.
François Christophe de Kellermann
François Christophe de Kellermann was a prominent French military commander and Marshal of France who played a key role in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, notably at the Battle of Valmy.
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E.
Louis-Alexandre de Cessart
Louis-Alexandre de Cessart was an 18th-century French engineer and architect known for his significant contributions to bridge and civil engineering projects in France.
- 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: Jacques-François de Menou Target entity description: Jacques-François de Menou was a French general and politician of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, noted for his role in the French campaign in Egypt and his later conversion to Islam.
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A.
Jacques François Dugommier
Jacques François Dugommier was a French Revolutionary general noted for his decisive leadership in several key campaigns, including the early victories of the Revolutionary Wars.
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B.
François Étienne de Kellermann
François Étienne de Kellermann was a French cavalry general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his decisive charge that helped secure Napoleon’s victory at the Battle of Marengo.
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C.
Jean-Baptiste de Vimeur
Jean-Baptiste de Vimeur was a French nobleman and military officer of the Ancien Régime, best known as the father of General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau.
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D.
François Christophe de Kellermann
François Christophe de Kellermann was a prominent French military commander and Marshal of France who played a key role in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, notably at the Battle of Valmy.
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E.
Louis-Alexandre de Cessart
Louis-Alexandre de Cessart was an 18th-century French engineer and architect known for his significant contributions to bridge and civil engineering projects in France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French general
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abdallah Jacques-François de Menou
NERFINISHED
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Abdallah Menou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1750-09-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1810-08-13 ⓘ |
| era |
French Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | de Menou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacques-François NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | French nobility ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | vicomte de Menou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | conversion to Islam in Egypt ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conversion to Islam while serving in Egypt
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role in the French campaign in Egypt ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of French forces in Egypt after Kléber’s death ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Abukir (1799–1801 Egyptian campaign phase)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capitulation of Alexandria (1801) NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ French campaign in Egypt and Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boussay
NERFINISHED
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Indre-et-Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kingdom of Italy
NERFINISHED
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Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander-in-chief of the French Army in Egypt
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député of the Estates-General of 1789 ⓘ governor of Rosetta ⓘ member of the National Constituent Assembly of France ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedIn | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Zubaidah bint Muhammad (Egyptian wife) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacques-François de Menou Description of subject: Jacques-François de Menou was a French general and politician of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, noted for his role in the French campaign in Egypt and his later conversion to Islam.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jacques-François de Menou, baron de Boussay