Jean-Jacques Sempé
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Jean-Jacques Sempé was a renowned French cartoonist and illustrator best known for his gentle, humorous drawings and for co-creating the beloved children's series "Le Petit Nicolas."
All labels observed (1)
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| Jean-Jacques Sempé canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6900973 — 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-Jacques Sempé Context triple: [René Goscinny, workedWith, Jean-Jacques Sempé]
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A.
Albert Uderzo
Albert Uderzo was a French comic book artist best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the iconic "Asterix" series.
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B.
René Goscinny
René Goscinny was a French comic editor and writer best known as the co-creator and scriptwriter of the iconic comic series "Asterix."
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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.
Hugues Doneau
Hugues Doneau was a prominent 16th-century French jurist and humanist scholar known for his influential work in Roman law and legal humanism.
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E.
Jean Giraud
Jean Giraud, also known by the pseudonym Moebius, was a highly influential French comic artist and illustrator renowned for his groundbreaking work in science fiction and fantasy comics.
- 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-Jacques Sempé Target entity description: Jean-Jacques Sempé was a renowned French cartoonist and illustrator best known for his gentle, humorous drawings and for co-creating the beloved children's series "Le Petit Nicolas."
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A.
Albert Uderzo
Albert Uderzo was a French comic book artist best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the iconic "Asterix" series.
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B.
René Goscinny
René Goscinny was a French comic editor and writer best known as the co-creator and scriptwriter of the iconic comic series "Asterix."
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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.
Hugues Doneau
Hugues Doneau was a prominent 16th-century French jurist and humanist scholar known for his influential work in Roman law and legal humanism.
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E.
Jean Giraud
Jean Giraud, also known by the pseudonym Moebius, was a highly influential French comic artist and illustrator renowned for his groundbreaking work in science fiction and fantasy comics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartoonist
ⓘ
human ⓘ illustrator ⓘ |
| artStyle |
gentle humor
ⓘ
minimalist line drawing ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grand Prix de l’Humour Noir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coCreatedWith | René Goscinny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coCreatorOf | Le Petit Nicolas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | René Goscinny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-08-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-08-11 ⓘ |
| familyName | Sempé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartooning
ⓘ
children’s literature ⓘ illustration ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Jacques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
book illustration
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single-panel cartoons ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| movement | Franco-Belgian comics ⓘ |
| name | Jean-Jacques Sempé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor | cover illustrations for The New Yorker ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Le Petit Nicolas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Les Musiciens NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcellin Caillou NERFINISHED ⓘ Monsieur Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ Rien n’est simple ⓘ Sempé à New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Tout se complique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartoonist
ⓘ
comics artist ⓘ illustrator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
France
ⓘ
Gironde NERFINISHED ⓘ Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Pessac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Draguignan
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur NERFINISHED ⓘ Var NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workPublishedIn |
Le Nouvel Observateur
NERFINISHED
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L’Express NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris Match NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean-Jacques Sempé Description of subject: Jean-Jacques Sempé was a renowned French cartoonist and illustrator best known for his gentle, humorous drawings and for co-creating the beloved children's series "Le Petit Nicolas."
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