Jules Dumont d'Urville
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Jules Dumont d'Urville was a 19th-century French naval officer, explorer, and cartographer renowned for his voyages in the Pacific and Antarctica, including the exploration that led to the naming of Adélie Land.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jules Dumont d'Urville canonical | 1 |
| Jules Dumont d’Urville | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7085781 — 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: Jules Dumont d'Urville Context triple: [Cape Legoupil, expeditionLeader, Jules Dumont d'Urville]
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Charles de Freycinet
Charles de Freycinet was a prominent French statesman and multiple-time Prime Minister of the Third Republic, known for his influential roles in politics, public works, and military affairs.
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B.
Adrien de Gerlache
Adrien de Gerlache was a Belgian naval officer and explorer best known for leading the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899), one of the first scientific expeditions to overwinter in Antarctica.
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Étienne Constantin de Gerlache
Étienne Constantin de Gerlache was a prominent 19th-century Belgian statesman and jurist who played a leading role in the creation and early governance of independent Belgium.
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D.
Étienne Lousteau
Étienne Lousteau is a cynical, opportunistic journalist in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Illusions perdues," embodying the corrupt and manipulative world of Parisian literary society.
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E.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was a Baltic German naval officer and explorer in the Russian Imperial Navy, best known as one of the first people to sight the Antarctic continent in 1820.
- 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: Jules Dumont d'Urville Target entity description: Jules Dumont d'Urville was a 19th-century French naval officer, explorer, and cartographer renowned for his voyages in the Pacific and Antarctica, including the exploration that led to the naming of Adélie Land.
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A.
Charles de Freycinet
Charles de Freycinet was a prominent French statesman and multiple-time Prime Minister of the Third Republic, known for his influential roles in politics, public works, and military affairs.
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B.
Adrien de Gerlache
Adrien de Gerlache was a Belgian naval officer and explorer best known for leading the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899), one of the first scientific expeditions to overwinter in Antarctica.
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C.
Étienne Constantin de Gerlache
Étienne Constantin de Gerlache was a prominent 19th-century Belgian statesman and jurist who played a leading role in the creation and early governance of independent Belgium.
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D.
Étienne Lousteau
Étienne Lousteau is a cynical, opportunistic journalist in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Illusions perdues," embodying the corrupt and manipulative world of Parisian literary society.
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E.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was a Baltic German naval officer and explorer in the Russian Imperial Navy, best known as one of the first people to sight the Antarctic continent in 1820.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French naval officer
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cartographer ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Légion d'honneur
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surface form:
Legion of Honour
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| birthDate | 1790-05-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Calvados
NERFINISHED
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Condé-sur-Noireau NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | railway accident ⓘ |
| coinedTerm |
Melanesia
NERFINISHED
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Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
Astrolabe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zélée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1842-05-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
France
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Meudon NERFINISHED ⓘ Seine-et-Oise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| explored |
Antarctic coast
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New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Dumont d'Urville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Antarctic exploration
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Pacific exploration ⓘ |
| givenName |
César
NERFINISHED
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Jules NERFINISHED ⓘ Sébastien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlaceNamedAfter |
D'Urville Island
NERFINISHED
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D'Urville Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Dumont d'Urville Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery and naming of Adélie Land
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exploration of Antarctica ⓘ exploration of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Adèle Dumont d'Urville
NERFINISHED
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Adélie Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
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explorer ⓘ naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
French Antarctic Expedition 1837–1840
NERFINISHED
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voyages of Astrolabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | rear admiral ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Adèle Dumont d'Urville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jules Dumont d'Urville Description of subject: Jules Dumont d'Urville was a 19th-century French naval officer, explorer, and cartographer renowned for his voyages in the Pacific and Antarctica, including the exploration that led to the naming of Adélie Land.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jules Dumont d’Urville