Paul Adolph Michel de Man
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Paul Adolph Michel de Man was a Belgian-born literary critic and theorist best known as a leading figure in deconstruction and for his influential yet controversial work on rhetoric and reading.
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| Paul Adolph Michel de Man canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Adolph Michel de Man Context triple: [Paul de Man, fullName, Paul Adolph Michel de Man]
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A.
Pierre Manent
Pierre Manent is a French political philosopher known for his work on liberalism, democracy, and the intellectual history of modern Europe.
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Alain Cuny
Alain Cuny was a French actor known for his intense screen presence and collaborations with major European directors in mid-20th-century cinema.
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C.
Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz
Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz is a Belgian nobleman best known as the father of Queen Mathilde of Belgium and thus a member of the extended Belgian royal family.
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D.
Gérard Brach
Gérard Brach was a French screenwriter and frequent Roman Polanski collaborator known for his work on numerous acclaimed European films.
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E.
Julien Benda
Julien Benda was a French philosopher and novelist best known for his 1927 essay "La Trahison des clercs" ("The Treason of the Intellectuals"), which criticized intellectuals for abandoning universal values in favor of political passions.
- 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: Paul Adolph Michel de Man Target entity description: Paul Adolph Michel de Man was a Belgian-born literary critic and theorist best known as a leading figure in deconstruction and for his influential yet controversial work on rhetoric and reading.
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A.
Pierre Manent
Pierre Manent is a French political philosopher known for his work on liberalism, democracy, and the intellectual history of modern Europe.
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B.
Alain Cuny
Alain Cuny was a French actor known for his intense screen presence and collaborations with major European directors in mid-20th-century cinema.
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C.
Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz
Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz is a Belgian nobleman best known as the father of Queen Mathilde of Belgium and thus a member of the extended Belgian royal family.
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D.
Gérard Brach
Gérard Brach was a French screenwriter and frequent Roman Polanski collaborator known for his work on numerous acclaimed European films.
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E.
Julien Benda
Julien Benda was a French philosopher and novelist best known for his 1927 essay "La Trahison des clercs" ("The Treason of the Intellectuals"), which criticized intellectuals for abandoning universal values in favor of political passions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deconstructionist critic
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human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1919-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Belgium ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1983-12-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Université libre de Bruxelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Cornell University
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Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | de Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative literature
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deconstruction ⓘ literary theory ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
essayist
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professor ⓘ |
| influenced |
American literary theory
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Yale School of deconstruction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Jacques Derrida NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | controversy over wartime journalism in Nazi-occupied Belgium ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Yale School of criticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | deconstruction ⓘ |
| name | Paul Adolph Michel de Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on deconstruction
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work on rhetoric and reading ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Allegories of Reading
NERFINISHED
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Blindness and Insight NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rhetoric of Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Baltimore
NERFINISHED
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Ithaca, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Paul Adolph Michel de Man Description of subject: Paul Adolph Michel de Man was a Belgian-born literary critic and theorist best known as a leading figure in deconstruction and for his influential yet controversial work on rhetoric and reading.
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