Pierre Samuel
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Pierre Samuel was a French mathematician known for his influential work in commutative algebra and number theory, and for co-authoring several foundational texts in algebra.
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| Pierre Samuel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pierre Samuel Context triple: [Bourbaki school of mathematics, hasMember, Pierre Samuel]
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François Salles
François Salles was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Torre de Cerredo, the highest peak in Spain’s Picos de Europa range.
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Lucien L’Allier
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Édouard Piette
Édouard Piette was a French archaeologist and prehistorian known for his pioneering excavations and studies of Paleolithic art and cultures in southwestern France.
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Charles Delescluze
Charles Delescluze was a French revolutionary journalist and politician who became a prominent radical figure during the 19th century and played a key role in the Paris Commune of 1871.
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Aristide Saccard
Aristide Saccard is a ruthless, ambitious speculator in Émile Zola’s Rougon-Macquart series, emblematic of the greed and moral corruption of Second Empire Paris.
- 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: Pierre Samuel Target entity description: Pierre Samuel was a French mathematician known for his influential work in commutative algebra and number theory, and for co-authoring several foundational texts in algebra.
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A.
François Salles
François Salles was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Torre de Cerredo, the highest peak in Spain’s Picos de Europa range.
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B.
Lucien L’Allier
Lucien L’Allier was a Canadian civil engineer best known for overseeing the construction and development of Montreal’s modern metro system.
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C.
Édouard Piette
Édouard Piette was a French archaeologist and prehistorian known for his pioneering excavations and studies of Paleolithic art and cultures in southwestern France.
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D.
Charles Delescluze
Charles Delescluze was a French revolutionary journalist and politician who became a prominent radical figure during the 19th century and played a key role in the Paris Commune of 1871.
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E.
Aristide Saccard
Aristide Saccard is a ruthless, ambitious speculator in Émile Zola’s Rougon-Macquart series, emblematic of the greed and moral corruption of Second Empire Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | 20th-century mathematics ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Oscar Zariski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-09-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-01-23 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Oscar Zariski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | École Normale Supérieure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Université Paris-Sud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Université de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebraic geometry
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commutative algebra ⓘ mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | member of the French Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| influenced |
algebraic number theory
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development of modern commutative algebra ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-authoring classic textbooks in commutative algebra
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foundational contributions to commutative algebra ⓘ work in algebraic geometry ⓘ work in number theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Bourbaki
NERFINISHED
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Académie des Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
French Academy of Sciences
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| name | Pierre Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableIdea | use of valuation theory in algebraic geometry ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Luc Illusie
NERFINISHED
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Michel Raynaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Algebraic Geometry (with Oscar Zariski)
NERFINISHED
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Commutative Algebra (with Oscar Zariski) NERFINISHED ⓘ Commutative Algebra, Volume I NERFINISHED ⓘ Commutative Algebra, Volume II NERFINISHED ⓘ Projective Geometry NERFINISHED ⓘ Théorie algébrique des nombres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Université Paris-Sud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Université de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Pierre Samuel Description of subject: Pierre Samuel was a French mathematician known for his influential work in commutative algebra and number theory, and for co-authoring several foundational texts in algebra.
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