Louis Dumont
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Louis Dumont was a French anthropologist best known for his influential analyses of caste, hierarchy, and individualism, particularly in Indian society.
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| Louis Dumont canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Louis Dumont Context triple: [The Elementary Structures of Kinship, influenced, Louis Dumont]
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Alfred Sauvy
Alfred Sauvy was a French demographer, sociologist, and economist best known for introducing the term "Third World" to describe countries not aligned with either the Western or Eastern blocs during the Cold War.
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B.
Claude Lefort
Claude Lefort was a French political philosopher known for his analyses of democracy, totalitarianism, and the symbolic foundations of modern political authority.
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C.
Jean-Paul Agon
Jean-Paul Agon is a French business executive best known for serving as the longtime CEO and later chairman of global cosmetics giant L'Oréal.
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D.
Émile Faguet
Émile Faguet was a prominent French literary critic, historian of literature, and member of the Académie Française known for his influential studies of French authors and ideas.
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E.
René Rémond
René Rémond was a prominent French historian and political scientist known for his influential analyses of French political traditions and the right-wing movements.
- 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: Louis Dumont Target entity description: Louis Dumont was a French anthropologist best known for his influential analyses of caste, hierarchy, and individualism, particularly in Indian society.
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A.
Alfred Sauvy
Alfred Sauvy was a French demographer, sociologist, and economist best known for introducing the term "Third World" to describe countries not aligned with either the Western or Eastern blocs during the Cold War.
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B.
Claude Lefort
Claude Lefort was a French political philosopher known for his analyses of democracy, totalitarianism, and the symbolic foundations of modern political authority.
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C.
Jean-Paul Agon
Jean-Paul Agon is a French business executive best known for serving as the longtime CEO and later chairman of global cosmetics giant L'Oréal.
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D.
Émile Faguet
Émile Faguet was a prominent French literary critic, historian of literature, and member of the Académie Française known for his influential studies of French authors and ideas.
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E.
René Rémond
René Rémond was a prominent French historian and political scientist known for his influential analyses of French political traditions and the right-wing movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1911-08-01 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1998-11-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Paris
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École pratique des hautes études ⓘ |
| employer |
École des hautes études en sciences sociales
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École pratique des hautes études ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indian studies
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linked to:
Indology
cultural anthropology ⓘ political anthropology ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ |
| hasAcademicApproach |
comparative anthropology
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structuralism ⓘ |
| influenced |
anthropological theory of hierarchy
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studies of Indian caste ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marcel Mauss
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Max Weber ⓘ Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of caste
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studies of Indian society ⓘ theory of hierarchy ⓘ work on individualism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
modern Western individualism
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religion and society ⓘ values in social systems ⓘ |
| name | Louis Dumont ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Essais sur l’individualisme
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From Mandeville to Marx ⓘ Homo Hierarchicus ⓘ La civilisation indienne et nous ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Deux-Sèvres
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France ⓘ Thouars ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of studies at École des hautes études en sciences sociales
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director of studies at École pratique des hautes études ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
caste system in India
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comparative study of values ⓘ ideology of hierarchy ⓘ relationship between holism and individualism ⓘ |
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