Marguerite Yourcenar
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Marguerite Yourcenar was a renowned 20th-century French writer and essayist, best known for her historical novel "Memoirs of Hadrian" and for being the first woman elected to the Académie Française.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marguerite Yourcenar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7826173 — 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: Marguerite Yourcenar Context triple: [French literature, hasNotableAuthor, Marguerite Yourcenar]
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A.
Patricia Michon
Patricia Michon is an actress known for her role in the 1960 racial drama film "I Passed for White."
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B.
Jean Paulhan
Jean Paulhan was a prominent 20th-century French writer, critic, and influential editor of the Nouvelle Revue Française, known for shaping modern French literature and thought.
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C.
Jean d’Ormesson
Jean d’Ormesson was a prominent French novelist, journalist, and member of the Académie Française known for his elegant, erudite prose and reflections on history and philosophy.
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D.
André Malraux
André Malraux was a prominent 20th-century French novelist, art theorist, and statesman closely associated with Charles de Gaulle and known for his influential role in shaping modern French cultural policy.
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E.
Jean Tournier
Jean Tournier was a French cinematographer known for his work on notable films including the political thriller "The Day of the Jackal."
- 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: Marguerite Yourcenar Target entity description: Marguerite Yourcenar was a renowned 20th-century French writer and essayist, best known for her historical novel "Memoirs of Hadrian" and for being the first woman elected to the Académie Française.
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A.
Patricia Michon
Patricia Michon is an actress known for her role in the 1960 racial drama film "I Passed for White."
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B.
Jean Paulhan
Jean Paulhan was a prominent 20th-century French writer, critic, and influential editor of the Nouvelle Revue Française, known for shaping modern French literature and thought.
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C.
Jean d’Ormesson
Jean d’Ormesson was a prominent French novelist, journalist, and member of the Académie Française known for his elegant, erudite prose and reflections on history and philosophy.
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D.
André Malraux
André Malraux was a prominent 20th-century French novelist, art theorist, and statesman closely associated with Charles de Gaulle and known for his influential role in shaping modern French cultural policy.
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E.
Jean Tournier
Jean Tournier was a French cinematographer known for his work on notable films including the political thriller "The Day of the Jackal."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ member of the Académie Française ⓘ novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Prix Femina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-06-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-12-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfElection | 1980 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Université de Paris (informal studies) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cleenewerck de Crayencour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Michel Cleenewerck de Crayencour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| givenName | Marguerite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| livedIn |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Académie Française NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Fernande de Cartier de Marchienne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alexis, ou le traité du vain combat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Archives du Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ Feux NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Coup de grâce NERFINISHED ⓘ L’Œuvre au noir NERFINISHED ⓘ Memoirs of Hadrian NERFINISHED ⓘ Nouvelles orientales NERFINISHED ⓘ Quoi? L’éternité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partner | Grace Frick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Maine
NERFINISHED
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Mount Desert Island NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | member of the Académie Française ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Marguerite Yourcenar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionOrWorldview | agnosticism ⓘ |
| residence | Petite Plaisance, Mount Desert Island, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| significantEvent | first woman elected to the Académie Française ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marguerite Yourcenar Description of subject: Marguerite Yourcenar was a renowned 20th-century French writer and essayist, best known for her historical novel "Memoirs of Hadrian" and for being the first woman elected to the Académie Française.
Referenced by (1)
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