Michel Leiris
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Michel Leiris was a French writer, ethnographer, and autobiographical essayist associated with Surrealism and known for blending anthropology with deeply introspective literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michel Leiris canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8042871 — 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: Michel Leiris Context triple: [Surrealist Group in Paris, hasMember, Michel Leiris]
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A.
Michel Tapié
Michel Tapié was a French art critic and curator known for championing Art Informel and promoting avant-garde abstract artists in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Jacques Villon
Jacques Villon was a French Cubist painter and printmaker known for his innovative use of color and geometric abstraction in early 20th-century art.
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C.
Benjamin Péret
Benjamin Péret was a French poet and staunch political radical best known as one of the central literary figures of the Surrealist movement.
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D.
Henri Michaux
Henri Michaux was a Belgian-born French poet, writer, and painter known for his experimental, often hallucinatory works and explorations of altered states of consciousness.
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E.
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.
- 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: Michel Leiris Target entity description: Michel Leiris was a French writer, ethnographer, and autobiographical essayist associated with Surrealism and known for blending anthropology with deeply introspective literature.
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A.
Michel Tapié
Michel Tapié was a French art critic and curator known for championing Art Informel and promoting avant-garde abstract artists in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Jacques Villon
Jacques Villon was a French Cubist painter and printmaker known for his innovative use of color and geometric abstraction in early 20th-century art.
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C.
Benjamin Péret
Benjamin Péret was a French poet and staunch political radical best known as one of the central literary figures of the Surrealist movement.
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D.
Henri Michaux
Henri Michaux was a Belgian-born French poet, writer, and painter known for his experimental, often hallucinatory works and explorations of altered states of consciousness.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical essayist
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ethnographer ⓘ human ⓘ surrealist writer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
André Breton
NERFINISHED
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Georges Bataille NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Paul Sartre NERFINISHED ⓘ Simone de Beauvoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-04-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-09-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Lycée Janson-de-Sailly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Centre national de la recherche scientifique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Musée de l'Homme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Leiris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
ⓘ
autobiographical literature ⓘ ethnography ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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essay ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Michel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | autofiction writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marcel Griaule
NERFINISHED
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Surrealism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Collège de sociologie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Michel Leiris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
L'Afrique fantôme
NERFINISHED
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L'Âge d'homme NERFINISHED ⓘ La Règle du jeu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
ⓘ
ethnographer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Mission Dakar-Djibouti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| spouse | Zette Leiris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workFocus | blending anthropology and literature ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
colonial Africa
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self-exploration ⓘ subjectivity in ethnography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michel Leiris Description of subject: Michel Leiris was a French writer, ethnographer, and autobiographical essayist associated with Surrealism and known for blending anthropology with deeply introspective literature.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.