Michel de Soly
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Michel de Soly was a 17th-century Parisian printer-publisher known for issuing early editions of philosophical works, including those of René Descartes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Michel de Soly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8535641 — 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 de Soly Context triple: [Fifth Meditation, originalCollectionPublisher, Michel de Soly]
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A.
Bernard-René de Launay
Bernard-René de Launay was the last governor of the Bastille prison in Paris, whose capture and killing by revolutionaries on 14 July 1789 made him a notable early victim of the French Revolution.
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B.
Pierre-Joseph de Sailly
Pierre-Joseph de Sailly was a French naval officer who served as a commander during the late-18th-century maritime conflict between France and the United States known as the Quasi-War.
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C.
Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes
Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes was a French Napoleonic general noted for his cavalry leadership during the Peninsular War and other campaigns of the First French Empire.
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D.
Jeanbon Saint-André
Jeanbon Saint-André was a French revolutionary politician and naval administrator who played a prominent role during the Reign of Terror as a leading member of the revolutionary government.
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E.
Henri de Chamaillard
Henri de Chamaillard was a French painter associated with the Pont-Aven school, known for his post-Impressionist landscapes and involvement with artists around Paul Gauguin.
- 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 de Soly Target entity description: Michel de Soly was a 17th-century Parisian printer-publisher known for issuing early editions of philosophical works, including those of René Descartes.
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A.
Bernard-René de Launay
Bernard-René de Launay was the last governor of the Bastille prison in Paris, whose capture and killing by revolutionaries on 14 July 1789 made him a notable early victim of the French Revolution.
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B.
Pierre-Joseph de Sailly
Pierre-Joseph de Sailly was a French naval officer who served as a commander during the late-18th-century maritime conflict between France and the United States known as the Quasi-War.
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C.
Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes
Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes was a French Napoleonic general noted for his cavalry leadership during the Peninsular War and other campaigns of the First French Empire.
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D.
Jeanbon Saint-André
Jeanbon Saint-André was a French revolutionary politician and naval administrator who played a prominent role during the Reign of Terror as a leading member of the revolutionary government.
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E.
Henri de Chamaillard
Henri de Chamaillard was a French painter associated with the Pont-Aven school, known for his post-Impressionist landscapes and involvement with artists around Paul Gauguin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
person
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printer-publisher ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book printing
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publishing ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical works ⓘ |
| knownFor |
printing early editions of philosophical works
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publishing early editions of works by René Descartes ⓘ |
| notableAssociatedPerson | René Descartes ⓘ |
| occupation |
printer
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publisher ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michel de Soly Description of subject: Michel de Soly was a 17th-century Parisian printer-publisher known for issuing early editions of philosophical works, including those of René Descartes.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.