Elmyr de Hory
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Elmyr de Hory was a notorious Hungarian art forger whose life and deceptions became widely known through Orson Welles’ film "F for Fake."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elmyr de Hory canonical | 5 |
| Elmyr Höry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8742254 — 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: Elmyr de Hory Context triple: [F for Fake, featuresCharacter, Elmyr de Hory]
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A.
Anthony Veiller
Anthony Veiller was an American screenwriter known for his work on notable mid-20th-century films, including several acclaimed Hollywood dramas and thrillers.
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B.
Clovis Cassan
Clovis Cassan is a French local politician who serves as the mayor of the suburban commune of Les Ulis, near Paris.
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C.
Alexandre de Riquer
Alexandre de Riquer was a prominent Catalan artist, illustrator, and designer associated with the Modernisme movement, known for his posters, bookplates, and decorative arts.
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D.
Félix de Vandenesse
Félix de Vandenesse is the introspective young nobleman and narrator of Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Lys dans la vallée," whose unfulfilled, idealized love shapes the story’s emotional core.
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E.
Armand d’Hubert
Armand d’Hubert is the principled French army officer protagonist of Ridley Scott’s film "The Duellists," whose long-running feud with a fellow officer drives the story’s exploration of honor and obsession.
- 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: Elmyr de Hory Target entity description: Elmyr de Hory was a notorious Hungarian art forger whose life and deceptions became widely known through Orson Welles’ film "F for Fake."
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A.
Anthony Veiller
Anthony Veiller was an American screenwriter known for his work on notable mid-20th-century films, including several acclaimed Hollywood dramas and thrillers.
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B.
Clovis Cassan
Clovis Cassan is a French local politician who serves as the mayor of the suburban commune of Les Ulis, near Paris.
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C.
Alexandre de Riquer
Alexandre de Riquer was a prominent Catalan artist, illustrator, and designer associated with the Modernisme movement, known for his posters, bookplates, and decorative arts.
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D.
Félix de Vandenesse
Félix de Vandenesse is the introspective young nobleman and narrator of Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Lys dans la vallée," whose unfulfilled, idealized love shapes the story’s emotional core.
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E.
Armand d’Hubert
Armand d’Hubert is the principled French army officer protagonist of Ridley Scott’s film "The Duellists," whose long-running feud with a fellow officer drives the story’s exploration of honor and obsession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hungarian person
ⓘ
art forger ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Elmyr Dory
ⓘ
linked to:
Elmyr Herzog
Elmyr Herzog ⓘ Elmyr Höry ⓘ
linked to:
Elmyr de Hory
|
| artMarketImpact | prompted scrutiny of museum and gallery authentication practices ⓘ |
| biographyWrittenBy | Clifford Irving ⓘ |
| birthName | Elemér Albert Hoffmann ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Clifford Irving ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Hungary ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-04-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-12-11 ⓘ |
| depictedInFilmBy | Orson Welles ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hungarian Jews ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art forgery
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painting ⓘ |
| forgedStyleOf |
Amedeo Modigliani
ⓘ
Georges Braque ⓘ Henri Matisse ⓘ Joan Miró ⓘ Marc Chagall ⓘ Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| hasDocumentaryAbout | F for Fake ⓘ |
| influenced |
discourse on authorship in modern art
ⓘ
public perception of art authenticity ⓘ |
| knownFor | selling forged paintings as originals by famous artists ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Hungarian ⓘ |
| legalIssues | arrested multiple times in connection with art fraud ⓘ |
| livedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| name | Elmyr de Hory ⓘ |
| notableEvent | claimed to have sold hundreds of forged paintings worldwide ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most famous art forgers of the 20th century
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forging works in the style of modern masters ⓘ |
| occupation |
art dealer
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art forger ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Budapest ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Ibiza
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linked to:
Ibiza, Spain
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| residence |
Ibiza
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linked to:
Ibiza, Spain
New York City ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| style | imitative of early 20th-century modernism ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
F for Fake
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Fake! The Story of Elmyr de Hory, the Greatest Art Forger of Our Time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elmyr de Hory Description of subject: Elmyr de Hory was a notorious Hungarian art forger whose life and deceptions became widely known through Orson Welles’ film "F for Fake."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Elmyr de Hory