Félix Alcan
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Félix Alcan was a prominent French publisher known for issuing influential works in philosophy and the social sciences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Félix Alcan canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9654936 — 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: Félix Alcan Context triple: [Suicide: A Study in Sociology, publisher, Félix Alcan]
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A.
Federico Diaz
Federico Diaz is a central character in the television drama "Six Feet Under," known as a skilled mortician whose personal and professional struggles explore themes of family, identity, and the immigrant experience.
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B.
Ferdinand Lopez
Ferdinand Lopez is an ambitious, morally ambiguous social climber who serves as the central figure in Anthony Trollope’s political novel "The Prime Minister."
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C.
Julio C. Tello
Julio C. Tello was a pioneering Peruvian archaeologist, often called the "father of Peruvian archaeology," known for his groundbreaking research on ancient Andean civilizations.
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D.
José Francisco de Paula Tinoco
José Francisco de Paula Tinoco was a Costa Rican architect best known for designing the iconic National Theatre of Costa Rica in San José.
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E.
Alberto Leon
Alberto Leon is the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Leon, which established the "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule in Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.
- 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: Félix Alcan Target entity description: Félix Alcan was a prominent French publisher known for issuing influential works in philosophy and the social sciences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Federico Diaz
Federico Diaz is a central character in the television drama "Six Feet Under," known as a skilled mortician whose personal and professional struggles explore themes of family, identity, and the immigrant experience.
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B.
Ferdinand Lopez
Ferdinand Lopez is an ambitious, morally ambiguous social climber who serves as the central figure in Anthony Trollope’s political novel "The Prime Minister."
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C.
Julio C. Tello
Julio C. Tello was a pioneering Peruvian archaeologist, often called the "father of Peruvian archaeology," known for his groundbreaking research on ancient Andean civilizations.
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D.
José Francisco de Paula Tinoco
José Francisco de Paula Tinoco was a Costa Rican architect best known for designing the iconic National Theatre of Costa Rica in San José.
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E.
Alberto Leon
Alberto Leon is the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Leon, which established the "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule in Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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publisher ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
European intellectual history
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French philosophy ⓘ French social sciences ⓘ |
| basedIn | France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| employer | Félix Alcan publishing house ⓘ |
| familyName | Alcan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
philosophy publishing
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social sciences publishing ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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non-fiction ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ social science literature ⓘ |
| givenName |
Félix
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linked to:
Felix
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| hasNameInLanguage | Félix Alcan (French) ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contribution to French intellectual life
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influential French academic publishing ⓘ publishing works in philosophy ⓘ publishing works in social sciences ⓘ |
| notableRole | publisher of scholarly series ⓘ |
| occupation |
bookseller
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publisher ⓘ |
| publisherOf |
academic monographs
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philosophy books ⓘ social science books ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Félix Alcan Description of subject: Félix Alcan was a prominent French publisher known for issuing influential works in philosophy and the social sciences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.