Jean-François Joanny
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Jean-François Joanny is a French physicist known for his influential work in soft condensed matter and polymer physics.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jean-François Joanny canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11121121 — 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: Jean-François Joanny Context triple: [Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, notableStudent, Jean-François Joanny]
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A.
Laurent Brosse
Laurent Brosse is a French local politician who serves as the mayor of the suburban Parisian town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
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B.
Benoît Delhomme
Benoît Delhomme is a French cinematographer known for his visually distinctive work on international films such as The Scent of Green Papaya, The Theory of Everything, and Lawless.
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C.
Laurent Mauvignier
Laurent Mauvignier is a contemporary French novelist known for his psychologically intense, formally innovative works that often explore trauma, memory, and social marginalization.
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D.
Jean-Marc Fontaine
Jean-Marc Fontaine was a French mathematician known for his foundational work in p-adic Hodge theory and arithmetic geometry.
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E.
Matthieu Rougé
Matthieu Rougé is a French Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the bishop of the Diocese of Nanterre.
- 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: Jean-François Joanny Target entity description: Jean-François Joanny is a French physicist known for his influential work in soft condensed matter and polymer physics.
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A.
Laurent Brosse
Laurent Brosse is a French local politician who serves as the mayor of the suburban Parisian town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
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B.
Benoît Delhomme
Benoît Delhomme is a French cinematographer known for his visually distinctive work on international films such as The Scent of Green Papaya, The Theory of Everything, and Lawless.
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C.
Laurent Mauvignier
Laurent Mauvignier is a contemporary French novelist known for his psychologically intense, formally innovative works that often explore trauma, memory, and social marginalization.
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D.
Jean-Marc Fontaine
Jean-Marc Fontaine was a French mathematician known for his foundational work in p-adic Hodge theory and arithmetic geometry.
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E.
Matthieu Rougé
Matthieu Rougé is a French Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the bishop of the Diocese of Nanterre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French scientist
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person ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Collège de France
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ESPCI ParisTech ⓘ Institut Curie ⓘ |
| citizenship | French ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
École normale supérieure (Paris)
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linked to:
École Normale (Paris)
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| employer |
Collège de France
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ESPCI Paris ⓘ Institut Curie ⓘ École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biophysics
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physics ⓘ polymer physics ⓘ soft condensed matter physics ⓘ statistical physics ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
statistical mechanics
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theoretical physics ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfInfluence |
biological physics
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polymer science ⓘ soft matter theory ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des sciences (France)
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linked to:
Académie des Sciences
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| notableFor |
contributions to polymer physics
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leadership in the French soft-matter community ⓘ research on active matter ⓘ research on interfaces and membranes ⓘ theoretical work on soft matter ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor at Collège de France
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professor at ESPCI Paris ⓘ researcher at Institut Curie ⓘ |
| workFocus |
active gels
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cell motility models ⓘ cytoskeleton mechanics ⓘ out-of-equilibrium soft matter ⓘ polyelectrolytes ⓘ polymer adsorption ⓘ theory of polymers in solution ⓘ wetting and interfaces ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean-François Joanny Description of subject: Jean-François Joanny is a French physicist known for his influential work in soft condensed matter and polymer physics.
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