Fantine
E126518
Fantine is a tragic young mother in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, whose descent into poverty and sacrifice for her child embodies the novel’s social injustice and emotional core.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fantine canonical | 40 |
| Fantine in Les Misérables | 10 |
| Fantine (as apparition) | 1 |
| Fantine (first part of Les Misérables) | 1 |
| Fantine (part of Les Misérables) | 1 |
| Fantine in Les Misérables (Broadway revival) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1105868 — 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: Fantine Context triple: [Les Misérables (2012 film), mainCharacter, Fantine]
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A.
Pierrette
Pierrette is a French feminine given name, traditionally considered the female form of Pierre.
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B.
Marguerite
Marguerite is a French given name, equivalent to Margaret, commonly used for women and also meaning "daisy" in French.
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C.
Dugny
Dugny is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France, situated near Le Bourget Airport and known for its proximity to major aviation and aerospace facilities.
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D.
Marguerite De La Motte
Marguerite De La Motte was an American silent film actress best known for her leading roles in early 1920s adventure and drama films.
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E.
Marguerite Gaudelet
Marguerite Gaudelet was the wife of French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel, famed designer of the Eiffel Tower.
- 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: Fantine Target entity description: Fantine is a tragic young mother in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, whose descent into poverty and sacrifice for her child embodies the novel’s social injustice and emotional core.
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A.
Pierrette
Pierrette is a French feminine given name, traditionally considered the female form of Pierre.
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B.
Marguerite
Marguerite is a French given name, equivalent to Margaret, commonly used for women and also meaning "daisy" in French.
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C.
Dugny
Dugny is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France, situated near Le Bourget Airport and known for its proximity to major aviation and aerospace facilities.
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D.
Marguerite De La Motte
Marguerite De La Motte was an American silent film actress best known for her leading roles in early 1920s adventure and drama films.
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E.
Marguerite Gaudelet
Marguerite Gaudelet was the wife of French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel, famed designer of the Eiffel Tower.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Les Misérables
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| abandonedBy | Tholomyès ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Les Misérables (musical)
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linked to:
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (various film adaptations) ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Les Misérables ⓘ |
| arrestedBy |
Javert
ⓘ
linked to:
Javert in Les Misérables
|
| child | Cosette ⓘ |
| creator | Victor Hugo ⓘ |
| deathCause | illness and exhaustion ⓘ |
| deathContext | dies in hospital ⓘ |
| diesIn | Montreuil-sur-Mer ⓘ |
| dismissalReason | having an illegitimate child ⓘ |
| dismissedBy | factory foreman ⓘ |
| emotionalRole | emotional core of Les Misérables ⓘ |
| employer | Mayor Madeleine ⓘ |
| employerIdentity | Jean Valjean ⓘ |
| entrustsChildTo | Thénardiers ⓘ |
| exploitedBy | Thénardiers ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Fantine (first part of Les Misérables)
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linked to:
Fantine
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| lastWish | to see Cosette again ⓘ |
| laterOccupation | prostitute ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century French literature ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Tholomyès ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | unmarried ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableSongInMusical | I Dreamed a Dream ⓘ |
| occupation |
factory worker
ⓘ
seamstress ⓘ |
| rescuedBy | Jean Valjean ⓘ |
| role | tragic heroine ⓘ |
| sacrifices | body ⓘ |
| sacrificesFor | Cosette ⓘ |
| sells |
hair
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teeth ⓘ |
| suffersFrom |
extreme poverty
ⓘ
illness ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
suffering of the working class
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victims of societal cruelty ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
exploitation of the poor
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maternal sacrifice ⓘ moral hypocrisy ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
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: Fantine Description of subject: Fantine is a tragic young mother in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, whose descent into poverty and sacrifice for her child embodies the novel’s social injustice and emotional core.
Referenced by (54)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Les Misérables
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subject linked to:
Hathaway
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subject linked to:
works of Victor Hugo
subject linked to:
Patti
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