Louis Antoine de Bougainville
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Louis Antoine de Bougainville was an 18th-century French admiral, explorer, and navigator best known for leading the first French circumnavigation of the globe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louis Antoine de Bougainville canonical | 13 |
| de Bougainville | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1466376 — 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: Louis Antoine de Bougainville Context triple: [Bougainville Island, namedAfter, Louis Antoine de Bougainville]
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A.
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, was an 18th-century French naval officer and explorer best known for leading a major Pacific expedition that mysteriously disappeared.
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B.
James Cook
James Cook was an 18th-century British naval captain and explorer renowned for his three Pacific voyages that mapped previously uncharted regions including Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii.
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C.
George Vancouver
George Vancouver was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for his detailed surveys of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
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D.
Jacob Roggeveen
Jacob Roggeveen was an 18th-century Dutch explorer best known for leading the expedition that first recorded European contact with Easter Island.
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E.
Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman was a 17th-century Dutch seafarer and explorer best known for being the first European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand.
- 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: Louis Antoine de Bougainville Target entity description: Louis Antoine de Bougainville was an 18th-century French admiral, explorer, and navigator best known for leading the first French circumnavigation of the globe.
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A.
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, was an 18th-century French naval officer and explorer best known for leading a major Pacific expedition that mysteriously disappeared.
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B.
James Cook
James Cook was an 18th-century British naval captain and explorer renowned for his three Pacific voyages that mapped previously uncharted regions including Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii.
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C.
George Vancouver
George Vancouver was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for his detailed surveys of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
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D.
Jacob Roggeveen
Jacob Roggeveen was an 18th-century Dutch explorer best known for leading the expedition that first recorded European contact with Easter Island.
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E.
Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman was a 17th-century Dutch seafarer and explorer best known for being the first European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French admiral
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ navigator ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| awarded | Order of Saint Louis ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Panthéon, Paris ⓘ |
| commanded |
La Boudeuse (ship)
ⓘ
L’Étoile (ship) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1729-11-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1811-08-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Collège de l’Université de Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Collège du Plessis-Sorbonne
|
| endTime | 1769 (end of circumnavigation voyage) ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| explored |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
South Pacific ⓘ coasts of South America ⓘ |
| familyName |
de Bougainville
ⓘ
linked to:
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
|
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
ⓘ
exploration ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis Antoine ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
namesake of Bougainville Island ⓘ |
| honouredIn |
genus Bougainvillea
ⓘ
linked to:
Bougainvillea
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf | French Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | admiral ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first French circumnavigation of the globe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accounts of Tahiti and Polynesia
ⓘ
early French presence in the Falkland Islands (Îles Malouines) ⓘ |
| notableWork | Voyage autour du monde ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ naval officer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| servedIn |
French Army
ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1766 (start of circumnavigation voyage) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Louis Antoine de Bougainville Description of subject: Louis Antoine de Bougainville was an 18th-century French admiral, explorer, and navigator best known for leading the first French circumnavigation of the globe.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Louis Antoine de Bougainville