Georges Danton
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Georges Danton was a leading French revolutionary and powerful orator who helped drive the overthrow of the monarchy and the early phase of the First French Republic before being executed during the Reign of Terror.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Georges Danton canonical | 37 |
| Danton | 3 |
| Dantonist | 1 |
| Georges Jacques Danton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T162373 — 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: Georges Danton Context triple: [French Revolution, notableLeader, Georges Danton]
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A.
Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre was a leading Jacobin lawyer and politician who became a central architect of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
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B.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle was a French army officer, engineer, and poet best known for writing the revolutionary song that became France’s national anthem.
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C.
Lazare Carnot
Lazare Carnot was a French mathematician, military engineer, and statesman known as the “Organizer of Victory” for his crucial role in directing French armies during the Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste is the French given name of the mathematician and physicist Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier, known for pioneering Fourier analysis and the study of heat conduction.
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E.
Stephen Sauvestre
Stephen Sauvestre was a French architect best known for designing the architectural embellishments and final aesthetic 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: Georges Danton Target entity description: Georges Danton was a leading French revolutionary and powerful orator who helped drive the overthrow of the monarchy and the early phase of the First French Republic before being executed during the Reign of Terror.
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A.
Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre was a leading Jacobin lawyer and politician who became a central architect of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
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B.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle was a French army officer, engineer, and poet best known for writing the revolutionary song that became France’s national anthem.
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C.
Lazare Carnot
Lazare Carnot was a French mathematician, military engineer, and statesman known as the “Organizer of Victory” for his crucial role in directing French armies during the Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste is the French given name of the mathematician and physicist Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier, known for pioneering Fourier analysis and the study of heat conduction.
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E.
Stephen Sauvestre
Stephen Sauvestre was a French architect best known for designing the architectural embellishments and final aesthetic of the Eiffel Tower.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French revolutionary
ⓘ
human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ orator ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| convictedOf | counter-revolutionary activities ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1759-10-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1794-04-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Reims
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
law faculty in Paris ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Revolution
ⓘ
linked to:
The Age of Revolution
|
| familyName |
Danton
ⓘ
linked to:
Georges Danton
|
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ revolutionary activism ⓘ |
| fullName |
Georges Jacques Danton
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linked to:
Georges Danton
|
| givenName | Georges ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for national defense in 1792
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leading role in the French Revolution ⓘ opposition to the excesses of the Reign of Terror ⓘ powerful oratory ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by guillotine ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Committee of Public Safety
ⓘ
Cordeliers Club ⓘ National Convention ⓘ |
| movement | French Revolution ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership in the early First French Republic
ⓘ
role in overthrow of the French monarchy ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
orator ⓘ politician ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Committee of Public Safety (during the Terror)
ⓘ
linked to:
Committee of Public Safety
Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
French Revolution
ⓘ
September 1792 defense of the Revolution ⓘ establishment of the First French Republic ⓘ overthrow of the French monarchy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Arcis-sur-Aube ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | radical republican ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Justice of France
ⓘ
member of the National Convention ⓘ president of the Committee of Public Safety ⓘ president of the Cordeliers Club ⓘ |
| spouse |
Gabrielle Charpentier
ⓘ
Louise Sébastienne Gély ⓘ |
| triedBy | Revolutionary Tribunal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Georges Danton Description of subject: Georges Danton was a leading French revolutionary and powerful orator who helped drive the overthrow of the monarchy and the early phase of the First French Republic before being executed during the Reign of Terror.
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Georges Danton
linked to: Georges Danton
linked to: Georges Danton
subject linked to:
Errancis Cemetery, Paris
subject linked to:
Desmoulins
linked to: Georges Danton
linked to: Georges Danton