Raphaël de Valentin
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Raphaël de Valentin is the tragic protagonist of Honoré de Balzac’s novel "La Peau de chagrin," a young man whose wishes are granted at the cost of his own life force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raphaël de Valentin canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2894106 — 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: Raphaël de Valentin Context triple: [La Peau de chagrin, mainCharacter, Raphaël de Valentin]
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A.
Antoine Richepanse
Antoine Richepanse was a French Revolutionary general noted for his decisive role in key campaigns against Austria and later as a colonial governor in the Caribbean.
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B.
Balthasar Gérard
Balthasar Gérard was a French Catholic zealot best known for assassinating William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt, in 1584.
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C.
Charles Rogier
Charles Rogier was a leading 19th-century Belgian liberal statesman and founding father of independent Belgium, who served multiple times as prime minister and helped shape the young nation's political institutions.
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D.
Jacques Androuet du Cerceau
Jacques Androuet du Cerceau was a prominent 16th-century French Renaissance architect and engraver known for his influential designs and detailed architectural pattern books.
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E.
Gabriel Astruc
Gabriel Astruc was a French impresario and publisher best known for organizing major musical and theatrical events in early 20th-century Paris, including collaborations with leading composers and artists of his time.
- 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: Raphaël de Valentin Target entity description: Raphaël de Valentin is the tragic protagonist of Honoré de Balzac’s novel "La Peau de chagrin," a young man whose wishes are granted at the cost of his own life force.
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A.
Antoine Richepanse
Antoine Richepanse was a French Revolutionary general noted for his decisive role in key campaigns against Austria and later as a colonial governor in the Caribbean.
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B.
Balthasar Gérard
Balthasar Gérard was a French Catholic zealot best known for assassinating William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt, in 1584.
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C.
Charles Rogier
Charles Rogier was a leading 19th-century Belgian liberal statesman and founding father of independent Belgium, who served multiple times as prime minister and helped shape the young nation's political institutions.
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D.
Jacques Androuet du Cerceau
Jacques Androuet du Cerceau was a prominent 16th-century French Renaissance architect and engraver known for his influential designs and detailed architectural pattern books.
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E.
Gabriel Astruc
Gabriel Astruc was a French impresario and publisher best known for organizing major musical and theatrical events in early 20th-century Paris, including collaborations with leading composers and artists of his time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | La Peau de chagrin ⓘ |
| appearsInCycle | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| associatedObject |
magic talisman
ⓘ
peau de chagrin ⓘ |
| centralConflict | desire versus lifespan ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
despairing ⓘ impulsive ⓘ melancholic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| curseOfAssociatedObject | shortens owner’s life ⓘ |
| fate | dies when the talisman is exhausted ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1831 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | fantastic literature character ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStatus | canonical character in Balzac’s fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | vehicle for philosophical reflection on free will ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
French realism
ⓘ
linked to:
French Realist movement
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| livesIn | Paris ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | tragic hero ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation |
aristocrat
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gambler ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| powerOfAssociatedObject | grants wishes ⓘ |
| relationship | in love with Pauline ⓘ |
| romanticInterest |
Foedora
ⓘ
Pauline ⓘ |
| settingOfStory |
Parisian high society
ⓘ
antique shop ⓘ gambling houses ⓘ |
| socialStatus | impoverished nobleman ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
self-destructive desire
ⓘ
the conflict between will and destiny ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
decline of the aristocracy
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excessive desire ⓘ fatalism ⓘ the cost of wishes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raphaël de Valentin Description of subject: Raphaël de Valentin is the tragic protagonist of Honoré de Balzac’s novel "La Peau de chagrin," a young man whose wishes are granted at the cost of his own life force.
Referenced by (6)
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