Henri Michaux
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Henri Michaux was a Belgian-born French poet, writer, and painter known for his experimental, often hallucinatory works and explorations of altered states of consciousness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henri Michaux canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2981767 — 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: Henri Michaux Context triple: [Cimetière des Batignolles, hasGraveOf, Henri Michaux]
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A.
René Char
René Char was a 20th-century French poet known for his surrealist-influenced, aphoristic verse and his involvement in the French Resistance during World War II.
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B.
Benjamin Péret
Benjamin Péret was a French poet and staunch political radical best known as one of the central literary figures of the Surrealist movement.
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C.
Robert Desnos
Robert Desnos was a French poet and writer renowned for his imaginative, dreamlike works and his central role in the Surrealist movement.
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D.
Guillaume Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire was a pioneering early 20th-century French poet, critic, and art theorist who helped shape modernist literature and avant-garde movements.
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E.
Jacques Villon
Jacques Villon was a French Cubist painter and printmaker known for his innovative use of color and geometric abstraction in early 20th-century art.
- 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: Henri Michaux Target entity description: Henri Michaux was a Belgian-born French poet, writer, and painter known for his experimental, often hallucinatory works and explorations of altered states of consciousness.
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A.
René Char
René Char was a 20th-century French poet known for his surrealist-influenced, aphoristic verse and his involvement in the French Resistance during World War II.
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B.
Benjamin Péret
Benjamin Péret was a French poet and staunch political radical best known as one of the central literary figures of the Surrealist movement.
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C.
Robert Desnos
Robert Desnos was a French poet and writer renowned for his imaginative, dreamlike works and his central role in the Surrealist movement.
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D.
Guillaume Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire was a pioneering early 20th-century French poet, critic, and art theorist who helped shape modernist literature and avant-garde movements.
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E.
Jacques Villon
Jacques Villon was a French Cubist painter and printmaker known for his innovative use of color and geometric abstraction in early 20th-century art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Belgium ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Belgium
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France ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-05-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-10-18 ⓘ |
| familyName | Michaux ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
drawing
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literature ⓘ painting ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical writing
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experimental literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ prose poetry ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Henri ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
automatic drawing
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ink drawings ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary visual artists
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experimental poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Surrealist literature
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linked to:
Surrealism
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| knownFor |
experimental writing
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exploration of altered states of consciousness ⓘ hallucinatory imagery ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract art
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Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Henri Michaux ⓘ |
| nationality |
Belgian
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French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ecuador
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L’Infini turbulent ⓘ Misérable miracle ⓘ Plume ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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painter ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Namur ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| usedSubstanceInWork | mescaline ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henri Michaux Description of subject: Henri Michaux was a Belgian-born French poet, writer, and painter known for his experimental, often hallucinatory works and explorations of altered states of consciousness.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.