Jérôme Lalande
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Jérôme Lalande was an 18th-century French astronomer known for his work in celestial mechanics, star catalogues, and popularizing astronomy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jérôme Lalande canonical | 2 |
| Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3359241 — 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: Jérôme Lalande Context triple: [Lalande Prize, namedAfter, Jérôme Lalande]
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A.
Georg de Lalande
Georg de Lalande was a German architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and governmental buildings in East Asia.
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B.
François Arago
François Arago was a 19th-century French astronomer, physicist, and politician known for his work on the wave theory of light, electromagnetism, and for promoting science and republican ideals in France.
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C.
Étienne-Louis
Étienne-Louis is a French given name most famously borne by the visionary neoclassical architect Étienne-Louis Boullée.
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D.
Nicolas de Lacaille
Nicolas de Lacaille was an 18th-century French astronomer renowned for his extensive southern sky surveys and for introducing many of the modern constellations.
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E.
Germain Boffrand
Germain Boffrand was an influential 18th-century French architect known for his leading role in the development of the Rococo style and for designing major Parisian hôtels and interiors.
- 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: Jérôme Lalande Target entity description: Jérôme Lalande was an 18th-century French astronomer known for his work in celestial mechanics, star catalogues, and popularizing astronomy.
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A.
Georg de Lalande
Georg de Lalande was a German architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and governmental buildings in East Asia.
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B.
François Arago
François Arago was a 19th-century French astronomer, physicist, and politician known for his work on the wave theory of light, electromagnetism, and for promoting science and republican ideals in France.
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C.
Étienne-Louis
Étienne-Louis is a French given name most famously borne by the visionary neoclassical architect Étienne-Louis Boullée.
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D.
Nicolas de Lacaille
Nicolas de Lacaille was an 18th-century French astronomer renowned for his extensive southern sky surveys and for introducing many of the modern constellations.
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E.
Germain Boffrand
Germain Boffrand was an influential 18th-century French architect known for his leading role in the development of the Rococo style and for designing major Parisian hôtels and interiors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French astronomer
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academic ⓘ astronomer ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthName |
Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande
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linked to:
Jérôme Lalande
|
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1732-07-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1807-04-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Collège Mazarin in Paris
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linked to:
Collège Mazarin
Collège de la Trinité in Lyon ⓘ |
| employer |
Collège de France
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Paris Observatory ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| familyName | Lalande ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrometry
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astronomy ⓘ celestial mechanics ⓘ popularization of science ⓘ |
| givenName |
Joseph
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Jérôme ⓘ |
| hasAsteroidNamedAfter | 9136 Lalande ⓘ |
| hasStarNamedAfter | Lalande 21185 ⓘ |
| influenced | 19th-century French astronomers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexis Clairaut
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Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compilation of star catalogues
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popularizing astronomy in France ⓘ work in celestial mechanics ⓘ work on planetary and lunar tables ⓘ work on the orbit of Halley’s Comet ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des sciences
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linked to:
Académie des Sciences
Bureau des Longitudes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Astronomie (treatise)
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Histoire céleste française ⓘ star catalogue of approximately 50,000 stars ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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mathematician ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bourg-en-Bresse ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Paris Observatory
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professor of astronomy at Collège de France ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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linked to: Jérôme Lalande