Isaac Boxtel
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Isaac Boxtel is a jealous and scheming antagonist in Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Black Tulip," obsessed with sabotaging the protagonist's quest to cultivate a unique black tulip.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Isaac Boxtel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3378917 — 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: Isaac Boxtel Context triple: [The Black Tulip, majorCharacter, Isaac Boxtel]
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A.
Andries Bicker
Andries Bicker was a powerful 17th-century Amsterdam regent and merchant who played a leading role in the Dutch Republic’s politics during its Golden Age.
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B.
Hendrik de Vries
Hendrik de Vries was a mathematician who supervised and mentored the influential algebraist Bartel Leendert van der Waerden.
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C.
Marius de Vries
Marius de Vries is a British composer, producer, and arranger known for his innovative work on film soundtracks and collaborations with prominent pop and electronic artists.
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D.
Willem Delff
Willem Delff was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter from Delft, known for his detailed reproductive engravings after prominent artists of his time.
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E.
Gerard Houckgeest
Gerard Houckgeest was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his innovative church interior scenes and architectural perspectives, particularly associated with Delft.
- 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: Isaac Boxtel Target entity description: Isaac Boxtel is a jealous and scheming antagonist in Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Black Tulip," obsessed with sabotaging the protagonist's quest to cultivate a unique black tulip.
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A.
Andries Bicker
Andries Bicker was a powerful 17th-century Amsterdam regent and merchant who played a leading role in the Dutch Republic’s politics during its Golden Age.
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B.
Hendrik de Vries
Hendrik de Vries was a mathematician who supervised and mentored the influential algebraist Bartel Leendert van der Waerden.
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C.
Marius de Vries
Marius de Vries is a British composer, producer, and arranger known for his innovative work on film soundtracks and collaborations with prominent pop and electronic artists.
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D.
Willem Delff
Willem Delff was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter from Delft, known for his detailed reproductive engravings after prominent artists of his time.
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E.
Gerard Houckgeest
Gerard Houckgeest was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his innovative church interior scenes and architectural perspectives, particularly associated with Delft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ literary antagonist ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Cornelius van Baerle
ⓘ
Rosa Gryphus ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Black Tulip ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguageEdition | original French edition of The Black Tulip ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
States of Holland prize for the black tulip
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tulip competition ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Cornelius van Baerle ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Alexandre Dumas ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Black Tulip universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The Black Tulip
|
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1850 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | romantic historical fiction ⓘ |
| goal |
to obtain the prize for the first black tulip
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to sabotage Cornelius van Baerle ⓘ |
| hasRole | antagonist ⓘ |
| isCharacterInGenre | historical novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| method |
deception
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denunciation ⓘ espionage ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | villainous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to create obstacles for the protagonist
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to embody destructive jealousy ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableAct |
attempts to steal the black tulip bulbs
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denounces Cornelius van Baerle to the authorities ⓘ spies on Cornelius van Baerle’s tulip experiments ⓘ |
| obsessedWith | black tulip ⓘ |
| occupation | tulip grower ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
jealous
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obsessive ⓘ scheming ⓘ spiteful ⓘ vindictive ⓘ |
| primaryMotivation |
envy of Cornelius van Baerle
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jealousy ⓘ |
| residence | Dordrecht ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Cornelius van Baerle ⓘ |
| specialization | tulip cultivation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting |
17th century
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Rampjaar 1672 era in the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Isaac Boxtel Description of subject: Isaac Boxtel is a jealous and scheming antagonist in Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Black Tulip," obsessed with sabotaging the protagonist's quest to cultivate a unique black tulip.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.