Cornelius van Baerle
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Cornelius van Baerle is the fictional, tulip-obsessed main character of Alexandre Dumas’ historical novel "The Black Tulip," whose passion for cultivating a rare flower drives the story’s intrigue and drama.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cornelius van Baerle canonical | 6 |
| Jacob van Baerle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3378915 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cornelius van Baerle Context triple: [The Black Tulip, protagonist, Cornelius van Baerle]
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A.
Cornelis de Graeff
Cornelis de Graeff was a powerful 17th-century Dutch regent and statesman from Amsterdam, prominent in the Dutch Golden Age for his political influence and leadership.
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B.
Cornelis Evertsen the Younger
Cornelis Evertsen the Younger was a 17th-century Dutch admiral of the Admiralty of Zeeland who played a prominent role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars and the Nine Years' War.
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C.
Reinier de Graaf
Reinier de Graaf was a 17th-century Dutch physician and anatomist renowned for his pioneering research on the female reproductive system and the discovery of ovarian follicles (now called Graafian follicles).
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D.
Dirck van Bleyswijck
Dirck van Bleyswijck was a 17th-century Dutch writer and city official from Delft, best known for his detailed topographical and historical description of the city.
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E.
Simon van Slingelandt
Simon van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland and played a key role in the political affairs of the Dutch Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cornelius van Baerle Target entity description: Cornelius van Baerle is the fictional, tulip-obsessed main character of Alexandre Dumas’ historical novel "The Black Tulip," whose passion for cultivating a rare flower drives the story’s intrigue and drama.
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A.
Cornelis de Graeff
Cornelis de Graeff was a powerful 17th-century Dutch regent and statesman from Amsterdam, prominent in the Dutch Golden Age for his political influence and leadership.
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B.
Cornelis Evertsen the Younger
Cornelis Evertsen the Younger was a 17th-century Dutch admiral of the Admiralty of Zeeland who played a prominent role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars and the Nine Years' War.
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C.
Reinier de Graaf
Reinier de Graaf was a 17th-century Dutch physician and anatomist renowned for his pioneering research on the female reproductive system and the discovery of ovarian follicles (now called Graafian follicles).
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D.
Dirck van Bleyswijck
Dirck van Bleyswijck was a 17th-century Dutch writer and city official from Delft, best known for his detailed topographical and historical description of the city.
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E.
Simon van Slingelandt
Simon van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland and played a key role in the political affairs of the Dutch Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Black Tulip ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
horticultural experiments
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tulip bulbs ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
innocence versus political intrigue
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obsession ⓘ the value of beauty ⓘ |
| centralObjectOfDesire | a unique black tulip ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
gentle
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naive ⓘ obsessive ⓘ passionate ⓘ |
| conflictType |
man versus man
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man versus society ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | France ⓘ |
| creator | Alexandre Dumas ⓘ |
| drivesPlotElement |
competition to grow a black tulip
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intrigue surrounding a rare flower prize ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Black Tulip ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1850s ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | historical novel ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Rosa Gryphus ⓘ |
| hasRival | Isaac Boxtel ⓘ |
| interest |
botany
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tulip cultivation ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| linkedToHistoricalContext | tulip mania in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | fundamentally good ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | from comfortable scholar to persecuted prisoner and vindicated cultivator ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies the ideal of pure scientific and aesthetic pursuit ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor | obsession with tulips ⓘ |
| occupation | tulip grower ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | cultivating a perfect black tulip ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of The Black Tulip ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting | 17th-century Netherlands ⓘ |
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Subject: Cornelius van Baerle Description of subject: Cornelius van Baerle is the fictional, tulip-obsessed main character of Alexandre Dumas’ historical novel "The Black Tulip," whose passion for cultivating a rare flower drives the story’s intrigue and drama.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Cornelius van Baerle