Cours d'entomologie
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Cours d'entomologie is a foundational 19th-century treatise on insects that helped establish modern entomology as a scientific discipline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cours d'entomologie canonical | 1 |
| Entomologia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3666382 — 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: Cours d'entomologie Context triple: [Pierre André Latreille, notableWork, Cours d'entomologie]
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Department of Entomology
The Department of Entomology at Cornell University is a leading academic and research unit focused on the biology, ecology, and management of insects and related arthropods.
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Système des animaux sans vertèbres
Système des animaux sans vertèbres is a foundational early 19th-century zoological work that systematically classifies invertebrate animals and helped establish invertebrate taxonomy as a scientific field.
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Division of Entomology
The Division of Entomology is a specialized research and academic unit of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute focused on the study and management of insects affecting agriculture.
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Insect Hunters
Insect Hunters is an episode of the nature documentary series "The Life of Mammals" that explores how various mammal species have evolved specialized strategies to feed on insects.
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The Insect Societies
The Insect Societies is a landmark scientific book by E.O. Wilson that systematically examines the behavior, social organization, and evolution of social insects such as ants, bees, wasps, and termites.
- 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: Cours d'entomologie Target entity description: Cours d'entomologie is a foundational 19th-century treatise on insects that helped establish modern entomology as a scientific discipline.
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A.
Department of Entomology
The Department of Entomology at Cornell University is a leading academic and research unit focused on the biology, ecology, and management of insects and related arthropods.
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B.
Système des animaux sans vertèbres
Système des animaux sans vertèbres is a foundational early 19th-century zoological work that systematically classifies invertebrate animals and helped establish invertebrate taxonomy as a scientific field.
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C.
Division of Entomology
The Division of Entomology is a specialized research and academic unit of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute focused on the study and management of insects affecting agriculture.
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D.
Insect Hunters
Insect Hunters is an episode of the nature documentary series "The Life of Mammals" that explores how various mammal species have evolved specialized strategies to feed on insects.
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E.
The Insect Societies
The Insect Societies is a landmark scientific book by E.O. Wilson that systematically examines the behavior, social organization, and evolution of social insects such as ants, bees, wasps, and termites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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entomology textbook ⓘ scientific treatise ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
biology
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natural history ⓘ |
| aim | to provide a systematic course in entomology ⓘ |
| contribution | helped establish modern entomology as a scientific discipline ⓘ |
| covers |
insect classification
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insect morphology ⓘ insect systematics ⓘ methods of insect collection and observation ⓘ |
| describedAs | foundational 19th-century treatise on insects ⓘ |
| disciplineInfluenced | modern entomology ⓘ |
| documentType | printed monograph ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
training of naturalists
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university-level teaching of entomology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | zoology ⓘ |
| focusesOn | scientific study of insects ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later entomology textbooks
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taxonomic approaches to insects ⓘ |
| hasPart |
classification of insects
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discussion of methods for studying insects ⓘ morphological descriptions of insects ⓘ systematic descriptions of insect groups ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to standardization of entomological knowledge
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early systematic treatment of insects in French ⓘ |
| influenced | development of entomology as a scientific discipline ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
early entomologists
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professional naturalists ⓘ students of natural history ⓘ |
| isAbout |
diversity of insect orders
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scientific classification of insects ⓘ |
| knowledgeDomain |
animal taxonomy
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life sciences ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
entomology
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insects ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century scientific literature ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference work for early entomologists ⓘ |
| workType | foundational work in entomology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Cours d'entomologie Description of subject: Cours d'entomologie is a foundational 19th-century treatise on insects that helped establish modern entomology as a scientific discipline.
Referenced by (2)
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