Jean-François Van Geel
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Jean-François Van Geel was a Belgian sculptor best known for creating the monumental lion statue atop the Lion’s Mound at Waterloo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean-François Van Geel canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3887483 — 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: Jean-François Van Geel Context triple: [Lion’s Mound, lionSculptor, Jean-François Van Geel]
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A.
Pierre De Geyter
Pierre De Geyter was a Belgian composer best known for writing the music to the socialist anthem "The Internationale."
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B.
Geert Bourgeois
Geert Bourgeois is a Belgian Flemish nationalist politician and former Minister-President of Flanders, known as a founding figure and key leader of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA).
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C.
Georges Vantongerloo
Georges Vantongerloo was a Belgian abstract artist and sculptor associated with early 20th-century geometric abstraction and the De Stijl movement.
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D.
Johannes Uytenbogaert
Johannes Uytenbogaert was a leading Dutch Remonstrant minister and theologian of the early 17th century, known as a chief spokesman for Arminianism in the Netherlands.
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E.
Désiré Keteleer
Désiré Keteleer was a Belgian professional road cyclist known for his strong stage-race performances in the 1940s and 1950s.
- 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: Jean-François Van Geel Target entity description: Jean-François Van Geel was a Belgian sculptor best known for creating the monumental lion statue atop the Lion’s Mound at Waterloo.
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A.
Pierre De Geyter
Pierre De Geyter was a Belgian composer best known for writing the music to the socialist anthem "The Internationale."
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B.
Geert Bourgeois
Geert Bourgeois is a Belgian Flemish nationalist politician and former Minister-President of Flanders, known as a founding figure and key leader of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA).
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C.
Georges Vantongerloo
Georges Vantongerloo was a Belgian abstract artist and sculptor associated with early 20th-century geometric abstraction and the De Stijl movement.
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D.
Johannes Uytenbogaert
Johannes Uytenbogaert was a leading Dutch Remonstrant minister and theologian of the early 17th century, known as a chief spokesman for Arminianism in the Netherlands.
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E.
Désiré Keteleer
Désiré Keteleer was a Belgian professional road cyclist known for his strong stage-race performances in the 1940s and 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgian sculptor
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human ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Battle of Waterloo commemorative monuments
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Lion’s Mound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Belgium ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | monumental sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCreated | lion statue on the Lion’s Mound ⓘ |
| notableFor | creating the monumental lion statue atop the Lion’s Mound at Waterloo ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lion of Waterloo
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Lion statue atop the Lion’s Mound at Waterloo ⓘ
linked to:
Butte du Lion de Waterloo
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| occupation | sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Belgium ⓘ |
| workLocation | Waterloo, Belgium ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean-François Van Geel Description of subject: Jean-François Van Geel was a Belgian sculptor best known for creating the monumental lion statue atop the Lion’s Mound at Waterloo.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.