Raïssa Maritain
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Raïssa Maritain was a Russian-born French writer, poet, and Catholic philosopher known for her influential spiritual and intellectual partnership with her husband, Jacques Maritain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raïssa Maritain canonical | 2 |
| Maritain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4092700 — 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: Raïssa Maritain Context triple: [Jacques Maritain, spouse, Raïssa Maritain]
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A.
Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain was a prominent 20th-century French Catholic philosopher known for his work in neo-Thomism, political philosophy, and the philosophy of human rights.
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B.
Simone Weil
Simone Weil was a French philosopher, mystic, and political activist known for her profound reflections on justice, suffering, and spirituality.
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C.
Ruth Weil
Ruth Weil is known as the former wife of American stage and film actor Frank Langella.
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D.
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir was a French existentialist philosopher, novelist, and feminist theorist whose work, including "The Second Sex," profoundly influenced modern feminist thought.
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E.
Clara Malraux
Clara Malraux was a French writer, translator, and political activist known for her anti-fascist engagement and for her influential role in the intellectual milieu surrounding her husband, André Malraux.
- 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: Raïssa Maritain Target entity description: Raïssa Maritain was a Russian-born French writer, poet, and Catholic philosopher known for her influential spiritual and intellectual partnership with her husband, Jacques Maritain.
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A.
Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain was a prominent 20th-century French Catholic philosopher known for his work in neo-Thomism, political philosophy, and the philosophy of human rights.
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B.
Simone Weil
Simone Weil was a French philosopher, mystic, and political activist known for her profound reflections on justice, suffering, and spirituality.
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C.
Ruth Weil
Ruth Weil is known as the former wife of American stage and film actor Frank Langella.
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D.
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir was a French existentialist philosopher, novelist, and feminist theorist whose work, including "The Second Sex," profoundly influenced modern feminist thought.
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E.
Clara Malraux
Clara Malraux was a French writer, translator, and political activist known for her anti-fascist engagement and for her influential role in the intellectual milieu surrounding her husband, André Malraux.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| birthName | Raïssa Oumansoff ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Sorbonne University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName |
Maritain
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linked to:
Raïssa Maritain
Oumansoff ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian philosophy
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religious poetry ⓘ spiritual autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Raïssa ⓘ |
| hasPart |
correspondence with Catholic intellectuals
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spiritual journals ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Catholic philosophy
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Jacques Maritain ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Russian ⓘ |
| movement |
Catholic intellectual movement
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Neo-Thomism ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-scholasticism
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| notableFor |
contributions to 20th-century Catholic thought
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spiritual and intellectual partnership with Jacques Maritain ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrProtégé | through her influence on Jacques Maritain ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Journal de Raïssa
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Les Aventures de la grâce ⓘ Les Grandes Amitiés ⓘ Liturgie et contemplation ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rostov-on-Don ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Meudon
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Paris ⓘ |
| spouse | Jacques Maritain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raïssa Maritain Description of subject: Raïssa Maritain was a Russian-born French writer, poet, and Catholic philosopher known for her influential spiritual and intellectual partnership with her husband, Jacques Maritain.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Raïssa Maritain