René Cassin
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René Cassin was a French jurist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and key architect of modern human rights law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| René Cassin canonical | 8 |
| René Samuel Cassin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T47450 — 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: René Cassin Context triple: [Universal Declaration of Human Rights, draftingCommitteeMember, René Cassin]
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A.
Trygve Lie
Trygve Lie was a Norwegian politician and diplomat who became the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1946 to 1952.
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B.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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C.
Georges Longy
Georges Longy was a prominent French-born oboist and conductor best known for his influential role in Boston’s musical life and for founding the Longy School of Music.
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D.
Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck was a senior British Army officer and field marshal best known for his leadership of Allied forces in the Middle East during the early stages of World War II.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- 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: René Cassin Target entity description: René Cassin was a French jurist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and key architect of modern human rights law.
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A.
Trygve Lie
Trygve Lie was a Norwegian politician and diplomat who became the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1946 to 1952.
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B.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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C.
Georges Longy
Georges Longy was a prominent French-born oboist and conductor best known for his influential role in Boston’s musical life and for founding the Longy School of Music.
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D.
Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck was a senior British Army officer and field marshal best known for his leadership of Allied forces in the Middle East during the early stages of World War II.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French jurist
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Nobel laureate ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ human rights activist ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
Nansen Refugee Award ⓘ Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ UNESCO Prize for Peace Education ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Panthéon
ⓘ
linked to:
Panthéon, Paris
Panthéon, Paris ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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French Third Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-10-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-02-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Aix-Marseille
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University of Paris ⓘ
linked to:
Université Paris Cité
|
| ethnicGroup | French Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Cassin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
human rights law
ⓘ
international law ⓘ public international law ⓘ |
| fullName |
René Samuel Cassin
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linked to:
René Cassin
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| givenName | René ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques
ⓘ
Council of State (France) ⓘ
linked to:
Council of State of France
Free French Forces ⓘ French Resistance ⓘ
linked to:
European resistance movements
|
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | soldier ⓘ |
| movement | human rights movement ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Peace ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a key architect of modern human rights law
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co-drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ |
| notableWork |
European Convention on Human Rights
ⓘ
Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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diplomat ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ law professor ⓘ |
| participantIn |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bayonne
ⓘ
Bayonne, France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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Paris, France ⓘ
linked to:
Paris
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| positionHeld |
French delegate to the United Nations
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Member of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ President of the Alliance Israélite Universelle ⓘ President of the European Court of Human Rights ⓘ Vice President of the Council of State of France ⓘ Vice-Chairman of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Paris, France
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linked to:
Paris
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: René Cassin Description of subject: René Cassin was a French jurist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and key architect of modern human rights law.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: René Cassin