Simon Brault
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Simon Brault is a Canadian cultural leader and arts administrator known for his longstanding advocacy for the arts and his leadership roles in major national cultural institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Simon Brault canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5091735 — 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: Simon Brault Context triple: [Canada Council for the Arts, director, Simon Brault]
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A.
Richard Brault
Richard Brault was the husband of American writer and political activist Kay Boyle.
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B.
Michael Fortier
Michael Fortier is an American former associate of Timothy McVeigh who became known for his involvement in and testimony about the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
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C.
Eric Thibault
Eric Thibault is a professional basketball coach best known for leading the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.
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D.
Simon Aumar
Simon Aumar is a fledgling but resourceful sorcerer and descendant of the powerful Elminster who serves as a key member of the adventuring party in the film "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves."
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E.
Trevor Gagnon
Trevor Gagnon is an American former child actor best known for his role as Ritchie Diaz on the sitcom "The New Adventures of Old Christine."
- 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: Simon Brault Target entity description: Simon Brault is a Canadian cultural leader and arts administrator known for his longstanding advocacy for the arts and his leadership roles in major national cultural institutions.
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A.
Richard Brault
Richard Brault was the husband of American writer and political activist Kay Boyle.
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B.
Michael Fortier
Michael Fortier is an American former associate of Timothy McVeigh who became known for his involvement in and testimony about the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
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C.
Eric Thibault
Eric Thibault is a professional basketball coach best known for leading the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.
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D.
Simon Aumar
Simon Aumar is a fledgling but resourceful sorcerer and descendant of the powerful Elminster who serves as a key member of the adventuring party in the film "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves."
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E.
Trevor Gagnon
Trevor Gagnon is an American former child actor best known for his role as Ritchie Diaz on the sitcom "The New Adventures of Old Christine."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts administrator
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cultural leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Canadian cultural sector
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Montreal cultural scene ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Canadian arts sector
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cultural policy in Canada ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight of the National Order of Quebec
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Officer of the Order of Canada ⓘ Order of Montreal ⓘ Prix Hommage from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec ⓘ |
| citizenship | Canadian ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| employer |
Canada Council for the Arts
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Culture Montréal ⓘ National Theatre School of Canada ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arts administration
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arts advocacy ⓘ cultural policy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction writing about culture ⓘ |
| hasRole |
arts advocate
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cultural policy leader ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for the arts in Canada
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leadership in Canadian cultural institutions ⓘ promoting the social role of the arts ⓘ supporting artists and arts organizations across Canada ⓘ |
| notableWork | Le facteur C : l’avenir passe par la culture ⓘ |
| occupation |
arts administrator
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cultural manager ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
CEO of the National Theatre School of Canada
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Chair of Culture Montréal ⓘ Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Council for the Arts ⓘ Director General of the National Theatre School of Canada ⓘ Director and CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts ⓘ Director of the Canada Council for the Arts ⓘ Vice-Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts ⓘ member of the board of the Canada Council for the Arts ⓘ |
| residence |
Canada
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Montreal ⓘ Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Simon Brault Description of subject: Simon Brault is a Canadian cultural leader and arts administrator known for his longstanding advocacy for the arts and his leadership roles in major national cultural institutions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.