Marquis de Condorcet

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Enlightenment thinker human mathematician philosopher political theorist

Marquis de Condorcet was an 18th-century French philosopher, mathematician, and early political theorist known for his influential work on Enlightenment ideals, voting theory, and progressive views on education and human rights.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Marquis de Condorcet canonical	18
Nicolas de Condorcet	10
Condorcet	8

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T451022 — 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.

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Target entity: Marquis de Condorcet
Context triple: [An Essay on the Principle of Population, criticizes, Marquis de Condorcet]

A. Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès was a French clergyman, political theorist, and revolutionary leader whose ideas and actions significantly shaped the course of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
B. Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu
Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu was a French jurist and statesman who played a key role in shaping early 19th-century French civil law.
C. Lazare Carnot
Lazare Carnot was a French mathematician, military engineer, and statesman known as the “Organizer of Victory” for his crucial role in directing French armies during the Revolutionary Wars.
D. Mirabeau
Mirabeau is the given name of Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas and a prominent 19th-century American political figure.
E. Louis de Jaucourt
Louis de Jaucourt was an 18th-century French scholar and physician best known for writing thousands of articles for Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, making him one of its most prolific contributors.
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: Marquis de Condorcet
Target entity description: Marquis de Condorcet was an 18th-century French philosopher, mathematician, and early political theorist known for his influential work on Enlightenment ideals, voting theory, and progressive views on education and human rights.

A. Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès was a French clergyman, political theorist, and revolutionary leader whose ideas and actions significantly shaped the course of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
B. Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu
Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu was a French jurist and statesman who played a key role in shaping early 19th-century French civil law.
C. Lazare Carnot
Lazare Carnot was a French mathematician, military engineer, and statesman known as the “Organizer of Victory” for his crucial role in directing French armies during the Revolutionary Wars.
D. Mirabeau
Mirabeau is the given name of Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas and a prominent 19th-century American political figure.
E. Louis de Jaucourt
Louis de Jaucourt was an 18th-century French scholar and physician best known for writing thousands of articles for Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, making him one of its most prolific contributors.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Enlightenment thinker ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political theorist ⓘ
advocated	abolition of slavery ⓘ equal rights for women ⓘ secular public education ⓘ universal education ⓘ
birthDate	1743-09-17 ⓘ
birthPlace	Ribemont, France ⓘ
causeOfDeath	uncertain (suicide or poisoning in prison) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	France ⓘ
deathDate	1794-03-29 ⓘ
deathPlace	Bourg-la-Reine, France ⓘ linked to: Bourg-la-Reine
educatedAt	Collège de Navarre ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork	economics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ
influenced	liberal political philosophy ⓘ modern voting theory ⓘ social choice theory ⓘ
influencedBy	Jean le Rond d’Alembert ⓘ linked to: Jean d’Alembert Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ Voltaire ⓘ
knownFor	Condorcet method ⓘ Condorcet paradox ⓘ advocacy of abolition of slavery ⓘ advocacy of human rights ⓘ advocacy of women’s rights ⓘ theory of progress ⓘ voting theory ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	French ⓘ
memberOf	Académie des Sciences ⓘ Académie française ⓘ
movement	Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
name	Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat ⓘ
nobleTitle	Marquis de Condorcet ⓘ
notableWork	Cinq mémoires sur l’instruction publique ⓘ Esquisse d’un tableau historique des progrès de l’esprit humain ⓘ Essai sur l’application de l’analyse à la probabilité des décisions rendues à la pluralité des voix ⓘ Réflexions sur l’esclavage des nègres ⓘ
occupation	secretary of the Académie des Sciences ⓘ
philosophicalSchool	Enlightenment liberalism ⓘ linked to: Liberalism
positionHeld	deputy to the Legislative Assembly of France ⓘ deputy to the National Convention of France ⓘ permanent secretary of the Académie des Sciences ⓘ
spouse	Sophie de Grouchy ⓘ

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