Mauss
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Mauss is the surname of Marcel Mauss, the influential French sociologist and anthropologist known for his seminal work on gift exchange and social theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mauss canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7734465 — 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: Mauss Context triple: [Marcel Mauss, familyName, Mauss]
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A.
Maatkas
Maatkas is a town and commune located in the mountainous Kabylie region of northern Algeria.
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B.
L’Œuvre
L’Œuvre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that portrays the struggles of an ambitious painter in Paris whose obsessive pursuit of artistic perfection leads to personal and professional ruin.
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C.
Mansois
Mansois is a local name for the red wine grape variety Fer Servadou, traditionally used in the wines of southwest France.
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D.
Souletin
Souletin is a distinct dialect of the Basque language traditionally spoken in the Soule (Zuberoa) region of the French Basque Country.
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E.
Mistinguett
Mistinguett was a famous French actress and singer of the early 20th century, celebrated as one of Paris’s most iconic music-hall stars.
- 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: Mauss Target entity description: Mauss is the surname of Marcel Mauss, the influential French sociologist and anthropologist known for his seminal work on gift exchange and social theory.
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A.
Maatkas
Maatkas is a town and commune located in the mountainous Kabylie region of northern Algeria.
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B.
L’Œuvre
L’Œuvre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that portrays the struggles of an ambitious painter in Paris whose obsessive pursuit of artistic perfection leads to personal and professional ruin.
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C.
Mansois
Mansois is a local name for the red wine grape variety Fer Servadou, traditionally used in the wines of southwest France.
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D.
Souletin
Souletin is a distinct dialect of the Basque language traditionally spoken in the Soule (Zuberoa) region of the French Basque Country.
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E.
Mistinguett
Mistinguett was a famous French actress and singer of the early 20th century, celebrated as one of Paris’s most iconic music-hall stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
ⓘ
human ⓘ sociologist ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bordeaux
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École pratique des hautes études ⓘ |
| employer |
Collège de France
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École pratique des hautes études ⓘ |
| familyName | Mauss ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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ethnology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Claude Lévi-Strauss
ⓘ
Pierre Bourdieu ⓘ economic anthropology ⓘ sociology of exchange ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
economy
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gift exchange ⓘ religion ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| movement |
Durkheimian school
ⓘ
linked to:
Durkheimian sociology
|
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Essai sur le don
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The Gift ⓘ |
| relative | Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
analysis of reciprocity
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concept of techniques of the body ⓘ concept of total social fact ⓘ theory of gift exchange ⓘ |
| usedByPerson | Marcel Mauss ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mauss Description of subject: Mauss is the surname of Marcel Mauss, the influential French sociologist and anthropologist known for his seminal work on gift exchange and social theory.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mauss