Jean Alexandre Barré
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Jean Alexandre Barré was a French neurologist best known for co-identifying and characterizing the acute paralytic condition now called Guillain–Barré syndrome.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jean Alexandre Barré canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8357264 — 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: Jean Alexandre Barré Context triple: [Guillain–Barré syndrome, wasFirstDescribedBy, Jean Alexandre Barré]
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A.
François Baroin
François Baroin is a French politician and former government minister who has held several key national offices and served as a prominent figure on the center-right of French politics.
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B.
Henri Menier
Henri Menier was a French chocolatier and industrialist from the Menier chocolate dynasty, known for his wealth, philanthropy, and ownership of prominent estates.
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C.
Jean-Jacques Barre
Jean-Jacques Barre was a 19th-century French engraver and medalist best known for his influential work designing official state emblems and currency.
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D.
Georges Renavent
Georges Renavent was a French-born American character actor active in early 20th-century stage and film, known for his supporting roles in Hollywood productions.
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E.
Alfred Foulhoux
Alfred Foulhoux was a French architect active in colonial-era Vietnam, best known for designing prominent public buildings in Saigon, including the Saigon Central Post Office.
- 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: Jean Alexandre Barré Target entity description: Jean Alexandre Barré was a French neurologist best known for co-identifying and characterizing the acute paralytic condition now called Guillain–Barré syndrome.
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A.
François Baroin
François Baroin is a French politician and former government minister who has held several key national offices and served as a prominent figure on the center-right of French politics.
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B.
Henri Menier
Henri Menier was a French chocolatier and industrialist from the Menier chocolate dynasty, known for his wealth, philanthropy, and ownership of prominent estates.
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C.
Jean-Jacques Barre
Jean-Jacques Barre was a 19th-century French engraver and medalist best known for his influential work designing official state emblems and currency.
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D.
Georges Renavent
Georges Renavent was a French-born American character actor active in early 20th-century stage and film, known for his supporting roles in Hollywood productions.
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E.
Alfred Foulhoux
Alfred Foulhoux was a French architect active in colonial-era Vietnam, best known for designing prominent public buildings in Saigon, including the Saigon Central Post Office.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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neurologist ⓘ |
| coDiscovererOf | Guillain–Barré syndrome ⓘ |
| contributedTo | description of cerebrospinal fluid changes in Guillain–Barré syndrome ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Paris ⓘ |
| eponymOf | Guillain–Barré syndrome ⓘ |
| familyName | Barré ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medicine
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neurology ⓘ |
| givenName |
Alexandre
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Jean ⓘ |
| hasDiscovered | clinical features of acute flaccid paralysis later termed Guillain–Barré syndrome ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | history of neurology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
characterizing acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
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co-identifying Guillain–Barré syndrome ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| name | Jean Alexandre Barré ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Georges Guillain
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Jean Alexandre Barré ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrCollaborator | Georges Guillain ⓘ |
| occupation |
neurologist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean Alexandre Barré Description of subject: Jean Alexandre Barré was a French neurologist best known for co-identifying and characterizing the acute paralytic condition now called Guillain–Barré syndrome.
Referenced by (4)
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