statue of Horace Wells
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The statue of Horace Wells is a commemorative monument honoring the pioneering American dentist and early anesthesia innovator Horace Wells, located in Paris’s Place des États-Unis.
All labels observed (1)
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| statue of Horace Wells canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9233606 — 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: statue of Horace Wells Context triple: [Place des États-Unis, hasMonument, statue of Horace Wells]
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A.
Gassy Jack statue
The Gassy Jack statue is a bronze monument in Vancouver’s historic Gastown district commemorating John “Gassy Jack” Deighton, the saloon owner considered the neighborhood’s founder.
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B.
Walt the Dreamer statue
Walt the Dreamer statue is a commemorative sculpture of Walt Disney located in EPCOT’s World Celebration area, symbolizing his visionary role in the creation of the park and the broader Disney legacy.
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C.
Holley statue
The Holley statue is a public monument in New York City's Washington Square Park honoring engineer and industrialist Alexander Lyman Holley, a pioneer of the American steel industry.
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D.
Ouack statue
The Ouack statue is one of the bronze duckling figures in Boston’s famous "Make Way for Ducklings" public sculpture, depicting the characters from Robert McCloskey’s beloved children’s book.
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E.
Revson Fountain
Revson Fountain is a prominent modernist centerpiece and popular gathering spot located in the main plaza of New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
- 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: statue of Horace Wells Target entity description: The statue of Horace Wells is a commemorative monument honoring the pioneering American dentist and early anesthesia innovator Horace Wells, located in Paris’s Place des États-Unis.
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A.
Gassy Jack statue
The Gassy Jack statue is a bronze monument in Vancouver’s historic Gastown district commemorating John “Gassy Jack” Deighton, the saloon owner considered the neighborhood’s founder.
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B.
Walt the Dreamer statue
Walt the Dreamer statue is a commemorative sculpture of Walt Disney located in EPCOT’s World Celebration area, symbolizing his visionary role in the creation of the park and the broader Disney legacy.
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C.
Holley statue
The Holley statue is a public monument in New York City's Washington Square Park honoring engineer and industrialist Alexander Lyman Holley, a pioneer of the American steel industry.
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D.
Ouack statue
The Ouack statue is one of the bronze duckling figures in Boston’s famous "Make Way for Ducklings" public sculpture, depicting the characters from Robert McCloskey’s beloved children’s book.
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E.
Revson Fountain
Revson Fountain is a prominent modernist centerpiece and popular gathering spot located in the main plaza of New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative monument
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ statue ⓘ |
| category |
Medical monuments and memorials
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Monuments and memorials in Paris ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Paris ⓘ Statues of men in France ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | Paris coordinates (approximate) ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Horace Wells ⓘ |
| depicts |
Horace Wells
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a standing male figure ⓘ |
| genre |
figurative sculpture
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public art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
pedestal
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sculpted figure of Horace Wells ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
anesthesia
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dentistry ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument ⓘ |
| honours | Horace Wells ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater | none ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
16th arrondissement of Paris
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Paris ⓘ |
| locatedInTheStreet | Place des États-Unis ⓘ |
| locatedNear | statue of Lafayette and Washington in Place des États-Unis ⓘ |
| location | Place des États-Unis ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Horace Wells ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| partOf |
monuments in the 16th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
public monuments of Paris ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| purpose |
to commemorate contributions to dentistry
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to honor a pioneer of anesthesia ⓘ |
| use |
commemoration
ⓘ
public memorial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: statue of Horace Wells Description of subject: The statue of Horace Wells is a commemorative monument honoring the pioneering American dentist and early anesthesia innovator Horace Wells, located in Paris’s Place des États-Unis.
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