Emmanuel Giroux
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Emmanuel Giroux is a French mathematician known for his influential work in contact geometry and topology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emmanuel Giroux canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11245438 — 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: Emmanuel Giroux Context triple: [Giroux, hasNotableBearer, Emmanuel Giroux]
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A.
Maxime Giroux
Maxime Giroux is a Canadian film director and screenwriter known for his independent, character-driven dramas.
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B.
Paul Grenier
Paul Grenier was a French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his capable corps command and service under leaders such as Moreau and Napoleon.
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C.
André Giroux
André Giroux was a Canadian writer and novelist known for his psychologically rich fiction and contributions to mid-20th-century French-Canadian literature.
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D.
Lewis Boyle
Lewis Boyle is the child of Catherine Fenton, known primarily through this familial relationship.
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E.
Roman Josi
Roman Josi is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman and team captain renowned as one of the NHL’s elite blueliners.
- 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: Emmanuel Giroux Target entity description: Emmanuel Giroux is a French mathematician known for his influential work in contact geometry and topology.
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A.
Maxime Giroux
Maxime Giroux is a Canadian film director and screenwriter known for his independent, character-driven dramas.
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B.
Paul Grenier
Paul Grenier was a French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his capable corps command and service under leaders such as Moreau and Napoleon.
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C.
André Giroux
André Giroux was a Canadian writer and novelist known for his psychologically rich fiction and contributions to mid-20th-century French-Canadian literature.
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D.
Lewis Boyle
Lewis Boyle is the child of Catherine Fenton, known primarily through this familial relationship.
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E.
Roman Josi
Roman Josi is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman and team captain renowned as one of the NHL’s elite blueliners.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| affiliation |
CNRS
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linked to:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
École normale supérieure de Lyon ⓘ
linked to:
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
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| areaOfSpecialization |
3-manifold topology
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contact topology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| employer |
CNRS
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linked to:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
École normale supérieure de Lyon ⓘ
linked to:
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
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| fieldOfWork |
contact geometry
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low-dimensional topology ⓘ mathematics ⓘ symplectic topology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicPublication |
papers on contact structures and open book decompositions
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papers on contact structures on 3-manifolds ⓘ papers on symplectic and contact topology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | developments in symplectic geometry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Giroux correspondence
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work in contact geometry ⓘ work in topology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | French mathematical community ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Giroux correspondence
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open book decomposition in contact geometry ⓘ |
| notableWork | results relating contact structures and open book decompositions ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| positionHeld | research director at CNRS ⓘ |
| workLocation | Lyon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emmanuel Giroux Description of subject: Emmanuel Giroux is a French mathematician known for his influential work in contact geometry and topology.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.