Rigaud
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Rigaud is a sinister and manipulative French villain in Charles Dickens's novel "Little Dorrit."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rigaud canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11822734 — 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: Rigaud Context triple: [Little Dorrit, character, Rigaud]
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A.
Bois-Guillaume
Bois-Guillaume is a suburban commune located near Rouen in northern France, known for its residential character and proximity to the city.
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B.
Le Joly
Le Joly was a French ship associated with the 17th-century explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, used during his expeditions in North America.
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C.
Gilles-Barnabé
Gilles-Barnabé is the given name of Gilles-Barnabé Guimard, an individual identifiable primarily through this personal name.
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D.
Jean-Baptiste Deshays
Jean-Baptiste Deshays was an 18th-century French painter known for his religious and historical works and as a prominent figure in the Rococo movement.
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E.
Le Fayet
Le Fayet is a village in the French Alps that serves as a gateway and lower terminus for the historic Tramway du Mont-Blanc mountain railway.
- 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: Rigaud Target entity description: Rigaud is a sinister and manipulative French villain in Charles Dickens's novel "Little Dorrit."
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A.
Bois-Guillaume
Bois-Guillaume is a suburban commune located near Rouen in northern France, known for its residential character and proximity to the city.
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B.
Le Joly
Le Joly was a French ship associated with the 17th-century explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, used during his expeditions in North America.
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C.
Gilles-Barnabé
Gilles-Barnabé is the given name of Gilles-Barnabé Guimard, an individual identifiable primarily through this personal name.
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D.
Jean-Baptiste Deshays
Jean-Baptiste Deshays was an 18th-century French painter known for his religious and historical works and as a prominent figure in the Rococo movement.
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E.
Le Fayet
Le Fayet is a village in the French Alps that serves as a gateway and lower terminus for the historic Tramway du Mont-Blanc mountain railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary villain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Blandois
ⓘ
Lagnier ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book the First of Little Dorrit
ⓘ
linked to:
Little Dorrit
Book the Second of Little Dorrit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Marseilles ⓘ
linked to:
Marseille
the Clennam family ⓘ the Dorrit family ⓘ
linked to:
Dorrit family
|
| characterIn | Little Dorrit ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| creator | Charles Dickens ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Little Dorrit ⓘ |
| genre | Victorian literature character ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
amoral
ⓘ
charming ⓘ cruel ⓘ cunning ⓘ manipulative ⓘ sinister ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| hasThemeConnection |
corruption
ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ moral decay ⓘ |
| isVillainOf | Little Dorrit ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nameInEnglish | Rigaud ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | antagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation |
blackmailer
ⓘ
criminal ⓘ |
| workPublishedIn |
Little Dorrit (1855–1857 serialisation)
ⓘ
linked to:
Little Dorrit
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rigaud Description of subject: Rigaud is a sinister and manipulative French villain in Charles Dickens's novel "Little Dorrit."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.