Jean Rostand
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Jean Rostand was a French biologist, philosopher, and writer known for his work in experimental biology and his popular essays on science and ethics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean Rostand canonical | 1 |
| Jean Rostand (T1) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11994458 — 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 Rostand Context triple: [Edmond Rostand, child, Jean Rostand]
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A.
Edmond Rostand
Edmond Rostand was a French playwright best known for his romantic verse drama "Cyrano de Bergerac."
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B.
Maurice Rostand
Maurice Rostand was a French playwright and novelist of the early 20th century, known for his works in drama and for being the son of celebrated dramatist Edmond Rostand.
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C.
Jean Anouilh
Jean Anouilh was a prominent 20th-century French dramatist best known for his modern reworkings of classical themes and his play "Antigone."
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D.
Edgar Quinet
Edgar Quinet is a Paris Métro station in the Montparnasse area, named after the 19th-century French historian and intellectual Edgar Quinet.
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E.
Paul Claudel
Paul Claudel was a French poet, dramatist, and diplomat known for his deeply religious, symbolist-influenced works and major contributions to 20th-century French literature.
- 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 Rostand Target entity description: Jean Rostand was a French biologist, philosopher, and writer known for his work in experimental biology and his popular essays on science and ethics.
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A.
Edmond Rostand
Edmond Rostand was a French playwright best known for his romantic verse drama "Cyrano de Bergerac."
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B.
Maurice Rostand
Maurice Rostand was a French playwright and novelist of the early 20th century, known for his works in drama and for being the son of celebrated dramatist Edmond Rostand.
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C.
Jean Anouilh
Jean Anouilh was a prominent 20th-century French dramatist best known for his modern reworkings of classical themes and his play "Antigone."
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D.
Edgar Quinet
Edgar Quinet is a Paris Métro station in the Montparnasse area, named after the 19th-century French historian and intellectual Edgar Quinet.
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E.
Paul Claudel
Paul Claudel was a French poet, dramatist, and diplomat known for his deeply religious, symbolist-influenced works and major contributions to 20th-century French literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jean Rostand