Léon Azéma
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Léon Azéma was a 20th-century French architect known for major public works in Paris, including co-designing the Palais de Chaillot for the 1937 Exposition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Léon Azéma canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T589306 — 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: Léon Azéma Context triple: [Palais de Chaillot, architect, Léon Azéma]
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A.
Louis Marie Cordonnier
Louis Marie Cordonnier was a prominent French architect known for his influential Beaux-Arts and regionalist designs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Georges Lacombe
Georges Lacombe was a French Post-Impressionist painter and sculptor associated with the Nabi group, known for his symbolist and decorative style.
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C.
Georges André
Georges André was a French athlete best known for taking the Olympic Oath at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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D.
Eugène Eyraud
Eugène Eyraud was a 19th-century French Catholic missionary best known for being the first European to document the rongorongo script of Easter Island.
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E.
Louis Leprince-Ringuet
Louis Leprince-Ringuet was a prominent French physicist and engineer known for his pioneering work in particle physics and cosmic rays, as well as for his influential role in French science policy and communication.
- 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: Léon Azéma Target entity description: Léon Azéma was a 20th-century French architect known for major public works in Paris, including co-designing the Palais de Chaillot for the 1937 Exposition.
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A.
Louis Marie Cordonnier
Louis Marie Cordonnier was a prominent French architect known for his influential Beaux-Arts and regionalist designs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Georges Lacombe
Georges Lacombe was a French Post-Impressionist painter and sculptor associated with the Nabi group, known for his symbolist and decorative style.
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C.
Georges André
Georges André was a French athlete best known for taking the Olympic Oath at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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D.
Eugène Eyraud
Eugène Eyraud was a 19th-century French Catholic missionary best known for being the first European to document the rongorongo script of Easter Island.
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E.
Louis Leprince-Ringuet
Louis Leprince-Ringuet was a prominent French physicist and engineer known for his pioneering work in particle physics and cosmic rays, as well as for his influential role in French science policy and communication.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Paris
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Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| architectOf |
Palais de Chaillot
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surface form:
Palais de Chaillot, Paris
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme ⓘ Various war memorials in France ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith |
Jacques Carlu
ⓘ
Louis-Hippolyte Boileau ⓘ |
| coDesignerOf | Palais de Chaillot ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| employer |
Paris
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surface form:
City of Paris
|
| familyName | Azéma ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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monumental architecture ⓘ public architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Léon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-designing the Palais de Chaillot for the 1937 Exposition in Paris
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design of monuments and memorials ⓘ major public works in Paris ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| name | Léon Azéma self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Design of several Parisian post office buildings
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Douaumont Ossuary ⓘ
surface form:
Monument aux morts de Verdun (Douaumont ossuary landscaping and structures)
Palais de Chaillot ⓘ Reconstruction of the Hôtel de Ville de Reims ⓘ Restoration and completion of the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur, Paris (external works and surroundings) ⓘ Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme ⓘ
surface form:
Thiepval Memorial
Urban developments around the Porte d’Orléans, Paris ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
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surface form:
Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (Paris 1937)
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| placeOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Paris
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surface form:
Architect of the City of Paris
Chief architect of civil buildings and national palaces (France) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style |
Beaux-Arts
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surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
monumental classicism ⓘ |
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Subject: Léon Azéma Description of subject: Léon Azéma was a 20th-century French architect known for major public works in Paris, including co-designing the Palais de Chaillot for the 1937 Exposition.
Referenced by (3)
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