Paul-Michel
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Paul-Michel is the given first name of the influential French philosopher and social theorist Michel Foucault.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul-Michel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1444174 — 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: Paul-Michel Context triple: [Michel Foucault, givenName, Paul-Michel]
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A.
Michel
Michel is the birth name of the acclaimed Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, renowned for his roles in classic films such as "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago."
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B.
Stéphane
Stéphane is a French masculine given name, equivalent to Stephen in English, commonly used in Francophone countries.
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C.
Jérôme
Jérôme is a masculine given name of French origin, famously borne by Jérôme Bonaparte, the youngest brother of Napoleon I.
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D.
Clément
Clément is a French given name, equivalent to Clement in English, commonly used for males.
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E.
Julien BriseBois
Julien BriseBois is a Canadian ice hockey executive best known for building and leading the Tampa Bay Lightning into a modern NHL powerhouse and multiple-time Stanley Cup champion.
- 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: Paul-Michel Target entity description: Paul-Michel is the given first name of the influential French philosopher and social theorist Michel Foucault.
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A.
Michel
Michel is the birth name of the acclaimed Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, renowned for his roles in classic films such as "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago."
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B.
Stéphane
Stéphane is a French masculine given name, equivalent to Stephen in English, commonly used in Francophone countries.
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C.
Jérôme
Jérôme is a masculine given name of French origin, famously borne by Jérôme Bonaparte, the youngest brother of Napoleon I.
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D.
Clément
Clément is a French given name, equivalent to Clement in English, commonly used for males.
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E.
Julien BriseBois
Julien BriseBois is a Canadian ice hockey executive best known for building and leading the Tampa Bay Lightning into a modern NHL powerhouse and multiple-time Stanley Cup champion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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historian of ideas ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ social theorist ⓘ |
| birthName |
Michel Foucault
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surface form:
Paul-Michel Foucault
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| causeOfDeath | AIDS-related illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-10-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-06-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
École Normale (Paris)
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surface form:
École Normale Supérieure
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| employer | Collège de France ⓘ |
| familyName |
Michel Foucault
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surface form:
Foucault
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| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul-Michel self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| influenced |
Edward Said
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Gilles Deleuze ⓘ Judith Butler ⓘ Michel de Certeau ⓘ social constructionism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Georges Canguilhem ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
discourse
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knowledge ⓘ madness ⓘ power ⓘ punishment ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| movement |
post-structuralism
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postmodernism ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
biopower
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disciplinary power ⓘ governmentality ⓘ power/knowledge ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Discipline and Punish
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Madness and Civilization ⓘ The History of Sexuality ⓘ The Order of Things ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Poitiers
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surface form:
Poitiers, France
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| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| positionHeld | Chair of the History of Systems of Thought at the Collège de France ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul-Michel Description of subject: Paul-Michel is the given first name of the influential French philosopher and social theorist Michel Foucault.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Paul-Michel Foucault