Maximilien Robespierre
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Maximilien Robespierre was a leading Jacobin lawyer and politician who became a central architect of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maximilien Robespierre canonical | 48 |
| Robespierre | 4 |
| Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre | 3 |
| Robespierre from power | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T162372 — 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: Maximilien Robespierre Context triple: [French Revolution, notableLeader, Maximilien Robespierre]
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A.
Lazare Carnot
Lazare Carnot was a French mathematician, military engineer, and statesman known as the “Organizer of Victory” for his crucial role in directing French armies during the Revolutionary Wars.
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B.
Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste is the French given name of the mathematician and physicist Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier, known for pioneering Fourier analysis and the study of heat conduction.
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C.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle was a French army officer, engineer, and poet best known for writing the revolutionary song that became France’s national anthem.
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D.
Carlo Buonaparte
Carlo Buonaparte was a Corsican lawyer and politician best known as the father of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
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E.
Constance Bonacieux
Constance Bonacieux is a key female character in Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Three Musketeers," known as d'Artagnan's love interest and a confidante of Queen Anne.
- 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: Maximilien Robespierre Target entity description: Maximilien Robespierre was a leading Jacobin lawyer and politician who became a central architect of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
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A.
Lazare Carnot
Lazare Carnot was a French mathematician, military engineer, and statesman known as the “Organizer of Victory” for his crucial role in directing French armies during the Revolutionary Wars.
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B.
Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste is the French given name of the mathematician and physicist Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier, known for pioneering Fourier analysis and the study of heat conduction.
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C.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle was a French army officer, engineer, and poet best known for writing the revolutionary song that became France’s national anthem.
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D.
Carlo Buonaparte
Carlo Buonaparte was a Corsican lawyer and politician best known as the father of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
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E.
Constance Bonacieux
Constance Bonacieux is a key female character in Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Three Musketeers," known as d'Artagnan's love interest and a confidante of Queen Anne.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French revolutionary
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthName |
Maximilien Robespierre
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre
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| burialPlace | Errancis Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | decapitation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1758-05-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1794-07-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | Arrest on 1794-07-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
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surface form:
Collège Louis-le-Grand
Panthéon-Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
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| familyName |
Maximilien Robespierre
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Robespierre
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| fieldOfWork |
law
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politics ⓘ revolutionary theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Maximilien ⓘ |
| ideology |
radical democracy
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republicanism ⓘ virtue politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of price controls and social welfare measures
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defense of universal male suffrage ⓘ influence on the Committee of Public Safety ⓘ leadership in the Jacobin Club ⓘ leading role in the Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by guillotine ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Committee of Public Safety
ⓘ
Jacobin Club ⓘ |
| movement |
French Revolution
ⓘ
Jacobin Club ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobinism
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| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nickname | The Incorruptible ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy of the Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
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surface form:
Fall of the Girondins
French Revolution ⓘ Reign of Terror ⓘ Thermidorian Reaction ⓘ
surface form:
Thermidorian events of 9 Thermidor Year II
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| placeOfBirth |
County of Artois
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surface form:
Arras
County of Artois ⓘ
surface form:
Artois
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy to the Estates-General of 1789
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Deputy to the National Convention ⓘ Member of the Committee of Public Safety ⓘ |
| religiousBelief | Cult of the Supreme Being ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maximilien Robespierre Description of subject: Maximilien Robespierre was a leading Jacobin lawyer and politician who became a central architect of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
Referenced by (56)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject surface form:
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subject surface form:
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subject surface form:
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