Jean-Rodolphe Perronet
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Jean-Rodolphe Perronet was an 18th-century French engineer renowned as a pioneer of modern bridge construction and the founding director of the École des Ponts et Chaussées.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean-Rodolphe Perronet canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1816791 — 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-Rodolphe Perronet Context triple: [École des Ponts et Chaussées, hasAlumni, Jean-Rodolphe Perronet]
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A.
Germain Boffrand
Germain Boffrand was an influential 18th-century French architect known for his leading role in the development of the Rococo style and for designing major Parisian hôtels and interiors.
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B.
Ferdinand de Marsin
Ferdinand de Marsin was a French general and marshal of France who served prominently during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
Étienne-Louis
Étienne-Louis is a French given name most famously borne by the visionary neoclassical architect Étienne-Louis Boullée.
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D.
Louis de Jaucourt
Louis de Jaucourt was an 18th-century French scholar and physician best known for writing thousands of articles for Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, making him one of its most prolific contributors.
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E.
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau was an 18th-century French painter renowned for his refined pastel portraits and subtle psychological characterizations of his sitters.
- 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-Rodolphe Perronet Target entity description: Jean-Rodolphe Perronet was an 18th-century French engineer renowned as a pioneer of modern bridge construction and the founding director of the École des Ponts et Chaussées.
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A.
Germain Boffrand
Germain Boffrand was an influential 18th-century French architect known for his leading role in the development of the Rococo style and for designing major Parisian hôtels and interiors.
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B.
Ferdinand de Marsin
Ferdinand de Marsin was a French general and marshal of France who served prominently during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
Étienne-Louis
Étienne-Louis is a French given name most famously borne by the visionary neoclassical architect Étienne-Louis Boullée.
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D.
Louis de Jaucourt
Louis de Jaucourt was an 18th-century French scholar and physician best known for writing thousands of articles for Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, making him one of its most prolific contributors.
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E.
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau was an 18th-century French painter renowned for his refined pastel portraits and subtle psychological characterizations of his sitters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century engineer
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French person ⓘ bridge engineer ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1708-10-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
France
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Suresnes ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1794-02-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| designed |
Pont Royal at Orléans
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Pont de Sainte-Maxence ⓘ
surface form:
Pont de Mantes
Pont de Neuilly ⓘ Pont de Sainte-Maxence ⓘ
surface form:
Pont de Nogent-sur-Seine
Pont de Sainte-Maxence ⓘ Pont de Saumur ⓘ Pont de la Concorde ⓘ |
| employer |
Corps des ponts et chaussées
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École des Ponts et Chaussées ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| familyName | Perronet ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bridge construction
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civil engineering ⓘ road engineering ⓘ |
| founded | École des Ponts et Chaussées ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Rodolphe ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern bridge engineering ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French Enlightenment engineering tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
design of stone arch bridges
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pioneering modern bridge construction ⓘ very flat masonry arches ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie royale d’architecture
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surface form:
Académie d’architecture
Académie des Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
Académie royale des sciences
|
| name | Jean-Rodolphe Perronet self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
standardization of bridge and road engineering in France
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training generations of French civil engineers at the École des Ponts et Chaussées ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Pont Royal at Orléans
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Pont de Sainte-Maxence ⓘ
surface form:
Pont de Mantes
Pont de Neuilly ⓘ Pont de Sainte-Maxence ⓘ
surface form:
Pont de Nogent-sur-Seine
Pont de Sainte-Maxence ⓘ Pont de Saumur ⓘ Pont de la Concorde ⓘ |
| occupation |
bridge designer
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civil engineer ⓘ engineer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the École des Ponts et Chaussées
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founding director of the École des Ponts et Chaussées ⓘ |
| residence |
Paris
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Suresnes ⓘ |
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Subject: Jean-Rodolphe Perronet Description of subject: Jean-Rodolphe Perronet was an 18th-century French engineer renowned as a pioneer of modern bridge construction and the founding director of the École des Ponts et Chaussées.
Referenced by (5)
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