Oskar Trouessart
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Oskar Trouessart was a French zoologist and mammalogist known for his taxonomic work on mammals, including the formal description of the now-functionally extinct Yangtze River dolphin (baiji).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oskar Trouessart canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1287495 — 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: Oskar Trouessart Context triple: [baiji, firstDescribedBy, Oskar Trouessart]
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A.
Henri Dentz
Henri Dentz was a French Army general and Vichy official best known for commanding Vichy French forces in the Middle East during World War II, particularly in the 1941 Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon.
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B.
Albert von Le Coq
Albert von Le Coq was a German archaeologist and explorer best known for leading expeditions in Central Asia that uncovered important Buddhist art and manuscripts, including early evidence of the Tocharian languages.
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C.
Léon Marchal
Léon Marchal was a French diplomat who served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe during the early years of European postwar integration.
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D.
Henri Contet
Henri Contet was a French lyricist known for writing songs for prominent chanson artists in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Georges André
Georges André was a French athlete best known for taking the Olympic Oath at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
- 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: Oskar Trouessart Target entity description: Oskar Trouessart was a French zoologist and mammalogist known for his taxonomic work on mammals, including the formal description of the now-functionally extinct Yangtze River dolphin (baiji).
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A.
Henri Dentz
Henri Dentz was a French Army general and Vichy official best known for commanding Vichy French forces in the Middle East during World War II, particularly in the 1941 Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon.
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B.
Albert von Le Coq
Albert von Le Coq was a German archaeologist and explorer best known for leading expeditions in Central Asia that uncovered important Buddhist art and manuscripts, including early evidence of the Tocharian languages.
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C.
Léon Marchal
Léon Marchal was a French diplomat who served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe during the early years of European postwar integration.
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D.
Henri Contet
Henri Contet was a French lyricist known for writing songs for prominent chanson artists in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Georges André
Georges André was a French athlete best known for taking the Olympic Oath at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French scientist
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human ⓘ mammalogist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Europe
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France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| describedTaxon |
Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
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surface form:
Yangtze River dolphin
baiji ⓘ |
| describedTaxonRank | species ⓘ |
| familyName | Trouessart ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mammalogy
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taxonomy ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| givenName | Oskar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
formal description of the Yangtze River dolphin
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formal description of the baiji ⓘ taxonomic work on mammals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| name | Oskar Trouessart self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
systematic cataloguing of mammals
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work on marine mammals ⓘ |
| notableWork |
classification of mammals
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taxonomic descriptions of mammal species ⓘ |
| occupation |
mammalogist
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zoologist ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studiedTaxon |
Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
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surface form:
Yangtze River dolphin
baiji ⓘ mammals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oskar Trouessart Description of subject: Oskar Trouessart was a French zoologist and mammalogist known for his taxonomic work on mammals, including the formal description of the now-functionally extinct Yangtze River dolphin (baiji).
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.