Paul Deschanel
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Paul Deschanel was a French statesman who briefly served as President of France in 1920 and was known for his erratic behavior and sudden resignation due to ill health.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Deschanel canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1980364 — 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 Deschanel Context triple: [Montparnasse Cemetery, burialPlaceOf, Paul Deschanel]
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A.
Peter Hardeman Burnett
Peter Hardeman Burnett was an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected civilian governor of California after it gained statehood in 1850.
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B.
Enos M. Barton
Enos M. Barton was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder and early leader of Western Electric, a major telecommunications manufacturing company.
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C.
Paul V. McNutt
Paul V. McNutt was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of Indiana, U.S. high commissioner to the Philippines, and a prominent New Deal-era federal administrator.
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D.
Josephus Daniels
Josephus Daniels was an influential American newspaper editor and publisher who later served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson.
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E.
Will H. Hays
Will H. Hays was an American politician and film industry executive best known for leading Hollywood’s self-censorship efforts in the early 20th century, which culminated in the creation of the Hays Code.
- 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 Deschanel Target entity description: Paul Deschanel was a French statesman who briefly served as President of France in 1920 and was known for his erratic behavior and sudden resignation due to ill health.
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A.
Peter Hardeman Burnett
Peter Hardeman Burnett was an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected civilian governor of California after it gained statehood in 1850.
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B.
Enos M. Barton
Enos M. Barton was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder and early leader of Western Electric, a major telecommunications manufacturing company.
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C.
Paul V. McNutt
Paul V. McNutt was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of Indiana, U.S. high commissioner to the Philippines, and a prominent New Deal-era federal administrator.
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D.
Josephus Daniels
Josephus Daniels was an influential American newspaper editor and publisher who later served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson.
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E.
Will H. Hays
Will H. Hays was an American politician and film industry executive best known for leading Hollywood’s self-censorship efforts in the early 20th century, which culminated in the creation of the Hays Code.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French politician
ⓘ
President of France ⓘ human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Montparnasse Cemetery
ⓘ
surface form:
Cimetière du Montparnasse
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1855-02-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1922-04-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lycée Condorcet
ⓘ
Sciences Po ⓘ
surface form:
École libre des sciences politiques
|
| era | French Third Republic ⓘ |
| familyName | Deschanel ⓘ |
| father | Émile Deschanel ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | French Third Republic ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | President of the French Republic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brief presidency of France in 1920
ⓘ
erratic behavior while in office ⓘ sudden resignation due to ill health ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Republican Alliance ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
fell from a moving train while president in 1920
ⓘ
resigned from the presidency for health reasons in 1920 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1920-09-21 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1920-02-18 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Democratic Republican Alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Republican Alliance in the Chamber of Deputies
|
| placeOfBirth |
Belgium
ⓘ
Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| placeOfDeath |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | centrist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the French Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
President of France
President of the Chamber of Deputies of France ⓘ member of the Chamber of Deputies of France ⓘ |
| precededBy | Raymond Poincaré ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Élysée Palace ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signature | signature of Paul Deschanel ⓘ |
| spouse | Germaine Brice de Vière ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Alexandre Millerand ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Deschanel Description of subject: Paul Deschanel was a French statesman who briefly served as President of France in 1920 and was known for his erratic behavior and sudden resignation due to ill health.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Montparnasse Cemetery