Augustin-Louis
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Augustin-Louis is the given name of Augustin-Louis Cauchy, a pioneering 19th-century French mathematician known for his foundational work in analysis and mathematical rigor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Augustin-Louis canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2171623 — 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: Augustin-Louis Context triple: [Augustin-Louis Cauchy, givenName, Augustin-Louis]
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A.
Adrien-Marie Legendre
Adrien-Marie Legendre was an influential 18th–19th century French mathematician known for major contributions to number theory, analysis, and mathematical statistics.
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Étienne-Louis
Étienne-Louis is a French given name most famously borne by the visionary neoclassical architect Étienne-Louis Boullée.
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C.
Augustin-Jean
Augustin-Jean is the given name of Augustin-Jean Fresnel, the French engineer and physicist renowned for his pioneering work in wave optics and lighthouse lens design.
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D.
Joseph Gauss
Joseph Gauss was a son of the renowned German mathematician and scientist Carl Friedrich Gauss.
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Siméon Denis Poisson
Siméon Denis Poisson was a French mathematician and physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to probability theory, mathematical physics, and differential equations.
- 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: Augustin-Louis Target entity description: Augustin-Louis is the given name of Augustin-Louis Cauchy, a pioneering 19th-century French mathematician known for his foundational work in analysis and mathematical rigor.
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A.
Adrien-Marie Legendre
Adrien-Marie Legendre was an influential 18th–19th century French mathematician known for major contributions to number theory, analysis, and mathematical statistics.
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B.
Étienne-Louis
Étienne-Louis is a French given name most famously borne by the visionary neoclassical architect Étienne-Louis Boullée.
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C.
Augustin-Jean
Augustin-Jean is the given name of Augustin-Jean Fresnel, the French engineer and physicist renowned for his pioneering work in wave optics and lighthouse lens design.
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D.
Joseph Gauss
Joseph Gauss was a son of the renowned German mathematician and scientist Carl Friedrich Gauss.
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E.
Siméon Denis Poisson
Siméon Denis Poisson was a French mathematician and physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to probability theory, mathematical physics, and differential equations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName |
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
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surface form:
Cauchy
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| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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calculus ⓘ complex analysis ⓘ mathematical analysis ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ mechanics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Augustin-Louis self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Augustin-Louis self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern complex analysis
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modern real analysis ⓘ the rigorization of calculus ⓘ |
| knownFor | introducing rigorous epsilon–delta definitions in analysis ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| nameCategory | masculine given name ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cauchy condensation test
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Cauchy convergence criterion ⓘ Cauchy distribution ⓘ Cauchy integral formula ⓘ Cauchy integral theorem ⓘ Cauchy principal value ⓘ Cauchy problem ⓘ
surface form:
Cauchy problem in differential equations
Cauchy sequence ⓘ Cauchy stress tensor ⓘ Cauchy–Euler equation ⓘ Cauchy–Kovalevskaya theorem ⓘ
surface form:
Cauchy–Kowalevski theorem
Cauchy–Riemann equations ⓘ Cauchy–Schwarz inequality ⓘ Cauchy–Schwarz inequality ⓘ
surface form:
Cauchy’s inequality
Cauchy’s integral test ⓘ Cauchy’s mean value theorem ⓘ Cauchy's theorem in group theory ⓘ
surface form:
Cauchy’s theorem in group theory
development of mathematical rigor ⓘ foundational work in analysis ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| usedBy | Augustin-Louis Cauchy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Augustin-Louis Description of subject: Augustin-Louis is the given name of Augustin-Louis Cauchy, a pioneering 19th-century French mathematician known for his foundational work in analysis and mathematical rigor.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
subject surface form:
Augustin-Louis Cauchy