Monsieur St. Aubert
E246629
Monsieur St. Aubert is the gentle, virtuous father of Emily in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "The Mysteries of Udolpho," whose wisdom and sensitivity deeply shape her character and values.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monsieur St. Aubert canonical | 2 |
| Madame St. Aubert | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2250909 — 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: Monsieur St. Aubert Context triple: [The Mysteries of Udolpho, mainCharacter, Monsieur St. Aubert]
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A.
Monsieur Bonacieux
Monsieur Bonacieux is a minor but pivotal character in Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Three Musketeers," known as Constance Bonacieux's older, miserly husband and d'Artagnan's landlord in Paris.
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B.
Pierre Boulanger
Pierre Boulanger is a French actor best known for his breakout role as the young lead in the film "Monsieur Ibrahim."
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C.
Pierre Beauchamp
Pierre Beauchamp was a 17th-century French choreographer and dancing master credited with codifying the five basic positions of the feet in classical ballet.
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D.
Pierre Perrin
Pierre Perrin was a 17th-century French poet and librettist who played a key role in the early development of French opera.
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E.
Augustus Melmotte
Augustus Melmotte is a wealthy, unscrupulous financier whose rise and fall in Victorian high society drives the satirical plot of Anthony Trollope's novel "The Way We Live Now."
- 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: Monsieur St. Aubert Target entity description: Monsieur St. Aubert is the gentle, virtuous father of Emily in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "The Mysteries of Udolpho," whose wisdom and sensitivity deeply shape her character and values.
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A.
Monsieur Bonacieux
Monsieur Bonacieux is a minor but pivotal character in Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Three Musketeers," known as Constance Bonacieux's older, miserly husband and d'Artagnan's landlord in Paris.
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B.
Pierre Boulanger
Pierre Boulanger is a French actor best known for his breakout role as the young lead in the film "Monsieur Ibrahim."
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C.
Pierre Beauchamp
Pierre Beauchamp was a 17th-century French choreographer and dancing master credited with codifying the five basic positions of the feet in classical ballet.
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D.
Pierre Perrin
Pierre Perrin was a 17th-century French poet and librettist who played a key role in the early development of French opera.
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E.
Augustus Melmotte
Augustus Melmotte is a wealthy, unscrupulous financier whose rise and fall in Victorian high society drives the satirical plot of Anthony Trollope's novel "The Way We Live Now."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ male character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Mysteries of Udolpho ⓘ |
| appearsInForm | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | Gothic fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
filial devotion
ⓘ
sensibility ⓘ virtue in retirement ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Emily St. Aubert ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ann Radcliffe ⓘ |
| deathSceneLocation | Languedoc ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Mysteries of Udolpho ⓘ |
| enjoys | rural retirement ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn | The Mysteries of Udolpho ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 1794 ⓘ |
| givesAdvice |
to distrust appearances
ⓘ
to submit to Providence ⓘ to trust reason ⓘ |
| givesObject | papers and a key to Emily St. Aubert ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTrait |
gentle
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sensitive ⓘ virtuous ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| hasChild | Emily St. Aubert ⓘ |
| hasEthicalStance | stoic Christian resignation ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole | father of Emily St. Aubert ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus | country gentleman ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Madame St. Aubert ⓘ |
| influences | Emily St. Aubert ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th-century literature ⓘ |
| livesIn |
Gascogne
ⓘ
surface form:
Gascony
|
| marriedTo | Madame St. Aubert ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation | landowner ⓘ |
| opposes |
vanity
ⓘ
worldly ambition ⓘ |
| parentOf | Emily St. Aubert ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| shapesValuesOf | Emily St. Aubert ⓘ |
| teaches |
love of nature to Emily St. Aubert
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moral principles to Emily St. Aubert ⓘ |
| values |
piety
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sensibility ⓘ simplicity ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monsieur St. Aubert Description of subject: Monsieur St. Aubert is the gentle, virtuous father of Emily in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "The Mysteries of Udolpho," whose wisdom and sensitivity deeply shape her character and values.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Madame St. Aubert