Baron Hector Hulot
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Baron Hector Hulot is a central figure in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "La Cousine Bette," portrayed as a once-distinguished but morally weak and womanizing government official whose excesses bring ruin upon his family.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baron Hector Hulot canonical | 5 |
| Hortense Hulot | 4 |
| Hulot | 2 |
| Victorin Hulot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2854649 — 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: Baron Hector Hulot Context triple: [La Cousine Bette, mainCharacter, Baron Hector Hulot]
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A.
Douzy
Douzy is a small commune in the Ardennes department of northern France, known for its rural character and cross-border ties, including a town twinning with Kaiserslautern in Germany.
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B.
Tati
"Tati" is a 2018 hip-hop single by American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, known for its aggressive style and energetic delivery.
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C.
Adeline Hulot
Adeline Hulot is a central character in Honoré de Balzac's novel "La Cousine Bette," known for her gentle, self-sacrificing nature amid the moral and social decay of her family.
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D.
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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E.
Jacques
Jacques is the French form of the given name James, commonly used in French-speaking countries.
- 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: Baron Hector Hulot Target entity description: Baron Hector Hulot is a central figure in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "La Cousine Bette," portrayed as a once-distinguished but morally weak and womanizing government official whose excesses bring ruin upon his family.
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A.
Douzy
Douzy is a small commune in the Ardennes department of northern France, known for its rural character and cross-border ties, including a town twinning with Kaiserslautern in Germany.
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B.
Tati
"Tati" is a 2018 hip-hop single by American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, known for its aggressive style and energetic delivery.
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C.
Adeline Hulot
Adeline Hulot is a central character in Honoré de Balzac's novel "La Cousine Bette," known for her gentle, self-sacrificing nature amid the moral and social decay of her family.
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D.
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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E.
Jacques
Jacques is the French form of the given name James, commonly used in French-speaking countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| antagonisticRelationshipWith |
La Cousine Bette
ⓘ
surface form:
Cousin Bette
|
| appearsIn |
La Comédie humaine
ⓘ
La Cousine Bette ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
consequences of desire
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erosion of family values ⓘ |
| causeOf | ruin of his family ⓘ |
| child | Hortense Hulot ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| familyName |
Baron Hector Hulot
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hulot
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Hector ⓘ |
| hasAffairWith | Valérie Marneffe ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
extravagant
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morally weak ⓘ sensual ⓘ unfaithful husband ⓘ womanizer ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French realism ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parisian high society ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central figure
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protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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government official ⓘ |
| partOf | Balzac’s Comédie humaine character network ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
easily manipulated
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financially irresponsible ⓘ weak-willed ⓘ |
| positionHeld | baron ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Adeline Hulot
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Baron Hector Hulot self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hortense Hulot
|
| setIn | Paris ⓘ |
| socialStatus | once-distinguished ⓘ |
| spouse | Adeline Hulot ⓘ |
| themeInWork |
adultery
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decay of aristocracy ⓘ financial ruin ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baron Hector Hulot Description of subject: Baron Hector Hulot is a central figure in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "La Cousine Bette," portrayed as a once-distinguished but morally weak and womanizing government official whose excesses bring ruin upon his family.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Victorin Hulot
this entity surface form:
Hortense Hulot
this entity surface form:
Hortense Hulot
this entity surface form:
Hulot
this entity surface form:
Hortense Hulot
this entity surface form:
Hulot
this entity surface form:
Hortense Hulot