Thermidor
E371736
Thermidor is the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late July and early August and historically associated with the fall of Robespierre during the French Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thermidor canonical | 3 |
| Thermidor (summer month) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3590420 — 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: Thermidor Context triple: [French Republican Calendar, monthName11, Thermidor]
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A.
Thermidorian Reaction
The Thermidorian Reaction was a pivotal phase of the French Revolution marked by the overthrow and execution of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror, leading to a more moderate republican government.
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B.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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C.
Revolutionary Tribunal
The Revolutionary Tribunal was a powerful court established during the French Revolution to prosecute and often condemn perceived enemies of the revolutionary government, especially during the Reign of Terror.
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D.
Jacques Hébert
Jacques Hébert was a radical French journalist and revolutionary leader during the French Revolution, best known as the editor of the incendiary newspaper "Le Père Duchesne" and a prominent figure of the extremist Hébertist faction.
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E.
Coup of 18 Fructidor
The Coup of 18 Fructidor was a decisive 1797 purge by France’s Directory that crushed royalist influence, annulled recent elections, and marked a turn toward more authoritarian republican rule.
- 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: Thermidor Target entity description: Thermidor is the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late July and early August and historically associated with the fall of Robespierre during the French Revolution.
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A.
Thermidorian Reaction
The Thermidorian Reaction was a pivotal phase of the French Revolution marked by the overthrow and execution of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror, leading to a more moderate republican government.
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B.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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C.
Revolutionary Tribunal
The Revolutionary Tribunal was a powerful court established during the French Revolution to prosecute and often condemn perceived enemies of the revolutionary government, especially during the Reign of Terror.
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D.
Jacques Hébert
Jacques Hébert was a radical French journalist and revolutionary leader during the French Revolution, best known as the editor of the incendiary newspaper "Le Père Duchesne" and a prominent figure of the extremist Hébertist faction.
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E.
Coup of 18 Fructidor
The Coup of 18 Fructidor was a decisive 1797 purge by France’s Directory that crushed royalist influence, annulled recent elections, and marked a turn toward more authoritarian republican rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Republican Calendar month
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month ⓘ |
| abolishedUnder | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Thermidorian Reaction
ⓘ
fall of Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ |
| belongsToSeasonalGroup | summer quarter of French Republican Calendar ⓘ |
| calendarEra |
French First Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
French Republican Era
|
| calendarReformContext | attempt to de-Christianize calendar ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar calendar ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyTo |
early August
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late July ⓘ |
| dayCountSystem | three décades of ten days each ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Greek word for heat ⓘ |
| follows | Messidor ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReference | term "Thermidorian" for post-revolutionary reaction ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
beginning of Thermidorian Reaction government
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marked end of Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| introducedBy | National Convention ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| notableDate | 9 Thermidor Year II ⓘ |
| notableDateCorrespondsTo | 27 July 1794 ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 30 ⓘ |
| partOf | French Republican Calendar ⓘ |
| positionInSequence | 11 ⓘ |
| precedes | Fructidor ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Gregorian calendar months July and August ⓘ |
| startSeason | mid-summer in Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| theme | summer heat ⓘ |
| usedDuring | French Revolution ⓘ |
| usedFromYear | 1793 ⓘ |
| usedIn | France ⓘ |
| usedUntilYear | 1805 ⓘ |
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Subject: Thermidor Description of subject: Thermidor is the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late July and early August and historically associated with the fall of Robespierre during the French Revolution.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Thermidor (summer month)