Jacques de Wissant
E372719
Jacques de Wissant is one of the historical leaders of Calais whose anguished figure is immortalized as a central character in Auguste Rodin’s famous sculpture group "The Burghers of Calais."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacques de Wissant canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3607261 — 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: Jacques de Wissant Context triple: [The Burghers of Calais (cast) by Auguste Rodin, depicts, Jacques de Wissant]
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Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec
Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was an 18th-century French naval officer and explorer best known for leading the voyages that led to the European discovery of the remote sub-Antarctic archipelago now called the Kerguelen Islands.
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Giovanni da Verrazzano
Giovanni da Verrazzano was a 16th-century Italian explorer best known for being the first European to extensively explore the Atlantic coast of North America, including the area around present-day New York Harbor.
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C.
Martin Behaim
Martin Behaim was a German merchant, navigator, and cartographer best known for creating the Erdapfel, the oldest surviving terrestrial globe.
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D.
André Thevet
André Thevet was a 16th-century French Franciscan friar, explorer, and cosmographer best known for his travel writings and early descriptions of the New World and the Near East.
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E.
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Louis Antoine de Bougainville was an 18th-century French admiral, explorer, and navigator best known for leading the first French circumnavigation of the globe.
- 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: Jacques de Wissant Target entity description: Jacques de Wissant is one of the historical leaders of Calais whose anguished figure is immortalized as a central character in Auguste Rodin’s famous sculpture group "The Burghers of Calais."
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A.
Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec
Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was an 18th-century French naval officer and explorer best known for leading the voyages that led to the European discovery of the remote sub-Antarctic archipelago now called the Kerguelen Islands.
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B.
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Giovanni da Verrazzano was a 16th-century Italian explorer best known for being the first European to extensively explore the Atlantic coast of North America, including the area around present-day New York Harbor.
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C.
Martin Behaim
Martin Behaim was a German merchant, navigator, and cartographer best known for creating the Erdapfel, the oldest surviving terrestrial globe.
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D.
André Thevet
André Thevet was a 16th-century French Franciscan friar, explorer, and cosmographer best known for his travel writings and early descriptions of the New World and the Near East.
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E.
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Louis Antoine de Bougainville was an 18th-century French admiral, explorer, and navigator best known for leading the first French circumnavigation of the globe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burgher of Calais
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historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict |
Hundred Years' War
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surface form:
Hundred Years’ War
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| associatedWithEvent |
Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
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surface form:
Siege of Calais
|
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of civic sacrifice
ⓘ
symbol of patriotism ⓘ symbol of resistance during wartime ⓘ |
| depictedBy | Auguste Rodin ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
The Burghers of Calais
ⓘ
surface form:
"The Burghers of Calais"
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| hasRoleInWork | central figure in "The Burghers of Calais" ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| knownFrom | medieval chronicles of the Siege of Calais ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered as one of the six burghers who risked execution to save Calais ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
art historical literature
ⓘ
public monuments ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being commemorated in Auguste Rodin’s sculpture "The Burghers of Calais"
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voluntarily offering himself as a hostage to the English king ⓘ |
| partOf | group of burghers who surrendered Calais ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
anguished
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heroic ⓘ self‑sacrificing ⓘ |
| representedInMedium |
bronze sculpture
ⓘ
plaster models of "The Burghers of Calais" ⓘ |
| residence | Calais ⓘ |
| role |
leader of Calais
ⓘ
municipal leader ⓘ |
| sibling | Andrieu d’Andres (in some accounts identified as his brother or close kinsman among the burghers) ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical studies of Rodin’s "The Burghers of Calais"
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scholarly discussions of the Siege of Calais ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacques de Wissant Description of subject: Jacques de Wissant is one of the historical leaders of Calais whose anguished figure is immortalized as a central character in Auguste Rodin’s famous sculpture group "The Burghers of Calais."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Burghers of Calais