Joseph Avenol
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Joseph Avenol was a French diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the League of Nations during the turbulent years leading up to World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Avenol canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T61532 — 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: Joseph Avenol Context triple: [League of Nations, secondSecretaryGeneral, Joseph Avenol]
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A.
Charles L’Eplattenier
Charles L’Eplattenier was a Swiss painter, decorative artist, and influential art teacher whose nature-inspired style helped shape the early artistic development of architect Le Corbusier.
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B.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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C.
Frank Basile
Frank Basile is an American jazz baritone saxophonist and bandleader known for his work in the New York jazz scene.
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D.
Robert Fraisse
Robert Fraisse is a French cinematographer known for his visually striking work on international films, including major war dramas and action features.
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E.
John Gilroy
John Gilroy is a film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction monster film "Pacific Rim."
- 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: Joseph Avenol Target entity description: Joseph Avenol was a French diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the League of Nations during the turbulent years leading up to World War II.
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A.
Charles L’Eplattenier
Charles L’Eplattenier was a Swiss painter, decorative artist, and influential art teacher whose nature-inspired style helped shape the early artistic development of architect Le Corbusier.
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B.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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C.
Frank Basile
Frank Basile is an American jazz baritone saxophonist and bandleader known for his work in the New York jazz scene.
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D.
Robert Fraisse
Robert Fraisse is a French cinematographer known for his visually striking work on international films, including major war dramas and action features.
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E.
John Gilroy
John Gilroy is a film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction monster film "Pacific Rim."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French politician
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1879-06-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1952-09-02 ⓘ |
| employer |
French Ministry of Finance
ⓘ
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ
surface form:
French diplomatic service
League of Nations ⓘ |
| endTime | 1940-08-31 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Avenol ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| knownFor | serving as second Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
League of Nations Secretariat
|
| name | Joseph Avenol self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
leadership of League of Nations during the 1930s crises
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tenure during lead-up to World War II ⓘ |
| notableFor | controversial policies toward fascist powers within League of Nations ⓘ |
| notableWork | administration of League of Nations in interwar period ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Melle, Deux-Sèvres, France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Dujeon, France ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
interwar period
ⓘ
rise of fascist regimes in Europe ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations
ⓘ
Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| precededBy | Eric Drummond ⓘ |
| residence |
France
ⓘ
Geneva ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva, Switzerland
|
| startTime | 1933-07-03 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Seán Lester ⓘ |
| termEndAsSecretaryGeneral | 1940 ⓘ |
| termStartAsSecretaryGeneral | 1933 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Geneva
ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva, Switzerland
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph Avenol Description of subject: Joseph Avenol was a French diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the League of Nations during the turbulent years leading up to World War II.
Referenced by (6)
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