University of Bourges
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The University of Bourges was a prominent Renaissance-era French university renowned for its law faculty, which attracted many notable European jurists and statesmen.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| University of Bourges canonical | 4 |
| Université de Bourges | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T580653 — 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: University of Bourges Context triple: [Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, educatedAt, University of Bourges]
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University of Angers
The University of Angers is a French public university located in Angers, known for its long academic tradition and comprehensive range of disciplines in law, humanities, sciences, and professional studies.
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B.
University of Orléans
The University of Orléans is a historic French university, renowned as a major Renaissance center for legal and humanist studies that attracted many prominent scholars and reformers.
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C.
University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
The University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne is a French public university located in the Grand Est region, known for its multidisciplinary programs and research in fields such as science, humanities, law, and health.
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D.
University of Poitiers
The University of Poitiers is one of France’s oldest universities, renowned as a historic center of learning that has educated prominent figures such as philosopher René Descartes.
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E.
University of Aix-Marseille
The University of Aix-Marseille is a major French public research university in the Provence region, known for its long academic tradition and broad range of disciplines.
- 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: University of Bourges Target entity description: The University of Bourges was a prominent Renaissance-era French university renowned for its law faculty, which attracted many notable European jurists and statesmen.
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A.
University of Angers
The University of Angers is a French public university located in Angers, known for its long academic tradition and comprehensive range of disciplines in law, humanities, sciences, and professional studies.
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B.
University of Orléans
The University of Orléans is a historic French university, renowned as a major Renaissance center for legal and humanist studies that attracted many prominent scholars and reformers.
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C.
University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
The University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne is a French public university located in the Grand Est region, known for its multidisciplinary programs and research in fields such as science, humanities, law, and health.
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D.
University of Poitiers
The University of Poitiers is one of France’s oldest universities, renowned as a historic center of learning that has educated prominent figures such as philosopher René Descartes.
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E.
University of Aix-Marseille
The University of Aix-Marseille is a major French public research university in the Provence region, known for its long academic tradition and broad range of disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct university
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university ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | law ⓘ |
| attracted |
European jurists
ⓘ
European statesmen ⓘ |
| attractedStudentsFrom |
Central Europe
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France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Low Countries ⓘ
surface form:
the Low Countries
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| cityType | cathedral city ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
spread of humanist approaches to law
ⓘ
training of jurists for European courts ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| disciplineCluster | legal studies ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | tertiary education ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| floruit | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
University of Bourges
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surface form:
Université de Bourges
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| hasMainCampus | Bourges ⓘ |
| hasNotableAlumni |
Andreas Alciatus
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Guillaume Budé ⓘ John Calvin ⓘ Theodore Beza ⓘ |
| hasNotableFaculty |
Andreas Alciatus
ⓘ
François Douaren ⓘ Hugues Doneau ⓘ Jacques Cujas ⓘ |
| hasReputation | prominent center for legal studies in Renaissance Europe ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major Renaissance law school in France ⓘ |
| influenced |
European legal humanism
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development of civil law in Europe ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Renaissance humanist legal scholarship
ⓘ
law faculty ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bourges
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Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| partOf | French higher education system ⓘ |
| region | Centre-Val de Loire ⓘ |
| specializedIn |
Roman law
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| taught |
Roman law commentaries
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canon law ⓘ civil procedure ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | secular university ⓘ |
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Subject: University of Bourges Description of subject: The University of Bourges was a prominent Renaissance-era French university renowned for its law faculty, which attracted many notable European jurists and statesmen.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Université de Bourges