Robert Kanigel
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Robert Kanigel is an American author and biographer known for his detailed works on science and mathematics, including the acclaimed biography of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Kanigel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12869096 — 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: Robert Kanigel Context triple: [The Man Who Knew Infinity, basedOnAuthor, Robert Kanigel]
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A.
Paul Taubman
Paul Taubman is a former Wall Street investment banker best known as the co-founder and chief executive of the independent advisory firm PJT Partners.
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B.
Marc Rosenthal
Marc Rosenthal is an American illustrator and cartoonist known for his humorous, retro-style artwork in children’s books and magazines.
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C.
Douglas Day Stewart
Douglas Day Stewart is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing the film "An Officer and a Gentleman" and other character-driven dramas.
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D.
Sylvia Nasar
Sylvia Nasar is an American journalist and author best known for writing the acclaimed biography "A Beautiful Mind" about mathematician John Nash.
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E.
Reuben Hersh
Reuben Hersh was an American mathematician and philosopher of mathematics known for his humanistic and sociocultural views on the nature of mathematical practice.
- 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: Robert Kanigel Target entity description: Robert Kanigel is an American author and biographer known for his detailed works on science and mathematics, including the acclaimed biography of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
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A.
Paul Taubman
Paul Taubman is a former Wall Street investment banker best known as the co-founder and chief executive of the independent advisory firm PJT Partners.
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B.
Marc Rosenthal
Marc Rosenthal is an American illustrator and cartoonist known for his humorous, retro-style artwork in children’s books and magazines.
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C.
Douglas Day Stewart
Douglas Day Stewart is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing the film "An Officer and a Gentleman" and other character-driven dramas.
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D.
Sylvia Nasar
Sylvia Nasar is an American journalist and author best known for writing the acclaimed biography "A Beautiful Mind" about mathematician John Nash.
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E.
Reuben Hersh
Reuben Hersh was an American mathematician and philosopher of mathematics known for his humanistic and sociocultural views on the nature of mathematical practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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biographer ⓘ book ⓘ book ⓘ book ⓘ book ⓘ book ⓘ book ⓘ person ⓘ |
| author |
Robert Kanigel
NERFINISHED
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Robert Kanigel NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Kanigel NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Kanigel NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Kanigel NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Kanigel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biography
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history of mathematics ⓘ history of science ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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non-fiction ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAbout |
Frederick Winslow Taylor
NERFINISHED
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Jane Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ Srinivasa Ramanujan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Frederick Winslow Taylor
NERFINISHED
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Jane Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ Srinivasa Ramanujan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
biographies of mathematicians
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biographies of scientists ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apprentice to Genius: The Making of a Scientific Dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ Faux Real: Genuine Leather and 200 Years of Inspired Fakes NERFINISHED ⓘ High Season: How One French Riviera Town Has Seduced Travelers for Two Thousand Years NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan NERFINISHED ⓘ The One Best Way: Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Enigma of Efficiency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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university professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| subjectOf | The Man Who Knew Infinity (film adaptation source material) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Baltimore
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Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle | narrative non-fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Robert Kanigel Description of subject: Robert Kanigel is an American author and biographer known for his detailed works on science and mathematics, including the acclaimed biography of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.