Chichele Professor of Medieval History
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The Chichele Professor of Medieval History is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford held by leading scholars of the medieval period.
All labels observed (1)
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| Chichele Professor of Medieval History canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13199371 — 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: Chichele Professor of Medieval History Context triple: [Chichele Professorships, notableChair, Chichele Professor of Medieval History]
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Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford is a prestigious crown-appointed chair in modern history at Oxford, historically held by leading historians such as Goldwin Smith.
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Harrington Professor of History
Harrington Professor of History is a distinguished endowed academic chair in the field of history, held by historian Alfred W. McCoy.
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Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
The Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford dedicated to the study and teaching of Old English language and literature.
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D.
Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
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E.
Sather Professorship of History
The Sather Professorship of History is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of California, Berkeley, awarded to eminent historians in recognition of their scholarly excellence.
- 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: Chichele Professor of Medieval History Target entity description: The Chichele Professor of Medieval History is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford held by leading scholars of the medieval period.
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A.
Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford is a prestigious crown-appointed chair in modern history at Oxford, historically held by leading historians such as Goldwin Smith.
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B.
Harrington Professor of History
Harrington Professor of History is a distinguished endowed academic chair in the field of history, held by historian Alfred W. McCoy.
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C.
Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
The Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford dedicated to the study and teaching of Old English language and literature.
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D.
Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
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E.
Sather Professorship of History
The Sather Professorship of History is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of California, Berkeley, awarded to eminent historians in recognition of their scholarly excellence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic position
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endowed chair ⓘ professorship ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history
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medieval history ⓘ |
| academicRank | professor ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | All Souls College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeOfUniversity | All Souls College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| endowmentBy | All Souls College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medieval England
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medieval Europe ⓘ |
| follows | Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDuty |
research in medieval history
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supervision of graduate students in medieval history ⓘ teaching medieval history ⓘ |
| hasHolder |
Charles William Chadwick Oman
NERFINISHED
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George Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ James Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ K. B. McFarlane NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Wormald NERFINISHED ⓘ R. W. Southern NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Sharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivian Hunter Galbraith NERFINISHED ⓘ William Stubbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrestigeLevel | one of the most prestigious medieval history chairs in the world ⓘ |
| inception | 1862 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Oxford ⓘ University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Chichele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading scholars of medieval history
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prestigious chair in medieval history ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Oxford Faculty of History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | distinguished scholarship in medieval history ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Chichele Professor of Medieval History Description of subject: The Chichele Professor of Medieval History is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford held by leading scholars of the medieval period.
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