Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou

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Cypriot-American academic author chemist organic chemist

Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou is a renowned Cypriot-American chemist celebrated for his pioneering work in the total synthesis of complex natural products.

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Context triple: [K. C. Nicolaou, fullName, Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou]

A. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, better known as George Michael, was a British singer-songwriter and pop icon famed for his work with Wham! and his successful solo career.
B. Spyros Kyprianou
Spyros Kyprianou was a Cypriot politician who served as President of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988, playing a key role in the island’s post-conflict political landscape.
C. Stavros Georgiou
Stavros Georgiou is the father of the British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens (later known as Yusuf Islam), who was of Greek Cypriot heritage and ran a restaurant in London.
D. Nikolaos Skoufas
Nikolaos Skoufas was a Greek revolutionary figure best known as one of the principal founders of the secret society Filiki Eteria, which played a key role in organizing the Greek War of Independence.
E. Loucas Haji-Ioannou
Loucas Haji-Ioannou is a member of the prominent Haji-Ioannou family, known for its shipping and entrepreneurial ventures.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou
Target entity description: Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou is a renowned Cypriot-American chemist celebrated for his pioneering work in the total synthesis of complex natural products.

A. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, better known as George Michael, was a British singer-songwriter and pop icon famed for his work with Wham! and his successful solo career.
B. Spyros Kyprianou
Spyros Kyprianou was a Cypriot politician who served as President of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988, playing a key role in the island’s post-conflict political landscape.
C. Stavros Georgiou
Stavros Georgiou is the father of the British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens (later known as Yusuf Islam), who was of Greek Cypriot heritage and ran a restaurant in London.
D. Nikolaos Skoufas
Nikolaos Skoufas was a Greek revolutionary figure best known as one of the principal founders of the secret society Filiki Eteria, which played a key role in organizing the Greek War of Independence.
E. Loucas Haji-Ioannou
Loucas Haji-Ioannou is a member of the prominent Haji-Ioannou family, known for its shipping and entrepreneurial ventures.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	Cypriot-American ⓘ academic ⓘ author ⓘ chemist ⓘ organic chemist ⓘ
academicAdvisor	E. J. Corey NERFINISHED ⓘ F. G. Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ
alternateName	K. C. Nicolaou NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyriacos C. Nicolaou NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived	ACS Arthur C. Cope Award NERFINISHED ⓘ ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ Centenary Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolf Schläpfer Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolf Prize in Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate	1946-07-05 ⓘ
birthPlace	Karavas, Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	Bedford College, University of London NERFINISHED ⓘ University College London ⓘ University of London ⓘ
employer	Rice University NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas A&M University NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scripps Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName	Nicolaou NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	natural products chemistry ⓘ organic chemistry ⓘ total synthesis ⓘ
givenName	Kyriacos NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	total synthesis of amphotericin B ⓘ total synthesis of brevetoxin B ⓘ total synthesis of calicheamicin ⓘ total synthesis of complex natural products ⓘ total synthesis of endiandric acids ⓘ total synthesis of epothilones ⓘ total synthesis of rapamycin ⓘ total synthesis of taxol ⓘ total synthesis of vancomycin ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Greek ⓘ
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ United States National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableStudent	Phil S. Baran NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	Classics in Total Synthesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Classics in Total Synthesis II NERFINISHED ⓘ Classics in Total Synthesis III NERFINISHED ⓘ Molecules That Changed the World NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	professor of chemistry at Rice University ⓘ professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University ⓘ professor of chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute ⓘ professor of chemistry at University of California, San Diego ⓘ

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