W. M. Keck Professor of Chemistry
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The W. M. Keck Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in chemistry, supported by the W. M. Keck Foundation and held by leading researchers in the field.
All labels observed (1)
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| W. M. Keck Professor of Chemistry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13307997 — 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: W. M. Keck Professor of Chemistry Context triple: [K. Barry Sharpless, positionHeld, W. M. Keck Professor of Chemistry]
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Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry
The Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed professorship in the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
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Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry
The Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed professorship in the field of chemistry, notably held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist Robert H. Grubbs at the California Institute of Technology.
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Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry
The Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed chair in the field of chemistry named in honor of organic chemist Amos B. Smith III.
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Fullerian Professor of Chemistry
The Fullerian Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious chair at the Royal Institution in London historically associated with leading experimental chemists such as Michael Faraday.
- 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: W. M. Keck Professor of Chemistry Target entity description: The W. M. Keck Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in chemistry, supported by the W. M. Keck Foundation and held by leading researchers in the field.
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Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry
The Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed professorship in the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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B.
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
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C.
Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry
The Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed professorship in the field of chemistry, notably held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist Robert H. Grubbs at the California Institute of Technology.
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Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry
The Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed chair in the field of chemistry named in honor of organic chemist Amos B. Smith III.
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E.
Fullerian Professor of Chemistry
The Fullerian Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious chair at the Royal Institution in London historically associated with leading experimental chemists such as Michael Faraday.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic position
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endowed chair ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | chemical sciences ⓘ |
| associatedWith | W. M. Keck Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary | chemistry faculty ⓘ |
| domain | higher education ⓘ |
| field | chemistry ⓘ |
| fundingSource | endowment ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
endowed
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prestigious ⓘ |
| heldBy | leading chemistry researchers ⓘ |
| namedAfter | W. M. Keck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
recognize excellence in chemical research
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support advanced research in chemistry ⓘ |
| sponsor | W. M. Keck Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: W. M. Keck Professor of Chemistry Description of subject: The W. M. Keck Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in chemistry, supported by the W. M. Keck Foundation and held by leading researchers in the field.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
K. Barry Sharpless