George Sarton Medal
E138813
The George Sarton Medal is a prestigious lifetime achievement award in the history of science, presented by the History of Science Society to scholars for outstanding scholarly contributions to the field.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Sarton Medal canonical | 3 |
| Sarton Medal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1052320 — 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: George Sarton Medal Context triple: [Thomas Kuhn, awardReceived, George Sarton Medal]
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A.
Gregori Aminoff Prize
The Gregori Aminoff Prize is a prestigious Swedish scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of crystallography.
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B.
Draper Prize
The Draper Prize is a prestigious international engineering award presented by the National Academy of Engineering to honor outstanding achievements that have significantly benefited society.
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C.
Levi L. Conant Prize
The Levi L. Conant Prize is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding expository writing in mathematics, given annually by the American Mathematical Society.
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D.
Othmer Gold Medal
The Othmer Gold Medal is a prestigious award in the chemical and molecular sciences recognizing individuals for outstanding contributions to research, innovation, and leadership in the field.
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E.
Matteucci Medal
The Matteucci Medal is a prestigious Italian scientific award given for outstanding contributions to physics.
- 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: George Sarton Medal Target entity description: The George Sarton Medal is a prestigious lifetime achievement award in the history of science, presented by the History of Science Society to scholars for outstanding scholarly contributions to the field.
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A.
Gregori Aminoff Prize
The Gregori Aminoff Prize is a prestigious Swedish scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of crystallography.
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B.
Draper Prize
The Draper Prize is a prestigious international engineering award presented by the National Academy of Engineering to honor outstanding achievements that have significantly benefited society.
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C.
Levi L. Conant Prize
The Levi L. Conant Prize is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding expository writing in mathematics, given annually by the American Mathematical Society.
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D.
Othmer Gold Medal
The Othmer Gold Medal is a prestigious award in the chemical and molecular sciences recognizing individuals for outstanding contributions to research, innovation, and leadership in the field.
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E.
Matteucci Medal
The Matteucci Medal is a prestigious Italian scientific award given for outstanding contributions to physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic award
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history of science award ⓘ lifetime achievement award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
George Sarton Medal
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surface form:
Sarton Medal
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| associatedWith | History of Science Society annual meeting ⓘ |
| awardFor |
lifetime scholarly achievement in the history of science
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outstanding scholarly contributions to the history of science ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | scholarly society ⓘ |
| category | awards established in the 20th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline | history of science ⓘ |
| eligibility | scholars in the history of science ⓘ |
| field | history of science ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | George Sarton ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://hssonline.org ⓘ |
| honours | individual scholars ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Sarton ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | historian of science ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
A. I. Sabra
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Alexandre Koyré ⓘ Alistair C. Crombie ⓘ Anneliese Maier ⓘ Charles C. Gillispie ⓘ Derek J. de Solla Price ⓘ Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis ⓘ Herbert Butterfield ⓘ I. Bernard Cohen ⓘ Joseph Needham ⓘ Lynn Thorndike ⓘ Ashley Montagu ⓘ
surface form:
M. F. Ashley Montagu
Marshall Clagett ⓘ Otto Neugebauer ⓘ Owen Gingerich ⓘ Thomas Kuhn ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas S. Kuhn
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| organizer | History of Science Society ⓘ |
| presentedBy | History of Science Society ⓘ |
| recognitionType | career recognition ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
impact on the field of history of science
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scholarly excellence in history of science ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Sarton Medal Description of subject: The George Sarton Medal is a prestigious lifetime achievement award in the history of science, presented by the History of Science Society to scholars for outstanding scholarly contributions to the field.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sarton Medal
subject surface form:
Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham