Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University
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The Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University is one of the oldest and most prestigious science chairs in the United States, historically central to the development of mathematics and physics at the university.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21762485 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University Context triple: [Cumrun Vafa, positionHeld, Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University]
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George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University
The George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard's mathematics department, held by distinguished scholars such as number theorist Benedict Gross.
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Perkins Professor of Astronomy and Mathematics at Harvard University
The Perkins Professor of Astronomy and Mathematics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair historically associated with leading contributions to both astronomical research and mathematical scholarship at the university.
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Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in the natural sciences held by leading scholars such as computer scientist and AI researcher Barbara Grosz.
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Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
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Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University
The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s mathematics department, held by leading researchers such as Charles Fefferman.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University Target entity description: The Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University is one of the oldest and most prestigious science chairs in the United States, historically central to the development of mathematics and physics at the university.
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George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University
The George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard's mathematics department, held by distinguished scholars such as number theorist Benedict Gross.
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Perkins Professor of Astronomy and Mathematics at Harvard University
The Perkins Professor of Astronomy and Mathematics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair historically associated with leading contributions to both astronomical research and mathematical scholarship at the university.
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C.
Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in the natural sciences held by leading scholars such as computer scientist and AI researcher Barbara Grosz.
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D.
Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
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E.
Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University
The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s mathematics department, held by leading researchers such as Charles Fefferman.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University
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