Alan Baker
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Alan Baker was a British mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in number theory, particularly transcendental number theory, for which he received the Fields Medal in 1970.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alan Baker canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1428719 — 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: Alan Baker Context triple: [Harold Davenport, doctoralStudent, Alan Baker]
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A.
Richard Baker
Richard Baker is an American businessman and real estate investor best known as the governor and executive chairman of Hudson’s Bay Company.
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B.
Richard John Baker
Richard John Baker is an American gay rights activist best known as a plaintiff in one of the earliest same-sex marriage cases in the United States.
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C.
Paul Baker
Paul Baker was an influential American theater director and educator known for pioneering innovative stage techniques and founding major regional theater institutions.
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D.
George Baker
George Baker is a name shared by several notable individuals, including actors, musicians, and public figures across different English-speaking countries.
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E.
John Brett
John Brett was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, renowned for his highly detailed landscapes and maritime scenes.
- 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: Alan Baker Target entity description: Alan Baker was a British mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in number theory, particularly transcendental number theory, for which he received the Fields Medal in 1970.
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A.
Richard Baker
Richard Baker is an American businessman and real estate investor best known as the governor and executive chairman of Hudson’s Bay Company.
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B.
Richard John Baker
Richard John Baker is an American gay rights activist best known as a plaintiff in one of the earliest same-sex marriage cases in the United States.
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C.
Paul Baker
Paul Baker was an influential American theater director and educator known for pioneering innovative stage techniques and founding major regional theater institutions.
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D.
George Baker
George Baker is a name shared by several notable individuals, including actors, musicians, and public figures across different English-speaking countries.
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E.
David Buckley
David Buckley is a British film and television composer known for scoring numerous Hollywood productions, including action and thriller films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ number theorist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | pure mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Adams Prize
ⓘ
De Morgan Medal ⓘ Fields Medal ⓘ Berwick Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Senior Berwick Prize
Sylvester Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-08-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-02-04 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Harold Davenport ⓘ |
| doctoralStudent |
David Masser
ⓘ
Glyn Harman ⓘ Roger Heath-Brown ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University College London
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| employer |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| fieldContribution |
development of Baker’s method in Diophantine analysis
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effective bounds for solutions of Diophantine equations ⓘ generalization of Thue–Siegel–Roth theorem methods ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mathematics
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number theory ⓘ transcendental number theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Harold Davenport ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
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| knownFor |
applications to Diophantine equations
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results on linear forms in logarithms of algebraic numbers ⓘ work in transcendental number theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Alan Baker self-link ⓘ |
| notablePublication |
Baker theorem on linear forms in logarithms
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surface form:
Linear Forms in the Logarithms of Algebraic Numbers
Transcendental Number Theory ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baker theorem on linear forms in logarithms
ⓘ
surface form:
Baker’s theory on linear forms in logarithms
contributions to effective methods in Diophantine approximation ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
CAMBRIDGE
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surface form:
Cambridge
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| positionHeld | Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Alan Baker Description of subject: Alan Baker was a British mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in number theory, particularly transcendental number theory, for which he received the Fields Medal in 1970.
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