C. D. Darlington
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C. D. Darlington was a prominent British cytologist and geneticist known for his influential work on chromosome behavior and the role of genetics in evolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| C. D. Darlington canonical | 1 |
| Cyril Dean Darlington | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3044402 — 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: C. D. Darlington Context triple: [Darlington, hasNotableBearer, C. D. Darlington]
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A.
Seybourn H. Lynne
Seybourn H. Lynne was a United States federal judge known for his role in significant civil rights-era cases, including those challenging racial segregation.
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B.
Kenneth Hayes Miller
Kenneth Hayes Miller was an influential American painter and teacher associated with the Ashcan School, known for his urban genre scenes and for mentoring many prominent 20th-century artists.
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C.
William L Whittaker
William L. "Red" Whittaker is a pioneering roboticist and Carnegie Mellon University professor known for his groundbreaking work in field robotics and autonomous vehicles.
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D.
Frederic Clements
Frederic Clements was an American plant ecologist best known for developing the influential theory of ecological succession, viewing plant communities as integrated “superorganisms” that progress through predictable stages.
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E.
H. A. Prichard
H. A. Prichard was a 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his influential work in intuitionist ethics and his critique of consequentialist moral theories.
- 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: C. D. Darlington Target entity description: C. D. Darlington was a prominent British cytologist and geneticist known for his influential work on chromosome behavior and the role of genetics in evolution.
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A.
Seybourn H. Lynne
Seybourn H. Lynne was a United States federal judge known for his role in significant civil rights-era cases, including those challenging racial segregation.
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B.
Kenneth Hayes Miller
Kenneth Hayes Miller was an influential American painter and teacher associated with the Ashcan School, known for his urban genre scenes and for mentoring many prominent 20th-century artists.
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C.
William L Whittaker
William L. "Red" Whittaker is a pioneering roboticist and Carnegie Mellon University professor known for his groundbreaking work in field robotics and autonomous vehicles.
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D.
Frederic Clements
Frederic Clements was an American plant ecologist best known for developing the influential theory of ecological succession, viewing plant communities as integrated “superorganisms” that progress through predictable stages.
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E.
H. A. Prichard
H. A. Prichard was a 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his influential work in intuitionist ethics and his critique of consequentialist moral theories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cytologist
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evolutionary biologist ⓘ geneticist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-12-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-03-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St Paul's School, London
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surface form:
St Paul’s School, London
Wye College ⓘ |
| employer |
John Innes Horticultural Institution
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Darlington ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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cytology ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ genetics ⓘ |
| givenName | Cyril ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
chromosome pairing and segregation
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genetic mechanisms underlying evolution ⓘ origin and consequences of polyploidy in plants ⓘ |
| influenced |
evolutionary genetics
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plant cytogenetics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Thomas Hunt Morgan
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William Bateson ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to the chromosomal theory of inheritance
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research on polyploidy ⓘ studies of chromosome behavior ⓘ work on meiosis ⓘ work on the role of genetics in evolution ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| middleName | Dean ⓘ |
| name |
C. D. Darlington
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cyril Dean Darlington
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| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
J. B. S. Haldane
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surface form:
J. B. S. Haldane (collaborative influence rather than formal student)
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| placeOfBirth |
Chorley
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surface form:
Chorley, Lancashire, England
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| placeOfDeath |
Oxford
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surface form:
Oxford, England
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| positionHeld |
Director of the John Innes Horticultural Institution
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Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| publication |
Chromosome Atlas of Cultivated Plants
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Genetics and Man ⓘ Recent Advances in Cytology ⓘ The Evolution of Genetic Systems ⓘ The Evolution of Man and Society ⓘ The Facts of Life ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Merton, London, England
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surface form:
Merton, London
Oxford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: C. D. Darlington Description of subject: C. D. Darlington was a prominent British cytologist and geneticist known for his influential work on chromosome behavior and the role of genetics in evolution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cyril Dean Darlington