Henry Frederick Baker
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Henry Frederick Baker was a British mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry and the theory of functions.
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| Henry Frederick Baker canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Frederick Baker Context triple: [H. S. M. Coxeter, doctoralAdvisor, Henry Frederick Baker]
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William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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Henry Flitcroft
Henry Flitcroft was an 18th-century English Palladian architect known for designing prominent London churches and country houses.
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Henry Braham
Henry Braham is a British cinematographer known for his work on major films such as The Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Nanny McPhee.
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D.
Henry Elliott Johnston
Henry Elliott Johnston was the husband of Harriet Lane, who served as First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her uncle, James Buchanan.
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E.
Edward Bury
Edward Bury was a 19th-century English locomotive engineer known for designing and supplying early steam engines for pioneering railways, including the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Frederick Baker Target entity description: Henry Frederick Baker was a British mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry and the theory of functions.
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A.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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B.
Henry Flitcroft
Henry Flitcroft was an 18th-century English Palladian architect known for designing prominent London churches and country houses.
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C.
Henry Braham
Henry Braham is a British cinematographer known for his work on major films such as The Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Nanny McPhee.
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D.
Henry Elliott Johnston
Henry Elliott Johnston was the husband of Harriet Lane, who served as First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her uncle, James Buchanan.
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E.
Edward Bury
Edward Bury was a 19th-century English locomotive engineer known for designing and supplying early steam engines for pioneering railways, including the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | pure mathematics ⓘ |
| affiliation | Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
De Morgan Medal
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Sylvester Medal ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
classification of algebraic surfaces
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modern theory of algebraic curves ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
NERFINISHED
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St John's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | Baker ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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algebraic geometry ⓘ complex analysis ⓘ mathematics ⓘ theory of functions ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| influenced | W. V. D. Hodge ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bernhard Riemann
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Felix Klein ⓘ Henri Poincaré ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Henry Frederick Baker self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the theory of functions of a complex variable
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editing and organizing the papers of George Green ⓘ systematic development of algebraic geometry ⓘ work on Abelian functions ⓘ |
| notableStudent | William Vallance Douglas Hodge ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baker’s theory of Abelian functions
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surface form:
Abelian Functions
Baker’s theory of Abelian functions ⓘ Contributions to the theory of algebraic curves ⓘ Theory of Multiply Periodic Functions ⓘ
surface form:
Introduction to the Theory of Multiply Periodic Functions
Principles of Geometry ⓘ Theory of Multiply Periodic Functions ⓘ Theory of Multiply Periodic Functions ⓘ
surface form:
Treatises on Abelian functions
Treatises on algebraic geometry ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of pure mathematics at Cambridge ⓘ |
| workplace | Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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