Bren Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology
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The Bren Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in Caltech’s chemistry department, held by distinguished chemist Peter B. Dervan.
All labels observed (1)
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| Bren Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4253198 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bren Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology Context triple: [Peter B. Dervan, positionHeld, Bren Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology]
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J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University
The J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University is a distinguished endowed chair in theoretical chemistry named after pioneering American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
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MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
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C.
Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University
The Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, historically associated with leading researchers such as Nobel laureate Elias J. Corey.
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Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical physics held by leading researchers such as gravitational physicist Kip Thorne.
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E.
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
- 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: Bren Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology Target entity description: The Bren Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in Caltech’s chemistry department, held by distinguished chemist Peter B. Dervan.
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A.
J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University
The J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University is a distinguished endowed chair in theoretical chemistry named after pioneering American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
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B.
MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
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C.
Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University
The Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, historically associated with leading researchers such as Nobel laureate Elias J. Corey.
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D.
Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical physics held by leading researchers such as gravitational physicist Kip Thorne.
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E.
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic chair
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endowed professorship ⓘ |
| academicDepartment |
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at California Institute of Technology
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chemistry department at California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| affiliation | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| chairHolderField |
bioorganic chemistry
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chemical biology ⓘ |
| chairHolderIsChemist | true ⓘ |
| chairHolderName | Peter B. Dervan ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employerOfChairHolder | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| endowed | true ⓘ |
| field | chemistry ⓘ |
| heldBy | Peter B. Dervan ⓘ |
| holder | Peter B. Dervan ⓘ |
| institution | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| isPrestigious | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
Pasadena, California
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linked to:
Pasadena
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| locatedInCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedInState |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| namedFor | Bren family ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Bren Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology Description of subject: The Bren Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in Caltech’s chemistry department, held by distinguished chemist Peter B. Dervan.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Peter B. Dervan
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positionHeld
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Bren Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology
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