Mario J. Molina
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Mario J. Molina was a Mexican chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the threat to the ozone layer from chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mario Molina | 3 |
| Mario J. Molina canonical | 2 |
| F. Sherwood Rowland | 1 |
| Mario José Molina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4428366 — 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: Mario J. Molina Context triple: [James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award, hasNotableRecipient, Mario J. Molina]
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Paul J. Crutzen
Paul J. Crutzen was a Dutch atmospheric chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on ozone depletion and for popularizing the concept of the Anthropocene to describe humanity’s large-scale impact on Earth’s systems.
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B.
Eugene G. Rochow
Eugene G. Rochow was an American inorganic chemist renowned for pioneering organosilicon chemistry and the direct process for producing silicones, achievements that earned him the Priestley Medal.
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C.
George A. Olah
George A. Olah was a Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his groundbreaking work on carbocations and superacids, which fundamentally advanced the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms.
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D.
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-American theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the electronic structure of molecules and the development of the Woodward–Hoffmann rules.
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E.
Ronald Breslow
Ronald Breslow was a prominent American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in biomimetic chemistry and for major contributions to organic reaction mechanisms and vitamin B₁ chemistry.
- 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: Mario J. Molina Target entity description: Mario J. Molina was a Mexican chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the threat to the ozone layer from chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases.
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A.
Paul J. Crutzen
Paul J. Crutzen was a Dutch atmospheric chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on ozone depletion and for popularizing the concept of the Anthropocene to describe humanity’s large-scale impact on Earth’s systems.
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B.
Eugene G. Rochow
Eugene G. Rochow was an American inorganic chemist renowned for pioneering organosilicon chemistry and the direct process for producing silicones, achievements that earned him the Priestley Medal.
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C.
George A. Olah
George A. Olah was a Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his groundbreaking work on carbocations and superacids, which fundamentally advanced the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms.
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D.
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-American theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the electronic structure of molecules and the development of the Woodward–Hoffmann rules.
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E.
Ronald Breslow
Ronald Breslow was a prominent American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in biomimetic chemistry and for major contributions to organic reaction mechanisms and vitamin B₁ chemistry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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chemist ⓘ environmentalist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater |
National Autonomous University of Mexico
NERFINISHED
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University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Freiburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
NERFINISHED
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Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Frank Sherwood Rowland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | scientific basis for the Montreal Protocol ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Mexico
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-03-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-10-07 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in physical chemistry ⓘ |
| employer |
Mario Molina Center for Strategic Studies in Energy and the Environment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ University of California, Irvine NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Molina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
atmospheric chemistry
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chemistry ⓘ environmental science ⓘ |
| fullName | Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Mario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | international policy on ozone-depleting substances ⓘ |
| knownFor |
identifying threat to the ozone layer from CFC gases
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research on chlorofluorocarbons and ozone layer depletion ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Mexican Academy of Sciences
NERFINISHED
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National Academy of Sciences of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontifical Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Mexican ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| notableWork | 1974 paper on CFCs and stratospheric ozone depletion ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of chemistry
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research scientist ⓘ |
| receivedPresidentialMedalOfFreedomYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| residence |
Mexico City
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Frank Sherwood Rowland
NERFINISHED
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Paul J. Crutzen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mario J. Molina Description of subject: Mario J. Molina was a Mexican chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the threat to the ozone layer from chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mario Molina
this entity surface form:
F. Sherwood Rowland
this entity surface form:
Mario José Molina
this entity surface form:
Mario Molina
this entity surface form:
Mario Molina