Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics
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The Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics is a distinguished endowed chair in theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology, held by string theorist John H. Schwarz.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics Context triple: [John H. Schwarz, positionHeld, Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics]
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Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
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Polak Professor of Theoretical Physics at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Polak Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is an endowed academic chair in theoretical physics historically associated with the pioneering black hole thermodynamics work of physicist Jacob Bekenstein.
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Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
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S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor
The S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago named in honor of Nobel laureate astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
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E.
Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University
Eric Mazur is a Dutch-American physicist and educator renowned for pioneering peer instruction and innovative teaching methods in university physics education.
- 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: Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics Target entity description: The Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics is a distinguished endowed chair in theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology, held by string theorist John H. Schwarz.
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A.
Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
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B.
Polak Professor of Theoretical Physics at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Polak Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is an endowed academic chair in theoretical physics historically associated with the pioneering black hole thermodynamics work of physicist Jacob Bekenstein.
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C.
Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
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S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor
The S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago named in honor of Nobel laureate astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
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E.
Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University
Eric Mazur is a Dutch-American physicist and educator renowned for pioneering peer instruction and innovative teaching methods in university physics education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic position
ⓘ
endowed chair ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | physics ⓘ |
| academicLevel | professorship ⓘ |
| academicStatus | distinguished chair ⓘ |
| affiliation | Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy at Caltech ⓘ |
| chairHolder | John H. Schwarz ⓘ |
| chairHolderField | string theory ⓘ |
| chairHolderOccupation | string theorist ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| field | theoretical physics ⓘ |
| hasFamilyNameInTitle | Brown ⓘ |
| hasGivenNameInTitle | Harold ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Professor of Theoretical Physics ⓘ |
| heldBy | John H. Schwarz ⓘ |
| institution | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| isEndowed | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harold Brown ⓘ |
| relatedTo | string theory research ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| specialization | theoretical high-energy physics ⓘ |
| typeOfPosition | faculty position ⓘ |
| university |
Caltech
ⓘ
linked to:
California Institute of Technology
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