Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University
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The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s mathematics department, held by leading researchers such as Charles Fefferman.
All labels observed (2)
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| Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University canonical | 1 |
| Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5657941 — 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)
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Target entity: Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University Context triple: [Charles Fefferman, positionHeld, Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University]
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James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics
The James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics is a distinguished endowed chair at Duke University reserved for leading scholars in the field of mathematics.
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Andrew Wiles Chair in Mathematics at the University of Oxford
The Andrew Wiles Chair in Mathematics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious named professorship in mathematics established in honor of Sir Andrew Wiles.
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Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics held by some of the university’s most distinguished mathematicians.
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Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
The Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in mathematics at Oxford, historically held by some of the world’s leading mathematicians.
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Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics historically held by leading figures such as Sir Roger Penrose.
- 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: Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University Target entity description: The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s mathematics department, held by leading researchers such as Charles Fefferman.
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James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics
The James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics is a distinguished endowed chair at Duke University reserved for leading scholars in the field of mathematics.
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Andrew Wiles Chair in Mathematics at the University of Oxford
The Andrew Wiles Chair in Mathematics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious named professorship in mathematics established in honor of Sir Andrew Wiles.
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Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics held by some of the university’s most distinguished mathematicians.
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Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
The Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in mathematics at Oxford, historically held by some of the world’s leading mathematicians.
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Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics historically held by leading figures such as Sir Roger Penrose.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic position
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endowed chair ⓘ |
| academicRank | professor ⓘ |
| affiliation | Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Princeton University Department of Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Endowed chairs at Princeton University
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Mathematics education in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field | mathematics ⓘ |
| fundingType | endowment ⓘ |
| hasHolder | Charles Fefferman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| institutionType | research university ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eugene Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Department of Mathematics at Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionType | tenured professorship ⓘ |
| prestige | prestigious ⓘ |
| typicalHolder | leading researcher in mathematics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University Description of subject: The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s mathematics department, held by leading researchers such as Charles Fefferman.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Charles Fefferman
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positionHeld
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Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University
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this entity surface form:
Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University