Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford

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endowed chair professorship

The Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in chemistry historically held by leading figures in the field.

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Label	Occurrences
Waynflete Professor of Chemistry	1
Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5781908 — 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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Target entity: Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford
Context triple: [Robert Robinson, positionHeld, Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford]

A. Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford
The Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical and experimental physics held by some of the university’s most distinguished physicists.
B. Fullerian Professor of Chemistry
The Fullerian Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious chair at the Royal Institution in London historically associated with leading experimental chemists such as Michael Faraday.
C. Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics
The Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics is a prestigious chair in physics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by leading experimental physicists.
D. 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.
E. Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford
The Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford is a prestigious academic chair in art and art history, historically associated with influential figures such as critic and theorist John Ruskin.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford
Target entity description: The Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in chemistry historically held by leading figures in the field.

A. Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford
The Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical and experimental physics held by some of the university’s most distinguished physicists.
B. Fullerian Professor of Chemistry
The Fullerian Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious chair at the Royal Institution in London historically associated with leading experimental chemists such as Michael Faraday.
C. Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics
The Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics is a prestigious chair in physics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by leading experimental physicists.
D. 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.
E. Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford
The Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford is a prestigious academic chair in art and art history, historically associated with influential figures such as critic and theorist John Ruskin.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	endowed chair ⓘ professorship ⓘ
affiliation	Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedCollege	Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Chemistry education in the United Kingdom ⓘ Professorships at the University of Oxford ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
field	chemistry ⓘ
hasAcademicRank	professor ⓘ
heldBy	Ben G. Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyril Norman Hinshelwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Soddy NERFINISHED ⓘ Graham Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ John Albery NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ R. P. Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ William Henry Perkin Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
heldByNobelLaureate	Cyril Norman Hinshelwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Soddy NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	20th century ⓘ
isPrestigious	true ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Oxford ⓘ University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	William Waynflete NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	statutory professorships of the University of Oxford ⓘ
scope	research in chemistry ⓘ teaching in chemistry ⓘ
selectionMethod	appointment by the University of Oxford ⓘ
sponsor	Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Robert Robinson → positionHeld → Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford ⓘ

Waynflete Professorships → notableChair → Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Waynflete Professor of Chemistry

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