Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
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Cyril Norman Hinshelwood was a British physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the kinetics of chemical reactions.
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| Cyril Norman Hinshelwood canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cyril Norman Hinshelwood Context triple: [Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, doctoralStudent, Cyril Norman Hinshelwood]
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A.
Derek H. R. Barton
Derek H. R. Barton was a Nobel Prize–winning British chemist renowned for his pioneering work in conformational analysis and major contributions to organic chemistry.
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B.
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish was a British physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical kinetics and photochemistry.
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C.
David Hailwood
David Hailwood is known as one of the children of legendary British motorcycle racer Mike Hailwood.
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D.
John Warcup Cornforth
John Warcup Cornforth was an Australian–British chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.
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E.
Stanley William Hailwood
Stanley William Hailwood was the father of legendary British motorcycle racer Mike Hailwood and a key early influence and supporter in his son’s racing career.
- 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: Cyril Norman Hinshelwood Target entity description: Cyril Norman Hinshelwood was a British physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the kinetics of chemical reactions.
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A.
Derek H. R. Barton
Derek H. R. Barton was a Nobel Prize–winning British chemist renowned for his pioneering work in conformational analysis and major contributions to organic chemistry.
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B.
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish was a British physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical kinetics and photochemistry.
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C.
David Hailwood
David Hailwood is known as one of the children of legendary British motorcycle racer Mike Hailwood.
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D.
John Warcup Cornforth
John Warcup Cornforth was an Australian–British chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.
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E.
Stanley William Hailwood
Stanley William Hailwood was the father of legendary British motorcycle racer Mike Hailwood and a key early influence and supporter in his son’s racing career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Chemistry
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Davy Medal
NERFINISHED
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Faraday Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Merit ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| coRecipientOf | Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1956 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| coWorkedWith | Nikolay Semyonov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-06-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-10-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Westminster City School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Hinshelwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemical kinetics
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physical chemistry ⓘ reaction kinetics ⓘ |
| givenName | Cyril NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
chemistry
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physical chemistry ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chain reactions in chemistry
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kinetics of chemical reactions ⓘ mechanisms of chemical reactions in the gas phase ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Cyril Norman Hinshelwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kinetics of Chemical Change in Gaseous Systems
NERFINISHED
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The Chemical Kinetics of the Bacterial Cell NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kinetics of Chemical Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
scientist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
President of the Royal Society
NERFINISHED
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Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
chain reactions
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gas-phase reactions ⓘ reaction mechanisms ⓘ |
| workLocation | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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