Vincent du Vigneaud
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Vincent du Vigneaud was an American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on sulfur-containing compounds and the synthesis of the hormone oxytocin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vincent du Vigneaud canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vincent du Vigneaud Context triple: [Roger Adams, notableStudent, Vincent du Vigneaud]
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A.
Alexander Todd
Alexander Todd was a member of the prominent Todd family of Kentucky, known primarily as a brother of Emilie Todd Helm and thus part of the extended family circle of Mary Todd Lincoln.
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B.
Albert Eschenmoser
Albert Eschenmoser is a Swiss organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work on the structure and synthesis of vitamin B12 and for fundamental contributions to the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms and prebiotic chemistry.
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C.
Adolf Butenandt
Adolf Butenandt was a German biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on sex hormones and insect hormones.
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D.
Alexander R. Todd
Alexander R. Todd was a Scottish biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the chemistry of nucleotides and nucleic acids.
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E.
Luis Federico Leloir
Luis Federico Leloir was an Argentine physician and biochemist who won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of sugar nucleotides and their role in carbohydrate metabolism.
- 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: Vincent du Vigneaud Target entity description: Vincent du Vigneaud was an American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on sulfur-containing compounds and the synthesis of the hormone oxytocin.
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A.
Alexander Todd
Alexander Todd was a member of the prominent Todd family of Kentucky, known primarily as a brother of Emilie Todd Helm and thus part of the extended family circle of Mary Todd Lincoln.
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B.
Albert Eschenmoser
Albert Eschenmoser is a Swiss organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work on the structure and synthesis of vitamin B12 and for fundamental contributions to the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms and prebiotic chemistry.
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C.
Adolf Butenandt
Adolf Butenandt was a German biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on sex hormones and insect hormones.
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D.
Alexander R. Todd
Alexander R. Todd was a Scottish biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the chemistry of nucleotides and nucleic acids.
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E.
Luis Federico Leloir
Luis Federico Leloir was an Argentine physician and biochemist who won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of sugar nucleotides and their role in carbohydrate metabolism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lasker Award
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National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ Willard Gibbs Award ⓘ
linked to:
Willard Gibbs Medal
|
| causeOfDeath | myocardial infarction ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-05-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-12-11 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Carl Shipp Marvel ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
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linked to:
University of Rochester Medical Center
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| employer |
Cornell University Medical College
ⓘ
linked to:
Weill Cornell Medical College
George Washington University ⓘ Washington University in St. Louis ⓘ |
| familyName | du Vigneaud ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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organic chemistry ⓘ peptide chemistry ⓘ sulfur chemistry ⓘ |
| fullName | Vincent du Vigneaud ⓘ |
| givenName | Vincent ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
endocrinology
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hormone chemistry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
isolation and synthesis of oxytocin
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isolation and synthesis of vasopressin ⓘ research on peptide hormones of the posterior pituitary ⓘ studies of sulfur-containing amino acids ⓘ work on biotin structure ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Chemical Society
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Stanley Cohen (biochemist)
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linked to:
Stanley N. Cohen
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| notableWork |
research on sulfur-containing compounds
ⓘ
synthesis of oxytocin ⓘ |
| occupation | biochemist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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linked to:
City of Chicago
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| placeOfDeath |
White Plains, New York, United States of America
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linked to:
White Plains, New York, United States
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| positionHeld | professor of biochemistry ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Zella Zon Ford ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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