Dr Lee’s Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford

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academic chair endowed professorship

The Dr Lee’s Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in inorganic chemistry historically associated with leading figures in the field, including Nobel laureate Frederick Soddy.

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Label	Occurrences
Dr Lee’s Professor of Anatomy at the University of Oxford	1
Dr Lee’s Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford canonical	1

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Target entity: Dr Lee’s Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford
Context triple: [Frederick Soddy, positionHeld, Dr Lee’s Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford]

A. Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford
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.
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. 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.
D. James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
E. Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry
The Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed professorship in the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Dr Lee’s Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford
Target entity description: The Dr Lee’s Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in inorganic chemistry historically associated with leading figures in the field, including Nobel laureate Frederick Soddy.

A. Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford
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.
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. 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.
D. James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
E. Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry
The Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed professorship in the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic chair ⓘ endowed professorship ⓘ
academicDiscipline	chemistry ⓘ
associatedWith	Frederick Soddy ⓘ
associatedWithAward	Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
disciplineFocus	inorganic chemistry research ⓘ teaching of inorganic chemistry ⓘ
employer	University of Oxford ⓘ
endowmentType	endowed chair ⓘ
field	inorganic chemistry ⓘ
hasAcademicRank	professor ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	historically associated with leading figures in inorganic chemistry ⓘ prestigious position in British chemistry ⓘ
inception	early 20th century ⓘ
isPrestigious	true ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Oxford ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ
namedAfter	Dr Lee ⓘ
notableHolder	Frederick Soddy ⓘ Nobel laureate Frederick Soddy ⓘ linked to: Frederick Soddy
partOf	Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford ⓘ Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division, University of Oxford ⓘ linked to: University of Oxford Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
positionHeldBy	senior academic staff ⓘ
sector	higher education ⓘ
university	University of Oxford ⓘ

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Frederick Soddy → positionHeld → Dr Lee’s Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford ⓘ

Dame Kay Davies → positionHeld → Dr Lee’s Professor of Anatomy at the University of Oxford ⓘ

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