Wilder Penfield
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Wilder Penfield was a pioneering Canadian neurosurgeon and neuroscientist renowned for his groundbreaking brain-mapping studies and contributions to epilepsy surgery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilder Penfield canonical | 2 |
| Wilder Graves Penfield | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8902180 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilder Penfield Context triple: [supplementary motor area, discoveredBy, Wilder Penfield]
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A.
George Kassabaum
George Kassabaum was an American architect and co-founder of the global design and architecture firm HOK.
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B.
André Broca
André Broca was a 19th-century French physician and anatomist known for his contributions to the study of the nervous system and pathology.
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C.
Karl Lashley
Karl Lashley was an influential American psychologist and neuroscientist known for his pioneering research on brain function, learning, and memory, particularly through lesion studies in animals.
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D.
Torsten N. Wiesel
Torsten N. Wiesel is a Nobel Prize–winning neurophysiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the visual system and the development of the brain’s visual cortex.
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E.
Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard was an American neuroscientist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering research on how neurons communicate via chemical signals in the brain.
- 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: Wilder Penfield Target entity description: Wilder Penfield was a pioneering Canadian neurosurgeon and neuroscientist renowned for his groundbreaking brain-mapping studies and contributions to epilepsy surgery.
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A.
George Kassabaum
George Kassabaum was an American architect and co-founder of the global design and architecture firm HOK.
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B.
André Broca
André Broca was a 19th-century French physician and anatomist known for his contributions to the study of the nervous system and pathology.
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C.
Karl Lashley
Karl Lashley was an influential American psychologist and neuroscientist known for his pioneering research on brain function, learning, and memory, particularly through lesion studies in animals.
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D.
Torsten N. Wiesel
Torsten N. Wiesel is a Nobel Prize–winning neurophysiologist renowned for his pioneering work on the visual system and the development of the brain’s visual cortex.
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E.
Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard was an American neuroscientist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering research on how neurons communicate via chemical signals in the brain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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neuroscientist ⓘ neurosurgeon ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Rhodes Scholar at Oxford ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Lasker Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Merit (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Society of Canada fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | abdominal cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-01-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-04-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Johns Hopkins University
ⓘ
Merton College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Princeton University ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
McGill University
NERFINISHED
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Montreal Neurological Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Penfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epileptology
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neuroscience ⓘ neurosurgery ⓘ |
| fullName | Wilder Graves Penfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Montreal procedure
NERFINISHED
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brain mapping ⓘ epilepsy surgery ⓘ homunculus maps of the cerebral cortex ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Society (London)
NERFINISHED
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Royal Society of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | World War I medical service (briefly) ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Montreal procedure for surgical treatment of epilepsy
NERFINISHED
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Penfield homunculus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Theodore Rasmussen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Epilepsy and the Functional Anatomy of the Human Brain
NERFINISHED
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The Cerebral Cortex of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Spokane, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montreal, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founding director of the Montreal Neurological Institute
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professor of neurology and neurosurgery at McGill University ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Kermott Penfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wilder Penfield Description of subject: Wilder Penfield was a pioneering Canadian neurosurgeon and neuroscientist renowned for his groundbreaking brain-mapping studies and contributions to epilepsy surgery.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wilder Graves Penfield