Henry Gilman
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Henry Gilman was an influential American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in organometallic chemistry and the development of Gilman reagents.
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| Henry Gilman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Gilman Context triple: [Gilman Hall (UC Berkeley), namedAfter, Henry Gilman]
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A.
H. L. Gilman
H. L. Gilman was an architect known for his role in designing Los Angeles Union Station, a landmark example of Mission Revival and Art Deco architecture.
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B.
S. R. Hadden
S. R. Hadden is a wealthy, eccentric industrialist and visionary technologist who secretly funds and guides the search for extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s novel and film "Contact."
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C.
Irving Morrow
Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
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D.
Floyd Dell
Floyd Dell was an American writer, critic, and prominent figure in early 20th-century literary radicalism and bohemian culture.
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E.
Manly Wade Wellman
Manly Wade Wellman was an American writer best known for his influential fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories, particularly his tales of Southern folklore and supernatural adventures.
- 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: Henry Gilman Target entity description: Henry Gilman was an influential American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in organometallic chemistry and the development of Gilman reagents.
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A.
H. L. Gilman
H. L. Gilman was an architect known for his role in designing Los Angeles Union Station, a landmark example of Mission Revival and Art Deco architecture.
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B.
S. R. Hadden
S. R. Hadden is a wealthy, eccentric industrialist and visionary technologist who secretly funds and guides the search for extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s novel and film "Contact."
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C.
Irving Morrow
Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
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D.
Floyd Dell
Floyd Dell was an American writer, critic, and prominent figure in early 20th-century literary radicalism and bohemian culture.
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E.
Manly Wade Wellman
Manly Wade Wellman was an American writer best known for his influential fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories, particularly his tales of Southern folklore and supernatural adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemist
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human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in chemistry ⓘ |
| affiliation | Iowa State College ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
ⓘ
American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry ⓘ
linked to:
ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-05-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-11-07 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | E. P. Kohler ⓘ |
| doctoralStudent |
Robert Burns Woodward
ⓘ
Saul Winstein ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
University of Nebraska ⓘ
linked to:
University of Nebraska system
|
| employer | Iowa State College ⓘ |
| familyName | Gilman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
ⓘ
organic chemistry ⓘ organometallic chemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | synthetic organic chemistry ⓘ |
| hasEponym |
Gilman reagent
ⓘ
linked to:
Gilman reagents
Gilman test ⓘ |
| influenced | development of organocopper chemistry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of Gilman reagents
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pioneering work in organometallic chemistry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Chemical Society
ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Henry Gilman ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Robert Burns Woodward
ⓘ
Saul Winstein ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gilman reagents
ⓘ
multi-volume treatise on organic chemistry (Gilman’s Organic Chemistry series) ⓘ research on organocopper compounds ⓘ research on organolithium compounds ⓘ |
| occupation | chemist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
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| placeOfDeath |
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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linked to:
Ames, Iowa
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| publishedIn | Journal of the American Chemical Society ⓘ |
| residence | Ames, Iowa ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Ames, Iowa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (2)
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