Glyn Harman
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Glyn Harman is a British mathematician known for his contributions to analytic number theory, particularly in the study of prime numbers and Diophantine approximation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Glyn Harman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9030829 — 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: Glyn Harman Context triple: [Alan Baker, doctoralStudent, Glyn Harman]
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A.
Glyn Simon
Glyn Simon was a Welsh Anglican bishop who served as Archbishop of Wales in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Colin Hanton
Colin Hanton is an English drummer best known for playing with The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that evolved into The Beatles.
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C.
Gareth Unwin
Gareth Unwin is a British film producer best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the historical drama "The King’s Speech."
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D.
Jonathan Gledhill
Jonathan Gledhill was an English Anglican bishop who served in senior episcopal roles in the Church of England, including as Bishop of Stafford.
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E.
Huw Bunford
Huw Bunford is a Welsh musician best known as the guitarist for the psychedelic rock band Super Furry Animals.
- 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: Glyn Harman Target entity description: Glyn Harman is a British mathematician known for his contributions to analytic number theory, particularly in the study of prime numbers and Diophantine approximation.
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A.
Glyn Simon
Glyn Simon was a Welsh Anglican bishop who served as Archbishop of Wales in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Colin Hanton
Colin Hanton is an English drummer best known for playing with The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that evolved into The Beatles.
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C.
Gareth Unwin
Gareth Unwin is a British film producer best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the historical drama "The King’s Speech."
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D.
Jonathan Gledhill
Jonathan Gledhill was an English Anglican bishop who served in senior episcopal roles in the Church of England, including as Bishop of Stafford.
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E.
Huw Bunford
Huw Bunford is a Welsh musician best known as the guitarist for the psychedelic rock band Super Furry Animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTopic | sieve methods in number theory ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of London
ⓘ
University of Wales, Cardiff ⓘ
linked to:
University of Wales
|
| employer | Royal Holloway, University of London ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
analytic number theory
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mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| genre | mathematics textbook ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Heini Halberstam ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
Diophantine inequalities
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metric Diophantine approximation ⓘ prime gaps ⓘ primes in short intervals ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Metric Number Theory
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Prime-Detecting Sieves ⓘ books on analytic number theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research in analytic number theory
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work on Diophantine approximation ⓘ work on prime numbers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | London Mathematical Society ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Mathematics PhD students in analytic number theory at Royal Holloway, University of London ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Metric Number Theory
ⓘ
linked to:
Diophantine approximation
Prime-Detecting Sieves ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Pure Mathematics at Royal Holloway, University of London ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Diophantine approximation
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additive number theory ⓘ distribution of prime numbers ⓘ sieve methods ⓘ |
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Subject: Glyn Harman Description of subject: Glyn Harman is a British mathematician known for his contributions to analytic number theory, particularly in the study of prime numbers and Diophantine approximation.
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