William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge
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The William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in social anthropology at the University of Cambridge.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10221541 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge Context triple: [Ernest Gellner, positionHeld, William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge]
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Department of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge
The Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic center for the study and research of human societies, cultures, and social relations.
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B.
Elliott Professor of Sociology
Elliott Professor of Sociology is an endowed academic chair in sociology held by distinguished scholars such as Robert N. Bellah at a major university.
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Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge
The Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic unit specializing in sociological research and teaching on contemporary social issues, inequalities, and institutions.
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D.
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
The Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford, held by leading scholars in political and social thought.
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E.
Martin White Professor of Sociology
The Martin White Professor of Sociology is a prestigious endowed chair at the London School of Economics, historically associated with leading figures in the development of modern sociology in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge Target entity description: The William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in social anthropology at the University of Cambridge.
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A.
Department of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge
The Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic center for the study and research of human societies, cultures, and social relations.
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B.
Elliott Professor of Sociology
Elliott Professor of Sociology is an endowed academic chair in sociology held by distinguished scholars such as Robert N. Bellah at a major university.
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C.
Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge
The Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic unit specializing in sociological research and teaching on contemporary social issues, inequalities, and institutions.
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D.
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
The Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford, held by leading scholars in political and social thought.
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E.
Martin White Professor of Sociology
The Martin White Professor of Sociology is a prestigious endowed chair at the London School of Economics, historically associated with leading figures in the development of modern sociology in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
endowed chair
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professorship ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| academicRank | professor ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endowmentType | endowed chair ⓘ |
| field | social anthropology ⓘ |
| hasDomain | social sciences ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
research in social anthropology
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teaching in social anthropology ⓘ |
| hasTitle | William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century (approximate) ⓘ |
| isChairIn | social anthropology ⓘ |
| isEndowed | true ⓘ |
| isPrestigious | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| locatedInCity | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | England ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Wyse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science at the University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldAt | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| university | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge Description of subject: The William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in social anthropology at the University of Cambridge.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ernest Gellner
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positionHeld
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William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge
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