Roger Howe
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Roger Howe is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in representation theory and harmonic analysis, particularly Howe duality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roger Howe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10641331 — 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: Roger Howe Context triple: [Harish-Chandra, notableStudent, Roger Howe]
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A.
Henry Bemis
Henry Bemis is the nearsighted, book-loving bank clerk from the classic Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough at Last," known for surviving a nuclear attack only to face a cruel twist of fate involving his beloved reading.
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B.
William Holbrook
William Holbrook is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Holbrook.
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C.
Charles A. Coffin
Charles A. Coffin was an American businessman who became the first president of General Electric and played a pivotal role in shaping the early electric power industry.
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D.
Thomas A. Bartlett
Thomas A. Bartlett is an American academic leader and former university president known for his influential roles in higher education administration and policy.
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E.
Francis Lathrop
Francis Lathrop was an American artist and illustrator of the late 19th century, known for his stained glass, mural work, and book illustrations.
- 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: Roger Howe Target entity description: Roger Howe is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in representation theory and harmonic analysis, particularly Howe duality.
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A.
Henry Bemis
Henry Bemis is the nearsighted, book-loving bank clerk from the classic Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough at Last," known for surviving a nuclear attack only to face a cruel twist of fate involving his beloved reading.
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B.
William Holbrook
William Holbrook is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Holbrook.
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C.
Charles A. Coffin
Charles A. Coffin was an American businessman who became the first president of General Electric and played a pivotal role in shaping the early electric power industry.
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D.
Thomas A. Bartlett
Thomas A. Bartlett is an American academic leader and former university president known for his influential roles in higher education administration and policy.
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E.
Francis Lathrop
Francis Lathrop was an American artist and illustrator of the late 19th century, known for his stained glass, mural work, and book illustrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AMS Award for Distinguished Public Service
NERFINISHED
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Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
theory of automorphic representations
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theory of reductive dual pairs ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Calvin C. Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer |
Texas A&M University
NERFINISHED
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Yale University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
harmonic analysis
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mathematics ⓘ representation theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
automorphic forms
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representation theory of Lie groups ⓘ theta correspondence ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Howe duality
NERFINISHED
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contributions to harmonic analysis ⓘ contributions to representation theory ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Mathematics at Yale University
NERFINISHED
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professor of mathematics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roger Howe Description of subject: Roger Howe is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in representation theory and harmonic analysis, particularly Howe duality.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harish-Chandra