Evelyn Fox Keller
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Evelyn Fox Keller was an influential American physicist, feminist philosopher, and historian of science known for her work on gender and science, the philosophy of biology, and the social dimensions of scientific knowledge.
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| Evelyn Fox Keller canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10946457 — 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: Evelyn Fox Keller Context triple: [Jack Schwartz, coAuthor, Evelyn Fox Keller]
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Esther Lederberg
Esther Lederberg was an American microbiologist and geneticist renowned for her pioneering work in bacterial genetics, including the discovery of the lambda phage and the development of replica plating.
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B.
Lynn Margulis
Lynn Margulis was an influential American biologist best known for developing the endosymbiotic theory, which revolutionized understanding of the origin of eukaryotic cells.
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Rosalind Sayre
Rosalind Sayre was the younger sister of Zelda Fitzgerald, connected to the literary and social circles surrounding Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald in the early 20th century.
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D.
Joanna Cazden
Joanna Cazden is an American speech-language pathologist, voice therapist, and author known for her work with professional voice users and performers.
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Myriam P. Sarachik
Myriam P. Sarachik was a Belgian-born American experimental physicist renowned for her work in low-temperature condensed matter physics and for her leadership and advocacy within the physics community.
- 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: Evelyn Fox Keller Target entity description: Evelyn Fox Keller was an influential American physicist, feminist philosopher, and historian of science known for her work on gender and science, the philosophy of biology, and the social dimensions of scientific knowledge.
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A.
Esther Lederberg
Esther Lederberg was an American microbiologist and geneticist renowned for her pioneering work in bacterial genetics, including the discovery of the lambda phage and the development of replica plating.
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B.
Lynn Margulis
Lynn Margulis was an influential American biologist best known for developing the endosymbiotic theory, which revolutionized understanding of the origin of eukaryotic cells.
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C.
Rosalind Sayre
Rosalind Sayre was the younger sister of Zelda Fitzgerald, connected to the literary and social circles surrounding Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald in the early 20th century.
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D.
Joanna Cazden
Joanna Cazden is an American speech-language pathologist, voice therapist, and author known for her work with professional voice users and performers.
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E.
Myriam P. Sarachik
Myriam P. Sarachik was a Belgian-born American experimental physicist renowned for her work in low-temperature condensed matter physics and for her leadership and advocacy within the physics community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American academic
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feminist philosopher ⓘ historian of science ⓘ person ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history of modern biology
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philosophy of biology ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brandeis University
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Queens College, City University of New York ⓘ |
| familyName | Keller ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
feminist theory
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gender and science ⓘ history of science ⓘ philosophy of biology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ physics ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ |
| fullName | Evelyn Fox Keller ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Evelyn ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
Barbara McClintock
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developmental biology ⓘ epistemology of science ⓘ genetics ⓘ language and metaphor in science ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Barbara McClintock
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feminist theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of metaphors in biological discourse
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critiques of objectivity in science from a feminist perspective ⓘ historical studies of molecular biology and genetics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
feminist philosophy of science
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science and technology studies ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analyses of gender and science
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contributions to philosophy of biology ⓘ work on the social dimensions of scientific knowledge ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock
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Making Sense of Life: Explaining Biological Development with Models, Metaphors, and Machines ⓘ Refiguring Life: Metaphors of Twentieth-Century Biology ⓘ Reflections on Gender and Science ⓘ Secrets of Life, Secrets of Death: Essays on Language, Gender and Science ⓘ The Century of the Gene ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian of science
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philosopher ⓘ physicist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
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