Inge Lehmann Medal
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The Inge Lehmann Medal is a prestigious geophysics award presented by the American Geophysical Union to honor outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth's mantle and core.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Inge Lehmann Medal canonical | 3 |
| AGU Inge Lehmann Medal | 1 |
| Lehmann Medal (American Geophysical Union) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11326657 — 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: Inge Lehmann Medal Context triple: [Lynn Sykes, awardReceived, Inge Lehmann Medal]
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A.
Maurice Ewing Medal
The Maurice Ewing Medal is a prestigious geophysics award, presented by the American Geophysical Union to honor outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth's processes, particularly in oceanography and seismology.
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B.
William Prager Medal
The William Prager Medal is a prestigious engineering mechanics award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of solid mechanics.
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Lapworth Medal
The Lapworth Medal is a prestigious geological award, named after British geologist Charles Lapworth, that recognizes outstanding contributions to the earth sciences.
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D.
Wilhelm Exner Medal
The Wilhelm Exner Medal is a prestigious Austrian award honoring scientists and inventors whose research has had significant practical impact on industry and the economy.
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E.
Frederic Ives Medal
The Frederic Ives Medal is a prestigious award in the field of optics, presented by the Optical Society of America to honor outstanding contributions to the science of optics.
- 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: Inge Lehmann Medal Target entity description: The Inge Lehmann Medal is a prestigious geophysics award presented by the American Geophysical Union to honor outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth's mantle and core.
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A.
Maurice Ewing Medal
The Maurice Ewing Medal is a prestigious geophysics award, presented by the American Geophysical Union to honor outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth's processes, particularly in oceanography and seismology.
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B.
William Prager Medal
The William Prager Medal is a prestigious engineering mechanics award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of solid mechanics.
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C.
Lapworth Medal
The Lapworth Medal is a prestigious geological award, named after British geologist Charles Lapworth, that recognizes outstanding contributions to the earth sciences.
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D.
Wilhelm Exner Medal
The Wilhelm Exner Medal is a prestigious Austrian award honoring scientists and inventors whose research has had significant practical impact on industry and the economy.
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E.
Frederic Ives Medal
The Frederic Ives Medal is a prestigious award in the field of optics, presented by the Optical Society of America to honor outstanding contributions to the science of optics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geophysics award
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scientific award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
American Geophysical Union Honors and Recognition Committee
ⓘ
linked to:
AGU Honors and Recognition Committee
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| awardedBy | AGU President at AGU meeting ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth’s core
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outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth’s mantle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrganization |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| discipline | solid Earth geophysics ⓘ |
| field |
Earth sciences
ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
AGU Inge Lehmann Medal
ⓘ
linked to:
Inge Lehmann Medal
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| hasAwardCategory | individual scientific achievement ⓘ |
| honors |
research on Earth’s core structure
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research on Earth’s core–mantle boundary ⓘ research on Earth’s deep interior ⓘ research on Earth’s mantle dynamics ⓘ |
| inception | 1997 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Inge Lehmann ⓘ |
| namedAfterNationality | Danish ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | seismologist ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Geophysical Union honors and recognition program
ⓘ
linked to:
AGU Union Medals
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| presentedBy | American Geophysical Union ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
AGU Union Medals
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Bowie Medal ⓘ Walter H. Bucher Medal ⓘ William Bowie Medal ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | peer nomination and committee review ⓘ |
| website | https://www.agu.org/Honor-and-Recognize/Honors/Section-Awards/Lehmann-Medal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Inge Lehmann Medal Description of subject: The Inge Lehmann Medal is a prestigious geophysics award presented by the American Geophysical Union to honor outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth's mantle and core.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Inge Lehmann Medal
linked to: Inge Lehmann Medal