John H. Coates
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John H. Coates was a prominent British-Australian mathematician known for his influential work in number theory, particularly Iwasawa theory and the arithmetic of elliptic curves.
All labels observed (1)
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| John H. Coates canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10973542 — 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: John H. Coates Context triple: [John Tate, notableStudent, John H. Coates]
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A.
James A. Allison
James A. Allison was an American entrepreneur and industrialist best known as one of the founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Allison Engineering Company, a major aircraft engine manufacturer.
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B.
Neil A. Machlis
Neil A. Machlis is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the classic road-trip film "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."
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C.
John M. Fabian
John M. Fabian is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer who flew as a mission specialist on early Space Shuttle flights in the 1980s.
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D.
Philip M. Kaiser
Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
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E.
John C. Wilson
John C. Wilson was an American theatre director and producer best known for staging major Broadway productions in the mid-20th century.
- 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: John H. Coates Target entity description: John H. Coates was a prominent British-Australian mathematician known for his influential work in number theory, particularly Iwasawa theory and the arithmetic of elliptic curves.
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A.
James A. Allison
James A. Allison was an American entrepreneur and industrialist best known as one of the founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Allison Engineering Company, a major aircraft engine manufacturer.
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B.
Neil A. Machlis
Neil A. Machlis is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the classic road-trip film "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."
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C.
John M. Fabian
John M. Fabian is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer who flew as a mission specialist on early Space Shuttle flights in the 1980s.
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D.
Philip M. Kaiser
Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
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E.
John C. Wilson
John C. Wilson was an American theatre director and producer best known for staging major Broadway productions in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ number theorist ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | J. W. S. Cassels ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Australian Mathematical Society Medal
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Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science ⓘ Fellow of the Royal Society ⓘ
linked to:
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
Royal Society Sylvester Medal ⓘ
linked to:
Sylvester Medal
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Australia
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctoralStudent |
Andrew Wiles
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Benedict Gross ⓘ Henri Darmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Greenberg ⓘ Victor Kolyvagin ⓘ Zhiwei Yun ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Australian National University
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University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
University of Sydney ⓘ |
| employer |
Australian National University
ⓘ
University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
École Normale Supérieure ⓘ
linked to:
École Normale (Paris)
|
| fieldOfWork |
Iwasawa theory
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algebraic number theory ⓘ arithmetic of elliptic curves ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | research on the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy | J. W. S. Cassels ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Australian Academy of Science
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture
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work on Iwasawa theory ⓘ work on elliptic curves ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Andrew Wiles
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Benedict Gross ⓘ Henri Darmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Greenberg ⓘ Victor Kolyvagin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
papers on Iwasawa theory of elliptic curves
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results on the arithmetic of elliptic curves over number fields ⓘ work on p-adic L-functions ⓘ |
| occupation |
research mathematician
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics
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Subject: John H. Coates Description of subject: John H. Coates was a prominent British-Australian mathematician known for his influential work in number theory, particularly Iwasawa theory and the arithmetic of elliptic curves.
Referenced by (6)
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