scientific patron
C493
concept
A scientific patron is an individual or organization that provides financial, institutional, or social support to scientific research and researchers, often shaping the direction and priorities of scientific inquiry.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American scientist | 185 |
| patron of science | 15 |
| scientific patron canonical | 4 |
| patron of astronomy | 2 |
| patron of botany | 2 |
| patron of exploration | 2 |
| archaeology patron | 1 |
| astronomy patron | 1 |
| exploration patron | 1 |
| patron of natural history | 1 |
| patron of sciences | 1 |
| patron of the sciences | 1 |
| scientific promoter | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: scientific patron
Generated description
A scientific patron is an individual or organization that provides financial, institutional, or social support to scientific research and researchers, often shaping the direction and priorities of scientific inquiry.
Instances (216)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mildred Dresselhaus | American scientist |
| Harry Gray | American scientist |
| Martha Chase | American scientist |
| Roger Y. Tsien | American scientist |
| Donald A. Henderson | American scientist |
| Margaret C. Etter | American scientist |
| John Hopfield | American scientist |
| Federico Cesi | — |
| James P. Allison | American scientist |
| William M. Hartmann | American scientist |
| Philip Morrison | American scientist |
| James E. Gunn | American scientist |
| Mark L. Powell | American scientist |
| Daniel J. Chure | American scientist |
| Joan A. Steitz | American scientist |
| Samuel W. Johnson | American scientist |
| Donald J. Hughes | American scientist |
| Morris K. Jesup | patron of science |
| Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi | — |
| R. Bruce Lindsay | American scientist |
| Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | patron of botany |
| Neil Gehrels | American scientist |
| Eugene A. Fitzgerald | American scientist |
| Alpheus Hyatt | American scientist |
| Lynn Petra Alexander | American scientist |
| Fiona A. Harrison | American scientist |
| Scott S. Sheppard | American scientist |
| Albert A. Michelson | American scientist |
| Frank Tipler | American scientist |
| Edward W. Morley | American scientist |
|
Impey family (Lady Mary Impey)
surface form:
Lady Mary Impey
|
patron of natural history |
| Gregory R. Choppin | American scientist |
| Harry O. Wood | American scientist |
| William J. Borucki | American scientist |
| Thomas C. Hanks | American scientist |
|
Theodore Lyman (scientist)
surface form:
Theodore Lyman
|
American scientist |
| R. Bruce King | American scientist |
| William N. Lipscomb Jr. | American scientist |
|
Schreiber
surface form:
Stuart L. Schreiber
|
American scientist |
| Seymour Benzer | American scientist |
| Linda Buck | American scientist |
| Richard Losick | American scientist |
| Harold Urey | American scientist |
| Martin C. Weisskopf | American scientist |
| Mario Capecchi | American scientist |
|
Charles Henry Bennett
surface form:
Charles H. Bennett
|
American scientist |
| Ferdinando II de' Medici | patron of science |
| John Gamble Kirkwood | American scientist |
| Roger Nicoll | American scientist |
| David L. Goodstein | American scientist |