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 |
|---|---|
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Count Karl Joseph von Firmian
surface form:
Karl Joseph von Firmian
|
patron of sciences |
|
Francesco Barberini (cardinal)
surface form:
Francesco Barberini
|
patron of science |
| Caroline von Humboldt | patron of the sciences |
| George R. Ricker | American scientist |
|
John
surface form:
John F. Clauser
|
American scientist |
| Sandra Faber | American scientist |
| Paul R. Julian | American scientist |
|
Frank H. Bigelow (astronomer)
surface form:
Frank H. Bigelow
|
American scientist |
| Charles B. Harris | American scientist |
| William D. Phillips | American scientist |
| Raphaël Bischoffsheim | astronomy patron |
| Daniel Giraud Elliot | American scientist |
| Michael Greenberg | American scientist |
| George C. Schatz | American scientist |
| Irwin Stone | American scientist |
| Alfonso X of Castile | patron of science |
| Samuel Hartlib | scientific promoter |
| Allan R. Sandage | American scientist |
| Eugene C. Bingham | American scientist |
| Thomas Baker Slick Jr. | — |
| Alan J. Heeger | American scientist |
| Lyman Spitzer Jr. | American scientist |
| Brian Yanny | American scientist |
| Harold J. Reitsema | American scientist |
|
Jule
surface form:
Jule Gregory Charney
|
American scientist |
| Arthur C. Walker Jr. | American scientist |
| Joseph Smagorinsky | American scientist |
| Shelly Glashow | American scientist |
| Infante Henry, Duke of Viseu | patron of exploration |
| Alfred Loomis | — |
| Mary Anna Palmer Draper | patron of astronomy |
|
Count Nikolai Rumyantsev
surface form:
Nikolai Rumyantsev
|
patron of science |
| John Preskill | American scientist |
| Nancy Foster | American scientist |
| J. Virginia Lincoln | American scientist |
| David Nesbitt | American scientist |
| Joan Feynman | American scientist |
| Lenard A. Fisk | American scientist |
| Joseph L. Goldstein | American scientist |
| Stanley Deser | American scientist |
| Kerry Emanuel | American scientist |
| Richard J. Terrile | American scientist |
| James R. Holton | American scientist |
| Ellis Englesberg | American scientist |
| Matthew Meselson | American scientist |
| Evelyn Witkin | American scientist |
| Edward W. Washburn | American scientist |
| Steven S. Vogt | American scientist |
| Paul Butler | American scientist |
| P. Kenneth Seidelmann | American scientist |