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 |
|---|---|
| Marshall N. Rosenbluth | American scientist |
| Carl Wunsch | American scientist |
| Joanne Chory | American scientist |
| Carl Heiles | American scientist |
| Daniel Eisenstein | American scientist |
| Charles L. Bennett | American scientist |
| Norman Jarosik | American scientist |
| Adam Burrows | American scientist |
| Ed Turner | American scientist |
| Bruce Draine | American scientist |
| Nicholas B. Suntzeff | American scientist |
| Peter M. Garnavich | American scientist |
| Christopher Stubbs | American scientist |
| Robert P. Kirshner | American scientist |
| Charles H. Bennett | American scientist |
| Mark Ptashne | American scientist |