Frederick Sanger
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Frederick Sanger was a British biochemist and two-time Nobel Prize laureate renowned for determining the amino acid sequence of insulin and pioneering DNA sequencing methods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frederick Sanger canonical | 7 |
| Fred Sanger | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1169331 — 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: Frederick Sanger Context triple: [Walter Gilbert, sharesNobelPrizeWith, Frederick Sanger]
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A.
Max Perutz
Max Perutz was an Austrian-British molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering X-ray crystallography studies of hemoglobin and helping to found the field of molecular biology.
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B.
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in DNA sequencing and gene regulation.
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C.
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert was a prominent British sculptor and metalworker of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his architectural and decorative commissions.
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D.
Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin was a British chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for advancing X-ray crystallography and determining the structures of vital biomolecules such as penicillin, vitamin B12, and insulin.
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E.
Ada Yonath
Ada Yonath is an Israeli crystallographer and Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for her pioneering work on the structure and function of the ribosome.
- 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: Frederick Sanger Target entity description: Frederick Sanger was a British biochemist and two-time Nobel Prize laureate renowned for determining the amino acid sequence of insulin and pioneering DNA sequencing methods.
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A.
Max Perutz
Max Perutz was an Austrian-British molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering X-ray crystallography studies of hemoglobin and helping to found the field of molecular biology.
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B.
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in DNA sequencing and gene regulation.
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C.
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert was a prominent British sculptor and metalworker of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his architectural and decorative commissions.
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D.
Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin was a British chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for advancing X-ray crystallography and determining the structures of vital biomolecules such as penicillin, vitamin B12, and insulin.
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E.
Ada Yonath
Ada Yonath is an Israeli crystallographer and Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for her pioneering work on the structure and function of the ribosome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British scientist
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in biochemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Gairdner Foundation International Award ⓘ Lasker Award ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists) ⓘ
surface form:
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Order of Merit ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-08-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-11-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St John’s College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| employer |
MRC LMB
ⓘ
surface form:
Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| familyName | Sanger ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
ⓘ
molecular biology ⓘ |
| fullName | Frederick Sanger self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederick ⓘ |
| influenced |
biotechnology industry
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genomics ⓘ molecular genetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
DNA
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surface form:
DNA sequencing
Sanger sequencing ⓘ determining the amino acid sequence of insulin ⓘ dideoxy chain-termination method ⓘ nucleic acid sequencing ⓘ protein sequencing ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeInChemistry |
1958
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1980 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of Sanger DNA sequencing method
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sequencing of insulin ⓘ |
| numberOfNobelPrizes | 2 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ Rendcomb ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge, England
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surface form:
Cambridge
England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Head of Protein Chemistry Division at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge, England
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surface form:
Cambridge
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frederick Sanger Description of subject: Frederick Sanger was a British biochemist and two-time Nobel Prize laureate renowned for determining the amino acid sequence of insulin and pioneering DNA sequencing methods.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fred Sanger
this entity surface form:
Fred Sanger