Maxime Bôcher
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Maxime Bôcher was an American mathematician known for his work in differential equations and analysis, and for his influential role in early 20th-century American mathematics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maxime Bôcher canonical | 3 |
| Bôcher | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1244799 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maxime Bôcher Context triple: [Bôcher Memorial Prize, namedAfter, Maxime Bôcher]
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A.
Émile Picard
Émile Picard was a prominent French mathematician known for his fundamental contributions to complex analysis and algebraic geometry, including Picard's theorems.
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Jacques Hadamard
Jacques Hadamard was a prominent French mathematician known for his fundamental contributions to number theory, complex analysis, and partial differential equations, including the prime number theorem and the concept of well-posed problems.
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C.
Paul Gordan
Paul Gordan was a 19th-century German mathematician known as the "king of invariant theory" for his foundational work in algebraic invariants.
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D.
Frédéric Borel
Frédéric Borel is a prominent French architect known for his expressive, deconstructivist-inspired buildings and influential contributions to contemporary urban architecture.
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E.
Charles Hermite
Charles Hermite was a 19th-century French mathematician renowned for his work in number theory, algebra, and analysis, including the first proof that e is a transcendental number.
- 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: Maxime Bôcher Target entity description: Maxime Bôcher was an American mathematician known for his work in differential equations and analysis, and for his influential role in early 20th-century American mathematics.
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A.
Émile Picard
Émile Picard was a prominent French mathematician known for his fundamental contributions to complex analysis and algebraic geometry, including Picard's theorems.
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B.
Jacques Hadamard
Jacques Hadamard was a prominent French mathematician known for his fundamental contributions to number theory, complex analysis, and partial differential equations, including the prime number theorem and the concept of well-posed problems.
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C.
Paul Gordan
Paul Gordan was a 19th-century German mathematician known as the "king of invariant theory" for his foundational work in algebraic invariants.
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D.
Frédéric Borel
Frédéric Borel is a prominent French architect known for his expressive, deconstructivist-inspired buildings and influential contributions to contemporary urban architecture.
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E.
Charles Hermite
Charles Hermite was a 19th-century French mathematician renowned for his work in number theory, algebra, and analysis, including the first proof that e is a transcendental number.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName |
Maxime Bôcher
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bôcher
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| fieldOfWork |
analysis
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differential equations ⓘ linear differential equations ⓘ mathematics ⓘ potential theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Maxime ⓘ |
| hasAward | Bôcher Memorial Prize ⓘ |
| influenced | early 20th-century American mathematics ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Mathematical Society ⓘ |
| name | Maxime Bôcher self-link ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maxime Bôcher self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential role in early 20th-century American mathematics
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work in analysis ⓘ work in differential equations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Introduction to the Study of Integral Equations
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Leçons sur les méthodes de Sturm ⓘ Linear Differential Equations and Their Applications ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the American Mathematical Society ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bôcher
subject surface form:
Bôcher Memorial Prize