Paul R. Ehrlich
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Paul R. Ehrlich is an American biologist and population studies scholar best known for his influential and controversial work on overpopulation and environmental sustainability, including the book "The Population Bomb."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul R. Ehrlich canonical | 21 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T32197 — 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: Paul R. Ehrlich Context triple: [Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, notableLaureate, Paul R. Ehrlich]
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A.
Robert H. MacArthur
Robert H. MacArthur was a pioneering American ecologist best known for his foundational work in community ecology and the theory of island biogeography.
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B.
James Lovelock
James Lovelock was an independent British scientist and environmentalist best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which views Earth as a self-regulating, living system.
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C.
Edward O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson was a pioneering American biologist and naturalist renowned for his work on biodiversity, sociobiology, and the study of ants.
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D.
Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond is an American geographer, historian, and author best known for his influential, interdisciplinary books on human societies, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning "Guns, Germs, and Steel."
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E.
Norman Borlaug
Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist and humanitarian known as the “father of the Green Revolution” for developing high-yield, disease-resistant crops that helped dramatically reduce global hunger.
- 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: Paul R. Ehrlich Target entity description: Paul R. Ehrlich is an American biologist and population studies scholar best known for his influential and controversial work on overpopulation and environmental sustainability, including the book "The Population Bomb."
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A.
Robert H. MacArthur
Robert H. MacArthur was a pioneering American ecologist best known for his foundational work in community ecology and the theory of island biogeography.
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B.
James Lovelock
James Lovelock was an independent British scientist and environmentalist best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which views Earth as a self-regulating, living system.
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C.
Edward O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson was a pioneering American biologist and naturalist renowned for his work on biodiversity, sociobiology, and the study of ants.
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D.
Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond is an American geographer, historian, and author best known for his influential, interdisciplinary books on human societies, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning "Guns, Germs, and Steel."
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E.
Norman Borlaug
Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist and humanitarian known as the “father of the Green Revolution” for developing high-yield, disease-resistant crops that helped dramatically reduce global hunger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ biologist ⓘ environmentalist ⓘ human ⓘ population studies scholar ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Blue Planet Prize
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Crafoord Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Crafoord Prize in Biosciences
MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ Crafoord Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Crafoord Prize
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| coAuthor | Anne H. Ehrlich ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Kansas
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University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer | Stanford University ⓘ |
| familyName | Ehrlich ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biology
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conservation biology ⓘ ecology ⓘ entomology ⓘ environmental science ⓘ population studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Charles D. Michener ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Thomas Malthus
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surface form:
Thomas Robert Malthus
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| knownFor |
environmental sustainability advocacy
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neo-Malthusian views on population growth ⓘ research on overpopulation ⓘ the book "The Population Bomb" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| movement |
environmental movement
ⓘ
population control movement ⓘ |
| name | Paul R. Ehrlich self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
link between population growth and resource scarcity
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overpopulation as a driver of environmental degradation ⓘ warnings about global famine risks ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Extinction"
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"The Dominant Animal" ⓘ the book "The Population Bomb" ⓘ
surface form:
"The Population Bomb"
"The Population Explosion" ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
biologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bing Professor of Population Studies
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Professor of Biological Sciences ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne H. Ehrlich ⓘ |
| workLocation | Stanford University ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul R. Ehrlich Description of subject: Paul R. Ehrlich is an American biologist and population studies scholar best known for his influential and controversial work on overpopulation and environmental sustainability, including the book "The Population Bomb."
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Population Bomb
subject surface form:
Extinction
subject surface form:
The Dominant Animal
subject surface form:
The Dominant Animal
subject surface form:
The Population Explosion