Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford

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academic position endowed chair professorship

The Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in economics held by leading scholars in the field.

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Label	Occurrences
Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford canonical	3
Drummond Professor of Political Economy	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1814808 — 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: Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford
Context triple: [John R. Hicks, positionHeld, Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford]

A. Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
B. Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed chair in MIT’s economics department held by leading scholar Daron Acemoglu.
C. Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
D. Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford
The Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical and experimental physics held by some of the university’s most distinguished physicists.
E. Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
The Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford, held by leading scholars in political and social thought.
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: Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford
Target entity description: The Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in economics held by leading scholars in the field.

A. Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
B. Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed chair in MIT’s economics department held by leading scholar Daron Acemoglu.
C. Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
D. Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford
The Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical and experimental physics held by some of the university’s most distinguished physicists.
E. Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
The Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford, held by leading scholars in political and social thought.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic position ⓘ endowed chair ⓘ professorship ⓘ
academicDiscipline	social sciences ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
employer	University of Oxford ⓘ
field	economics ⓘ political economy ⓘ
isEndowed	true ⓘ
isPrestigious	true ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Oxford ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ
partOf	University of Oxford Department of Economics ⓘ Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oxford ⓘ surface form: University of Oxford Faculty of Social Sciences
positionHeldBy	leading scholars in economics ⓘ leading scholars in political economy ⓘ
tenureType	chair ⓘ

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John R. Hicks → positionHeld → Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford ⓘ

Nassau William Senior → positionHeld → Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford ⓘ

Senior → positionHeld → Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford ⓘ

subject surface form: Nassau William Senior

Francis Ysidro Edgeworth → positionHeld → Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Drummond Professor of Political Economy

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