F. Albert Cotton
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F. Albert Cotton was a prominent American inorganic chemist renowned for his pioneering work on metal–metal bonding and transition metal complexes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| F. Albert Cotton canonical | 2 |
| Frank Albert Cotton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: F. Albert Cotton Context triple: [Priestley Medal, hasRecipient, F. Albert Cotton]
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A.
Charles Alton Ellis
Charles Alton Ellis was an American structural engineer best known for performing the complex mathematical and design work that made the Golden Gate Bridge possible.
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B.
Robert H. Richards
Robert H. Richards was a prominent American mining engineer and metallurgist known for pioneering work in ore dressing and mineral processing.
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C.
Robert G. Bratcher
Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
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D.
Edgar A. Newell
Edgar A. Newell was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for building the Newell Company into a major consumer goods manufacturer that later became Newell Brands.
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E.
Louis C. Newhall
Louis C. Newhall was an American architect best known for designing Boston Garden, the historic multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 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: F. Albert Cotton Target entity description: F. Albert Cotton was a prominent American inorganic chemist renowned for his pioneering work on metal–metal bonding and transition metal complexes.
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A.
Charles Alton Ellis
Charles Alton Ellis was an American structural engineer best known for performing the complex mathematical and design work that made the Golden Gate Bridge possible.
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B.
Robert H. Richards
Robert H. Richards was a prominent American mining engineer and metallurgist known for pioneering work in ore dressing and mineral processing.
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C.
Robert G. Bratcher
Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
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D.
Edgar A. Newell
Edgar A. Newell was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for building the Newell Company into a major consumer goods manufacturer that later became Newell Brands.
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E.
Louis C. Newhall
Louis C. Newhall was an American architect best known for designing Boston Garden, the historic multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ inorganic chemist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science
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PhD in chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry
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Lavoisier Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Lavoisier Medal of the Société Chimique de France
National Medal of Science ⓘ Priestley Medal ⓘ Wolf Prize in Chemistry ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Carlos A. Murillo
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Geoffrey Wilkinson ⓘ Manfred Bochmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-04-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-02-20 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Geoffrey Wilkinson ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Temple University ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Texas A&M University ⓘ |
| familyName | Cotton ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
inorganic chemistry
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organometallic chemistry ⓘ |
| fullName |
F. Albert Cotton
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Frank Albert Cotton
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| givenName | Frank ⓘ |
| hasAcademicChairNamedAfter | F. Albert Cotton Chair in Chemistry at Texas A&M University ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cotton effect in optical rotatory dispersion
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cluster compounds of transition metals ⓘ coordination chemistry ⓘ discovery of the quadruple bond in metal complexes ⓘ metal–metal multiple bonding ⓘ transition metal complexes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Royal Society of Chemistry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cotton–Wilkinson Advanced Inorganic Chemistry textbook
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surface form:
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Multiple Bonds Between Metal Atoms ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
College Station, Texas
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surface form:
College Station, Texas, United States
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| positionHeld |
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Texas A&M University
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Professor of Chemistry at MIT ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
X-ray crystallography of coordination compounds
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bioinorganic chemistry ⓘ metal–metal bonding in transition metals ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Frank Albert Cotton