R. B. Woodward
E213569
R. B. Woodward was a pioneering American organic chemist renowned for his masterful syntheses of complex natural products and awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| R. B. Woodward canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1135751 — 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: R. B. Woodward Context triple: [Priestley Medal, hasRecipient, R. B. Woodward]
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A.
Robert Upshur Woodward
Robert Upshur Woodward is an American investigative journalist and author best known for his reporting on the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
R. W. Elliott
R. W. Elliott was a South Carolina school board official known for his role as a defendant in the landmark desegregation case Briggs v. Elliott, one of the cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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E.
Seybourn H. Lynne
Seybourn H. Lynne was a United States federal judge known for his role in significant civil rights-era cases, including those challenging racial segregation.
- 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: R. B. Woodward Target entity description: R. B. Woodward was a pioneering American organic chemist renowned for his masterful syntheses of complex natural products and awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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A.
Robert Upshur Woodward
Robert Upshur Woodward is an American investigative journalist and author best known for his reporting on the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
R. W. Elliott
R. W. Elliott was a South Carolina school board official known for his role as a defendant in the landmark desegregation case Briggs v. Elliott, one of the cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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E.
Seybourn H. Lynne
Seybourn H. Lynne was a United States federal judge known for his role in significant civil rights-era cases, including those challenging racial segregation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Chemistry
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human ⓘ organic chemist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Davy Medal
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Lavoisier Medal ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1965 ⓘ
surface form:
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1965 ⓘ Priestley Medal ⓘ Roger Adams Award ⓘ Willard Gibbs Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Willard Gibbs Award
|
| coAuthor | Roald Hoffmann ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-04-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-07-08 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | James Flack Norris ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Woodward ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
natural product synthesis
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organic chemistry ⓘ theoretical organic chemistry ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Burns Woodward ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| knownFor |
application of quantum mechanics to organic chemistry
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development of pericyclic reaction theory ⓘ pioneering total synthesis of complex natural products ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| middleName | Burns ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | none ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Elias J. Corey
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surface form:
Elias James Corey
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| notableWork |
Woodward–Hoffmann rules
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total synthesis of chlorophyll ⓘ total synthesis of cholesterol ⓘ total synthesis of cortisone ⓘ total synthesis of quinine ⓘ total synthesis of reserpine ⓘ total synthesis of strychnine ⓘ total synthesis of vitamin B12 ⓘ |
| occupation |
chemist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ellen Woodward
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Irja Pullman ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: R. B. Woodward Description of subject: R. B. Woodward was a pioneering American organic chemist renowned for his masterful syntheses of complex natural products and awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Referenced by (3)
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