Nansen Medal
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The Nansen Medal, officially known as the Nansen Refugee Award, is a prestigious honor presented by the UNHCR to individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding service to refugees.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nansen Medal canonical | 1 |
| Nansen Medal for Outstanding Research | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T47606 — 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: Nansen Medal Context triple: [Nansen Refugee Award, alsoKnownAs, Nansen Medal]
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A.
Helmholtz Medal
The Helmholtz Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities in recognition of outstanding contributions to research.
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B.
Stockholm Water Prize
The Stockholm Water Prize is a prestigious international award often likened to the "Nobel Prize for water," honoring outstanding achievements in water-related science, policy, and management.
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C.
Max Planck Medal
The Max Planck Medal is the highest award of the German Physical Society, honoring outstanding achievements in theoretical physics.
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D.
Crafoord Prize
The Crafoord Prize is a prestigious international scientific award, established by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, that recognizes groundbreaking research in disciplines not covered by the Nobel Prizes, such as astronomy, mathematics, geosciences, and biosciences.
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E.
Oersted Medal
The Oersted Medal is a prestigious American award recognizing outstanding contributions to the teaching of physics.
- 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: Nansen Medal Target entity description: The Nansen Medal, officially known as the Nansen Refugee Award, is a prestigious honor presented by the UNHCR to individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding service to refugees.
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A.
Helmholtz Medal
The Helmholtz Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities in recognition of outstanding contributions to research.
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B.
Stockholm Water Prize
The Stockholm Water Prize is a prestigious international award often likened to the "Nobel Prize for water," honoring outstanding achievements in water-related science, policy, and management.
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C.
Max Planck Medal
The Max Planck Medal is the highest award of the German Physical Society, honoring outstanding achievements in theoretical physics.
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D.
Crafoord Prize
The Crafoord Prize is a prestigious international scientific award, established by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, that recognizes groundbreaking research in disciplines not covered by the Nobel Prizes, such as astronomy, mathematics, geosciences, and biosciences.
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E.
Oersted Medal
The Oersted Medal is a prestigious American award recognizing outstanding contributions to the teaching of physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNHCR award
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humanitarian award ⓘ refugee-related award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
UNHCR
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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| awardCategory |
Nansen local laureate
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global laureate ⓘ regional laureate for Africa ⓘ regional laureate for Asia and the Pacific ⓘ regional laureate for Europe ⓘ regional laureate for the Americas ⓘ regional laureate for the Middle East and North Africa ⓘ |
| awardCeremonyLocation | various international venues ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
exceptional dedication to the refugee cause
ⓘ
outstanding service to refugees ⓘ protecting forcibly displaced and stateless people ⓘ |
| country | United Nations ⓘ |
| field |
human rights
ⓘ
humanitarianism ⓘ refugee protection ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1954 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
citation
ⓘ
medal ⓘ monetary prize ⓘ |
| hasRecipientType |
groups
ⓘ
individuals ⓘ organizations ⓘ |
| inception | 1954 ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fridtjof Nansen ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Eleanor Roosevelt
ⓘ
Graça Machel ⓘ Kenneth Dadzie ⓘ Médecins Sans Frontières ⓘ Juliana of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
Sergio Vieira de Mello ⓘ The people of Canada ⓘ |
| officialName | Nansen Refugee Award ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
UNHCR
ⓘ
UNHCR ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
|
| purpose |
to highlight the plight of refugees and displaced persons
ⓘ
to recognize extraordinary humanitarian work for refugees ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
ⓘ
surface form:
Fridtjof Nansen International Office for Refugees
Nansen passport ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | chosen by a committee appointed by UNHCR ⓘ |
| sponsor | UNHCR and partners ⓘ |
| website | https://www.unhcr.org/nansen-refugee-award.html ⓘ |
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Subject: Nansen Medal Description of subject: The Nansen Medal, officially known as the Nansen Refugee Award, is a prestigious honor presented by the UNHCR to individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding service to refugees.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nansen Medal for Outstanding Research