Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law
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The Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law is a distinguished endowed chair in comparative law at Columbia Law School held by legal scholar Katharina Pistor.
All labels observed (1)
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| Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2034918 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law Context triple: [Katharina Pistor, positionHeld, Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law]
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Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics
The Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Chicago held by philosopher and legal scholar Martha Nussbaum, recognizing exceptional contributions at the intersection of law, philosophy, and ethics.
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Christopher Columbus Langdell
Christopher Columbus Langdell was a 19th-century American legal scholar and dean of Harvard Law School who pioneered the case method of legal education.
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C. Douglas Dillon Professor of International Affairs
The C. Douglas Dillon Professor of International Affairs is a distinguished academic chair in international relations named in honor of former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and diplomat C. Douglas Dillon.
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Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor
The Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, historically associated with eminent scholars such as astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
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Harrington Professor of History
Harrington Professor of History is a distinguished endowed academic chair in the field of history, held by historian Alfred W. McCoy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law Target entity description: The Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law is a distinguished endowed chair in comparative law at Columbia Law School held by legal scholar Katharina Pistor.
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A.
Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics
The Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Chicago held by philosopher and legal scholar Martha Nussbaum, recognizing exceptional contributions at the intersection of law, philosophy, and ethics.
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B.
Christopher Columbus Langdell
Christopher Columbus Langdell was a 19th-century American legal scholar and dean of Harvard Law School who pioneered the case method of legal education.
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C.
C. Douglas Dillon Professor of International Affairs
The C. Douglas Dillon Professor of International Affairs is a distinguished academic chair in international relations named in honor of former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and diplomat C. Douglas Dillon.
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D.
Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor
The Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, historically associated with eminent scholars such as astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
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E.
Harrington Professor of History
Harrington Professor of History is a distinguished endowed academic chair in the field of history, held by historian Alfred W. McCoy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic position
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endowed chair ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | law ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Columbia Law School
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Columbia University ⓘ |
| chairType |
distinguished chair
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endowed chair ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field | comparative law ⓘ |
| holder | Katharina Pistor ⓘ |
| institution | Columbia University ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Columbia Law School ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edwin B. Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Columbia Law School ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | Katharina Pistor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law Description of subject: The Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law is a distinguished endowed chair in comparative law at Columbia Law School held by legal scholar Katharina Pistor.
Referenced by (1)
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