Wilhelm Exner Medal
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The Wilhelm Exner Medal is a prestigious Austrian award honoring scientists and inventors whose research has had significant practical impact on industry and the economy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wilhelm Exner Medal canonical | 5 |
| Wilhelm Exner Medal Foundation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilhelm Exner Medal Context triple: [Bruno Buchberger, awardReceived, Wilhelm Exner Medal]
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A.
Bunsen Medal
The Bunsen Medal is a prestigious scientific award named after chemist Robert Bunsen, given for outstanding contributions to the field of chemistry.
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B.
Noether Medal
The Noether Medal is an academic award named in honor of pioneering mathematician Emmy Noether, recognizing outstanding contributions in mathematics.
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C.
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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D.
Matteucci Medal
The Matteucci Medal is a prestigious Italian scientific award given for outstanding contributions to physics.
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E.
Gregori Aminoff Prize
The Gregori Aminoff Prize is a prestigious Swedish scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of crystallography.
- 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: Wilhelm Exner Medal Target entity description: The Wilhelm Exner Medal is a prestigious Austrian award honoring scientists and inventors whose research has had significant practical impact on industry and the economy.
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A.
Bunsen Medal
The Bunsen Medal is a prestigious scientific award named after chemist Robert Bunsen, given for outstanding contributions to the field of chemistry.
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B.
Noether Medal
The Noether Medal is an academic award named in honor of pioneering mathematician Emmy Noether, recognizing outstanding contributions in mathematics.
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C.
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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D.
Matteucci Medal
The Matteucci Medal is a prestigious Italian scientific award given for outstanding contributions to physics.
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E.
Gregori Aminoff Prize
The Gregori Aminoff Prize is a prestigious Swedish scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of crystallography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian award
ⓘ
science and technology award ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Austrian economy
ⓘ
Austrian industry ⓘ |
| awardCriteria |
research with significant economic impact
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scientific achievements with practical application in industry ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | business association ⓘ |
| commemorates | Wilhelm Exner’s contributions to Austrian trade and industry ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| field |
innovation
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science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1921 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAwarded | over 200 laureates ⓘ |
| hasAwardType | medal ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Austrian science and technology awards
ⓘ
Awards established in 1921 ⓘ |
| honours |
inventors
ⓘ
scientists ⓘ |
| inception | 1921 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| location | Vienna ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wilhelm Exner ⓘ |
| notableLaureate |
Emmanuelle Charpentier
ⓘ
Fritz Haber ⓘ Guglielmo Marconi ⓘ Karl Ziegler ⓘ Konrad Zuse ⓘ Tim Berners-Lee ⓘ Vinton Cerf ⓘ
surface form:
Vinton G. Cerf
Wilhelm Röntgen ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.wilhelmexner.org/ ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Wilhelm Exner Medal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Wilhelm Exner Medal Foundation
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| presentedBy |
Austrian Chamber of Commerce
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surface form:
Austrian Trade Association
Österreichischer Gewerbeverein ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor scientists and inventors whose work has significant impact on industry and the economy ⓘ |
| selectionBasis |
international scientific reputation
ⓘ
practical relevance of research results ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Wilhelm Exner Medal Foundation