John Coates
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John Coates was a prominent Australian mathematician known for his influential work in number theory, particularly Iwasawa theory, and for mentoring leading mathematicians including Andrew Wiles.
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| John Coates canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Coates Context triple: [Andrew Wiles, doctoralAdvisor, John Coates]
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Alan McMichael
Alan McMichael is a key protagonist in the gothic romance horror film "Crimson Peak," portrayed as a loyal and principled young man who becomes entangled in the dark secrets surrounding the Sharpe family.
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B.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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Christopher Murray Grieve
Christopher Murray Grieve was a Scottish poet, journalist, and key figure in the Scottish Renaissance, best known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid.
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Alan Milburn
Alan Milburn is a British Labour politician and former Secretary of State for Health who later became a prominent figure in public service reform and higher education leadership.
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Gordon Coates
Gordon Coates was a New Zealand politician who served as Prime Minister in the 1920s and played a key role in shaping the country's policies within the British Empire and later the Commonwealth.
- 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: John Coates Target entity description: John Coates was a prominent Australian mathematician known for his influential work in number theory, particularly Iwasawa theory, and for mentoring leading mathematicians including Andrew Wiles.
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A.
Alan McMichael
Alan McMichael is a key protagonist in the gothic romance horror film "Crimson Peak," portrayed as a loyal and principled young man who becomes entangled in the dark secrets surrounding the Sharpe family.
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B.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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C.
Christopher Murray Grieve
Christopher Murray Grieve was a Scottish poet, journalist, and key figure in the Scottish Renaissance, best known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid.
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D.
Alan Milburn
Alan Milburn is a British Labour politician and former Secretary of State for Health who later became a prominent figure in public service reform and higher education leadership.
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E.
Gordon Coates
Gordon Coates was a New Zealand politician who served as Prime Minister in the 1920s and played a key role in shaping the country's policies within the British Empire and later the Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | pure mathematics ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Iwasawa theory community
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modern number theory ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of Iwasawa theory for elliptic curves
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p-adic methods in number theory ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | J. W. S. Cassels ⓘ |
| doctoralStudent |
Andrew Wiles
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other leading number theorists ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Australian National University
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | Coates ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Iwasawa theory
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mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| influenced | Andrew Wiles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep results in arithmetic of elliptic curves
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influential mentorship in number theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Iwasawa theory
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contributions to number theory ⓘ mentoring leading mathematicians ⓘ work related to the study of elliptic curves ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Andrew Wiles ⓘ |
| notableWork | research in Iwasawa theory ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics
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surface form:
Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Australia
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
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