S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor
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The S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago named in honor of Nobel laureate astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
All labels observed (1)
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| S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2559168 — 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: S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor Context triple: [Eugene N. Parker, positionHeld, S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor]
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Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor
The Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago awarded to scholars of exceptional distinction in their fields.
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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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C.
College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor
College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor is an honorary academic title recognizing exceptional scholarly achievement and impact within a university’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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D.
Harvard College Professorship
The Harvard College Professorship is a prestigious title awarded to outstanding Harvard faculty members in recognition of exceptional teaching, mentoring, and contributions to undergraduate education.
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Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
The Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the humanities, notably held by Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel.
- 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: S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor Target entity description: The S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago named in honor of Nobel laureate astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
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A.
Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor
The Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago awarded to scholars of exceptional distinction in their fields.
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B.
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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C.
College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor
College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor is an honorary academic title recognizing exceptional scholarly achievement and impact within a university’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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D.
Harvard College Professorship
The Harvard College Professorship is a prestigious title awarded to outstanding Harvard faculty members in recognition of exceptional teaching, mentoring, and contributions to undergraduate education.
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E.
Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
The Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the humanities, notably held by Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic chair
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endowed professorship ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
astronomy
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physics ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago
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Physical Sciences Division, University of Chicago ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| field | astrophysics ⓘ |
| honours | prestigious chair at the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | scientist ⓘ |
| namedForHonor |
Nobel laureate
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astrophysicist ⓘ |
| university | University of Chicago ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor Description of subject: The S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago named in honor of Nobel laureate astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.