Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford

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academic position endowed chair professorship

The Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford is a historic endowed chair in mathematics, established in the 17th century as one of the university’s most prestigious professorships in geometry.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford canonical	4
Savilian Chair of Geometry	2
Savilian Professor of Geometry	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2816700 — 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: Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford
Context triple: [Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford, hasSisterChair, Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford]

A. Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
The Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in mathematics at Oxford, historically held by some of the world’s leading mathematicians.
B. Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics held by some of the university’s most distinguished mathematicians.
C. Gresham Professor of Geometry
Gresham Professor of Geometry is a prestigious academic chair at Gresham College in London, historically associated with leading mathematicians and scientists who deliver free public lectures on geometry and related fields.
D. Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford
The Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy held by leading scholars, historically including figures such as Sir Christopher Wren.
E. Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy and related physical sciences, historically held by leading figures in astrophysical research and teaching at the university.
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: Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford
Target entity description: The Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford is a historic endowed chair in mathematics, established in the 17th century as one of the university’s most prestigious professorships in geometry.

A. Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
The Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in mathematics at Oxford, historically held by some of the world’s leading mathematicians.
B. Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics held by some of the university’s most distinguished mathematicians.
C. Gresham Professor of Geometry
Gresham Professor of Geometry is a prestigious academic chair at Gresham College in London, historically associated with leading mathematicians and scientists who deliver free public lectures on geometry and related fields.
D. Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford
The Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy held by leading scholars, historically including figures such as Sir Christopher Wren.
E. Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy and related physical sciences, historically held by leading figures in astrophysical research and teaching at the university.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic position ⓘ endowed chair ⓘ professorship ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
establishedInCentury	17th century ⓘ
field	geometry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ
foundedBy	Henry Savile ⓘ
hasAcademicDiscipline	algebraic geometry ⓘ differential geometry ⓘ geometric analysis ⓘ pure mathematics ⓘ
hasNotableHolder	Ben Green ⓘ Edmund Halley ⓘ G. H. Hardy ⓘ James Joseph Sylvester ⓘ Michael Atiyah ⓘ Nigel Hitchin ⓘ Simon Donaldson ⓘ
hasRank	professor ⓘ
hasTenure	usually permanent ⓘ
inception	1619 ⓘ
isOneOf	oldest science chairs at the University of Oxford ⓘ
isPrestigious	true ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Oxford ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ
namedAfter	Henry Savile ⓘ
partOf	Savilian Chair ⓘ surface form: Savilian Chairs
selectionMethod	appointment by the University of Oxford ⓘ
sisterChair	Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford → hasSisterChair → Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford ⓘ

Godfrey → positionHeld → Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford ⓘ

subject surface form: G. H. Hardy

this entity surface form: Savilian Professor of Geometry

James Joseph Sylvester → positionHeld → Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford ⓘ

John Wallis → positionHeld → Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford ⓘ

Nigel Hitchin → positionHeld → Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford ⓘ

Savilian Chair → hasRelatedChair → Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford ⓘ

subject surface form: Savilian Chair of Astronomy

this entity surface form: Savilian Chair of Geometry

Savilian Chair → foundedWith → Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford ⓘ