Demidov Prize
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The Demidov Prize is a prestigious Russian scientific award, originally established in the 19th century and later revived, that honors outstanding contributions to science and technology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Demidov Prize canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3158544 — 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: Demidov Prize Context triple: [Vitaly Ginzburg, awardReceived, Demidov Prize]
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A.
Lomonosov Gold Medal
The Lomonosov Gold Medal is the highest scientific award of the Russian Academy of Sciences, given for outstanding achievements in the natural and social sciences.
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B.
Lobachevsky Prize
The Lobachevsky Prize is a prestigious international mathematics award, particularly associated with achievements in geometry and related fields.
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C.
Stalin Prize
The Stalin Prize was a prestigious Soviet state award given for outstanding achievements in fields such as science, engineering, literature, and the arts.
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D.
Lenin Prize
The Lenin Prize was one of the highest civilian awards in the Soviet Union, granted for outstanding achievements in science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology.
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E.
Pushkin Prize
The Pushkin Prize is a prestigious Russian literary award historically given for outstanding contributions to literature, notably received by authors such as Fyodor Dostoevsky.
- 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: Demidov Prize Target entity description: The Demidov Prize is a prestigious Russian scientific award, originally established in the 19th century and later revived, that honors outstanding contributions to science and technology.
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A.
Lomonosov Gold Medal
The Lomonosov Gold Medal is the highest scientific award of the Russian Academy of Sciences, given for outstanding achievements in the natural and social sciences.
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B.
Lobachevsky Prize
The Lobachevsky Prize is a prestigious international mathematics award, particularly associated with achievements in geometry and related fields.
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C.
Stalin Prize
The Stalin Prize was a prestigious Soviet state award given for outstanding achievements in fields such as science, engineering, literature, and the arts.
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D.
Lenin Prize
The Lenin Prize was one of the highest civilian awards in the Soviet Union, granted for outstanding achievements in science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology.
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E.
Pushkin Prize
The Pushkin Prize is a prestigious Russian literary award historically given for outstanding contributions to literature, notably received by authors such as Fyodor Dostoevsky.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian award
ⓘ
scientific award ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding contributions to science
ⓘ
outstanding contributions to technology ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Demidov Scientific Foundation
ⓘ
Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| discipline |
humanities
ⓘ
natural sciences ⓘ technical sciences ⓘ |
| discontinued | 1866 ⓘ |
| eligibleRegion |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
former Soviet Union
|
| field |
science
ⓘ
technology ⓘ |
| founder |
Akinfiy Demidov
ⓘ
surface form:
Pavel Demidov
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
biology
ⓘ
chemistry ⓘ earth sciences ⓘ engineering ⓘ humanities and social sciences ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.demidov-prize.ru/ ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first major private scientific award in Russia ⓘ |
| inception | 1831 ⓘ |
| languageOfAwarding | Russian ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Demidov family ⓘ |
| notableLaureatesInclude |
Gury Marchuk
ⓘ
Luciano Faddeev ⓘ
surface form:
Ludvig Faddeev
Sergei Kovalev ⓘ |
| originalAwardingBody |
Imperial Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Academy of Sciences
|
| originalAwardingCity |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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| relatedInstitution |
Russian Academy of Sciences
ⓘ
Ural Federal University ⓘ |
| revival | 1993 ⓘ |
| revivedBy | Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| revivedInCity | Yekaterinburg ⓘ |
| reward |
cash prize
ⓘ
diploma ⓘ medal ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
expert committee decision
ⓘ
peer review ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Demidov family
ⓘ
surface form:
Demidov family (historical)
regional authorities of Sverdlovsk Oblast (modern) ⓘ |
| status |
one of the oldest Russian scientific awards
ⓘ
prestigious Russian scientific award ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerYear |
3
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4 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Demidov Prize Description of subject: The Demidov Prize is a prestigious Russian scientific award, originally established in the 19th century and later revived, that honors outstanding contributions to science and technology.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vitaly Ginzburg