Arieh Warshel
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Arieh Warshel is an Israeli-American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in computational chemistry and the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arieh Warshel canonical | 4 |
| Nobel laureate Arieh Warshel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3186921 — 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: Arieh Warshel Context triple: [Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, hasNotableAlumni, Arieh Warshel]
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A.
Martin Karplus
Martin Karplus is a theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in developing multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
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B.
Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich is a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to determine the three-dimensional structures of biological macromolecules.
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C.
Dudley R. Herschbach
Dudley R. Herschbach is an American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in molecular beam experiments that advanced the understanding of chemical reaction dynamics.
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D.
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-American theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the electronic structure of molecules and the development of the Woodward–Hoffmann rules.
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E.
Derek H. R. Barton
Derek H. R. Barton was a Nobel Prize–winning British chemist renowned for his pioneering work in conformational analysis and major contributions to organic chemistry.
- 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: Arieh Warshel Target entity description: Arieh Warshel is an Israeli-American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in computational chemistry and the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
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A.
Martin Karplus
Martin Karplus is a theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in developing multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
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B.
Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich is a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to determine the three-dimensional structures of biological macromolecules.
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C.
Dudley R. Herschbach
Dudley R. Herschbach is an American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in molecular beam experiments that advanced the understanding of chemical reaction dynamics.
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D.
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-American theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the electronic structure of molecules and the development of the Woodward–Hoffmann rules.
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E.
Derek H. R. Barton
Derek H. R. Barton was a Nobel Prize–winning British chemist renowned for his pioneering work in conformational analysis and major contributions to organic chemistry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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biochemist ⓘ chemist ⓘ computational chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
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Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Physics ⓘ Master of Science in Chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Honorary Doctorate from Uppsala University
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ICS-Royal Society of Chemistry Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Israel Chemical Society Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ R. Bruce Lindsay Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Israel
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-11-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Technion – Israel Institute of Technology ⓘ Weizmann Institute of Science ⓘ |
| employer | University of Southern California ⓘ |
| familyName | Warshel ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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computational chemistry ⓘ theoretical chemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Arieh ⓘ |
| knownFor |
combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods
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development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems ⓘ pioneering work in computational studies of enzymatic reactions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Biophysical Society
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Royal Society of Chemistry ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Academy of Sciences
|
| nativeLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.category | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.motivation | for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 2013 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
computer simulations of enzyme catalysis
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development of empirical valence bond (EVB) models ⓘ pioneering QM/MM simulations of proteins ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kibbutz Sde Nahum ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Distinguished Professor of Chemistry ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesNobelPrizeWith |
Martin Karplus
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Michael Levitt ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Arieh Warshel Description of subject: Arieh Warshel is an Israeli-American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in computational chemistry and the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faculty of Physics, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
this entity surface form:
Nobel laureate Arieh Warshel