Alfred Nobel
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Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor of dynamite who used his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes, among the world’s most prestigious awards for achievements in science, literature, and peace.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfred Nobel canonical | 47 |
| Alfred Bernhard Nobel | 1 |
| Nobel | 1 |
| will of Alfred Nobel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T40036 — 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.
Target entity: Alfred Nobel Context triple: [Nobel Prize in Literature, foundedBy, Alfred Nobel]
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Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling was an American chemist, peace activist, and two-time Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the nature of the chemical bond and molecular biology.
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William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
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Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was a pioneering American inventor and businessman best known for developing the practical incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
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Norman Borlaug
Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist and humanitarian known as the “father of the Green Revolution” for developing high-yield, disease-resistant crops that helped dramatically reduce global hunger.
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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who led the expansion of the U.S. steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of history’s most prominent benefactors of education and science.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alfred Nobel Target entity description: Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor of dynamite who used his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes, among the world’s most prestigious awards for achievements in science, literature, and peace.
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A.
Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling was an American chemist, peace activist, and two-time Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the nature of the chemical bond and molecular biology.
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B.
William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
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C.
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was a pioneering American inventor and businessman best known for developing the practical incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
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Henry Bessemer
Henry Bessemer was a 19th-century English inventor and engineer best known for developing the Bessemer process, which revolutionized mass steel production.
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E.
Norman Borlaug
Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist and humanitarian known as the “father of the Green Revolution” for developing high-yield, disease-resistant crops that helped dramatically reduce global hunger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (80)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemist
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engineer ⓘ human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ inventor ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Norra begravningsplatsen
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Stockholm County ⓘ
surface form:
Solna
Sweden ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| coFounded | Bofors (as an arms manufacturer) ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
ⓘ
surface form:
Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Nobel Museum ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1833-10-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1896-12-10 ⓘ |
| educatedBy | private tutors ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swedes ⓘ |
| familyName |
Alfred Nobel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nobel
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| father | Immanuel Nobel ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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engineering ⓘ explosives ⓘ industrial research ⓘ |
| founded |
Nobel Foundation
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Nobel Prize ⓘ |
| fullName |
Alfred Nobel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
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| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Alfred Nobel Monument in New York City
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statues in Stockholm ⓘ |
| influenced |
international recognition of scientific achievements
ⓘ
modern peace movement through Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ |
| inspired |
Nobel Peace Prize
ⓘ
Nobel Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
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| knownFor |
founding the Nobel Prize
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inventing dynamite ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Russian ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| legacy | Nobel Prizes awarded annually ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | never married ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| mother | Andriette Nobel ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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surface form:
Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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| nativeLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| netWorthAtDeath | significant industrial fortune ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of ballistite
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development of blasting gelatin ⓘ invention of dynamite ⓘ |
| numberOfInventions | over 300 patents ⓘ |
| occupation |
arms manufacturer
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businessman ⓘ chemist ⓘ engineer ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| owned |
Bofors (as an arms manufacturer)
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surface form:
Bofors
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| patentCount | 355 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Stockholm
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Sweden ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kingdom of Italy
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Sanremo ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence |
Paris
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St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
Sanremo ⓘ Stockholm ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Immanuel Nobel
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surface form:
Emil Nobel
Robert Nobel ⓘ
surface form:
Ludvig Nobel
Robert Nobel ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Nikolai Zinin ⓘ |
| will | established Nobel Prizes from his fortune ⓘ |
| workedOn |
nitroglycerin stabilization
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safe explosives for construction ⓘ |
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Subject: Alfred Nobel Description of subject: Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor of dynamite who used his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes, among the world’s most prestigious awards for achievements in science, literature, and peace.
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