James F. Crow
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James F. Crow was a prominent American population geneticist known for his foundational contributions to theoretical genetics and the study of genetic variation and evolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James F. Crow canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1327216 — 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: James F. Crow Context triple: [Darwin–Wallace Medal, notableRecipient, James F. Crow]
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A.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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B.
Frederick W. Lander
Frederick W. Lander was a 19th-century American civil engineer and explorer best known for surveying and constructing overland wagon routes to the western United States.
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C.
Jerrold R. Zacharias
Jerrold R. Zacharias was an American physicist best known for his work on radar development during World War II and for pioneering the atomic clock.
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D.
Joel J. Richard
Joel J. Richard is a film composer best known for co-scoring high-octane action movies, including entries in the John Wick franchise.
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E.
Robert H. Richards
Robert H. Richards was a prominent American mining engineer and metallurgist known for pioneering work in ore dressing and mineral processing.
- 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: James F. Crow Target entity description: James F. Crow was a prominent American population geneticist known for his foundational contributions to theoretical genetics and the study of genetic variation and evolution.
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A.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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B.
Frederick W. Lander
Frederick W. Lander was a 19th-century American civil engineer and explorer best known for surveying and constructing overland wagon routes to the western United States.
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C.
Jerrold R. Zacharias
Jerrold R. Zacharias was an American physicist best known for his work on radar development during World War II and for pioneering the atomic clock.
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D.
Joel J. Richard
Joel J. Richard is a film composer best known for co-scoring high-octane action movies, including entries in the John Wick franchise.
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E.
Robert H. Richards
Robert H. Richards was a prominent American mining engineer and metallurgist known for pioneering work in ore dressing and mineral processing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geneticist
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human ⓘ population geneticist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Sewall Wright ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Genetics Society of America Medal
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Sewall Wright Award ⓘ Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Motoo Kimura ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralStudent |
James F. Kidwell
NERFINISHED
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Motoo Kimura ⓘ |
| editorOf | Genetics ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
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University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| employer | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| familyName | Crow ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
evolutionary biology
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genetics ⓘ population genetics ⓘ theoretical genetics ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influenced |
Motoo Kimura
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many later population geneticists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clarifying concepts of effective population size
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foundational contributions to population genetics ⓘ research on mutation rates in populations ⓘ work on genetic variation and evolution ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| name | James F. Crow self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Crow and Kimura "An Introduction to Population Genetics Theory"
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contributions to the theory of mutation and selection balance ⓘ research on inbreeding and effective population size ⓘ theoretical work on genetic drift ⓘ |
| occupation |
geneticist
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university professor ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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surface form:
Madison, Wisconsin
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| wrote |
An Introduction to Population Genetics Theory
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numerous articles in the journal Genetics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: James F. Crow Description of subject: James F. Crow was a prominent American population geneticist known for his foundational contributions to theoretical genetics and the study of genetic variation and evolution.
Referenced by (4)
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