Jonathan Hodgkin
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Jonathan Hodgkin is a British biologist and geneticist known for his research on the genetics, development, and behavior of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonathan Hodgkin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3342917 — 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: Jonathan Hodgkin Context triple: [Hodgkin, hasNotableBearer, Jonathan Hodgkin]
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A.
Will Harridge
Will Harridge was an American baseball executive who served as president of the American League from 1931 to 1959.
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B.
Richard Sibson
Richard Sibson is a distinguished geologist recognized for his influential work on fault mechanics and earthquake processes.
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C.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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D.
Andrew Hodges
Andrew Hodges is a British mathematician and biographer best known for writing the acclaimed Alan Turing biography "Alan Turing: The Enigma," which inspired the film "The Imitation Game."
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E.
Robert Hinde
Robert Hinde was a British zoologist and ethologist renowned for his pioneering research on animal behavior and social relationships, and for mentoring influential primatologists such as Jane Goodall.
- 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: Jonathan Hodgkin Target entity description: Jonathan Hodgkin is a British biologist and geneticist known for his research on the genetics, development, and behavior of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans.
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A.
Will Harridge
Will Harridge was an American baseball executive who served as president of the American League from 1931 to 1959.
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B.
Richard Sibson
Richard Sibson is a distinguished geologist recognized for his influential work on fault mechanics and earthquake processes.
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C.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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D.
Andrew Hodges
Andrew Hodges is a British mathematician and biographer best known for writing the acclaimed Alan Turing biography "Alan Turing: The Enigma," which inspired the film "The Imitation Game."
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E.
Robert Hinde
Robert Hinde was a British zoologist and ethologist renowned for his pioneering research on animal behavior and social relationships, and for mentoring influential primatologists such as Jane Goodall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British scientist
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biologist ⓘ geneticist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
Gabor Medal and Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Gabor Medal
Genetics Society of America Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Genetics Society Medal
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Sydney Brenner ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
King's College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Caenorhabditis elegans research
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developmental biology ⓘ genetics ⓘ molecular genetics ⓘ neurobiology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
biology
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developmental genetics ⓘ neurogenetics ⓘ |
| hasResearchSubject |
genetic control of behavior
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genetic pathways controlling development ⓘ signal transduction in nematodes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on behavior of Caenorhabditis elegans
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research on development of Caenorhabditis elegans ⓘ research on genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Society
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Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
University of Oxford Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
University of Oxford Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
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| notableFor | research on Caenorhabditis elegans ⓘ |
| notableStudent | researchers in Caenorhabditis elegans genetics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
studies of nematode behavior genetics
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studies of sex determination in Caenorhabditis elegans ⓘ |
| occupation |
biologist
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geneticist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor at University of Oxford ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
cell lineage in Caenorhabditis elegans
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neural control of behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans ⓘ sex determination in Caenorhabditis elegans ⓘ |
| studies | Caenorhabditis elegans ⓘ |
| workLocation | Oxford ⓘ |
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