Dorothy Moyle Needham
E376863
Dorothy Moyle Needham was a British biochemist known for her pioneering research on muscle physiology and carbohydrate metabolism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dorothy Moyle Needham canonical | 3 |
| Dorothy Mary Moyle Needham | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3670866 — 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: Dorothy Moyle Needham Context triple: [Joseph Needham, spouse, Dorothy Moyle Needham]
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A.
Cordelia Whewell
Cordelia Whewell was the wife of 19th-century English polymath and philosopher William Whewell, known primarily through her marriage into his intellectual and academic circle.
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B.
Margaret Hodgkin
Margaret Hodgkin is a notable individual who shares the distinguished Hodgkin surname, recognized among bearers of that name.
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C.
Frances H. Townes
Frances H. Townes was the wife of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Charles Hard Townes and a partner in his scientific and personal life, known for her support of his career and their shared involvement in academic and community activities.
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D.
Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick
Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick was a British educational reformer, principal of Newnham College, Cambridge, and prominent psychical researcher known for her work with the Society for Psychical Research.
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E.
Dorothy Mary Crowfoot
Dorothy Mary Crowfoot was a pioneering British chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for advancing X-ray crystallography and determining the structures of important biomolecules such as penicillin, vitamin B12, and insulin.
- 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: Dorothy Moyle Needham Target entity description: Dorothy Moyle Needham was a British biochemist known for her pioneering research on muscle physiology and carbohydrate metabolism.
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A.
Cordelia Whewell
Cordelia Whewell was the wife of 19th-century English polymath and philosopher William Whewell, known primarily through her marriage into his intellectual and academic circle.
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B.
Margaret Hodgkin
Margaret Hodgkin is a notable individual who shares the distinguished Hodgkin surname, recognized among bearers of that name.
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C.
Frances H. Townes
Frances H. Townes was the wife of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Charles Hard Townes and a partner in his scientific and personal life, known for her support of his career and their shared involvement in academic and community activities.
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D.
Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick
Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick was a British educational reformer, principal of Newnham College, Cambridge, and prominent psychical researcher known for her work with the Society for Psychical Research.
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E.
Dorothy Mary Crowfoot
Dorothy Mary Crowfoot was a pioneering British chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for advancing X-ray crystallography and determining the structures of important biomolecules such as penicillin, vitamin B12, and insulin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biochemist
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human ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Biochemical Society
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Girton College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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surface form:
Fellowship of the Royal Society
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| birthName | Dorothy Mary Moyle ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | pioneer in muscle biochemistry ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Girton College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer |
Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge
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surface form:
Biochemical Laboratory, Cambridge
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| era | 20th-century science ⓘ |
| familyName | Needham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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carbohydrate metabolism ⓘ enzymology ⓘ muscle physiology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Dorothy Moyle Needham
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dorothy Mary Moyle Needham
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| givenName | Dorothy ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor |
Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins
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surface form:
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
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| honorificTitle | Fellow of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering research on biochemical aspects of exercise
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pioneering research on muscle physiology ⓘ research on carbohydrate metabolism in muscle ⓘ research on muscle contraction ⓘ studies of lactic acid formation in muscle ⓘ work on the role of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in muscle ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableStudent | some Cambridge biochemistry students ⓘ |
| notableWork | Biochemistry of Muscle ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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biochemist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
CAMBRIDGE
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surface form:
Cambridge
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| publication | Biochemistry of Muscle (book) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Joseph Needham ⓘ |
| studied |
anaerobic metabolism in muscle
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glycolysis in muscle ⓘ phosphagen systems in muscle ⓘ |
| workLocation |
CAMBRIDGE
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surface form:
Cambridge
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham
this entity surface form:
Dorothy Mary Moyle Needham