Feodor Lynen
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Feodor Lynen was a German biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the metabolism of cholesterol and fatty acids.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Feodor Lynen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5116847 — 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: Feodor Lynen Context triple: [Otto Warburg Medal, notableRecipient, Feodor Lynen]
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A.
Semyon Ehrlich
Semyon Ehrlich is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Ehrlich.
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B.
Nikolai Vavilov
Nikolai Vavilov was a pioneering Russian geneticist and plant breeder renowned for his theory of centers of origin of cultivated plants and his extensive global seed-collecting expeditions.
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C.
Sergey Vavilov
Sergey Vavilov was a prominent Soviet physicist and academician, known for his work in physical optics and for serving as president of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
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D.
Heinrich Doehle
Heinrich Doehle was a Nazi German official who served in high-level administrative roles within the National Socialist Party apparatus during the Third Reich.
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E.
Gregori Aminoff
Gregori Aminoff was a Swedish mineralogist and crystallographer renowned for his contributions to crystal structure research and for having a prestigious Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences prize named in his honor.
- 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: Feodor Lynen Target entity description: Feodor Lynen was a German biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the metabolism of cholesterol and fatty acids.
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A.
Semyon Ehrlich
Semyon Ehrlich is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Ehrlich.
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B.
Nikolai Vavilov
Nikolai Vavilov was a pioneering Russian geneticist and plant breeder renowned for his theory of centers of origin of cultivated plants and his extensive global seed-collecting expeditions.
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C.
Sergey Vavilov
Sergey Vavilov was a prominent Soviet physicist and academician, known for his work in physical optics and for serving as president of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
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D.
Heinrich Doehle
Heinrich Doehle was a Nazi German official who served in high-level administrative roles within the National Socialist Party apparatus during the Third Reich.
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E.
Gregori Aminoff
Gregori Aminoff was a Swedish mineralogist and crystallographer renowned for his contributions to crystal structure research and for having a prestigious Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences prize named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bavarian Order of Merit
NERFINISHED
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ Otto Warburg Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | brain tumor ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-04-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-08-06 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Heinrich Wieland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
NERFINISHED
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Max Planck Institute for Cell Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Lynen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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cholesterol metabolism ⓘ fatty acid metabolism ⓘ lipid metabolism ⓘ metabolism ⓘ |
| givenName | Feodor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Heinrich Wieland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elucidation of mechanism and regulation of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism
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research on metabolism of cholesterol ⓘ research on metabolism of fatty acids ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
NERFINISHED
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Max Planck Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Feodor Lynen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeCategory | Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Konrad Sandhoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation | biochemist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of Max Planck Institute for Cell Chemistry ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesNobelPrizeWith | Konrad Bloch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Eva Lynen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Feodor Lynen Description of subject: Feodor Lynen was a German biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the metabolism of cholesterol and fatty acids.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.