Erwin Chargaff
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Erwin Chargaff was an Austrian-American biochemist best known for formulating the base-pairing rules of DNA that were crucial to the discovery of its double-helix structure.
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| Erwin Chargaff canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Erwin Chargaff Context triple: [Otto Warburg Medal, notableRecipient, Erwin Chargaff]
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James Watson
James Watson is an American molecular biologist best known as a co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure and a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
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Friedrich Miescher
Friedrich Miescher was a Swiss physician and biologist best known for discovering nucleic acids (which he called "nuclein"), laying the groundwork for modern molecular biology.
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Francis Crick
Francis Crick was a British molecular biologist best known as co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure, a breakthrough that transformed modern genetics and earned him a Nobel Prize.
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Max Delbrück
Max Delbrück was a German-American biophysicist and Nobel Prize–winning pioneer of molecular genetics whose work on bacteriophages helped establish the foundations of modern molecular biology.
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Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert was a prominent British sculptor and metalworker of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his architectural and decorative commissions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Erwin Chargaff Target entity description: Erwin Chargaff was an Austrian-American biochemist best known for formulating the base-pairing rules of DNA that were crucial to the discovery of its double-helix structure.
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A.
James Watson
James Watson is an American molecular biologist best known as a co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure and a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
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B.
Friedrich Miescher
Friedrich Miescher was a Swiss physician and biologist best known for discovering nucleic acids (which he called "nuclein"), laying the groundwork for modern molecular biology.
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C.
Francis Crick
Francis Crick was a British molecular biologist best known as co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure, a breakthrough that transformed modern genetics and earned him a Nobel Prize.
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D.
Max Delbrück
Max Delbrück was a German-American biophysicist and Nobel Prize–winning pioneer of molecular genetics whose work on bacteriophages helped establish the foundations of modern molecular biology.
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E.
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert was a prominent British sculptor and metalworker of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his architectural and decorative commissions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian-American scientist
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics
NERFINISHED
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National Medal of Science ⓘ Pasteur Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfMigration | Nazi persecution in Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Austria
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-08-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-06-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Vienna ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Chargaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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molecular biology ⓘ |
| fullName | Erwin Chargaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Erwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Francis Crick
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James D. Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosalind Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | work of Oswald Avery on DNA ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Chargaff's rules
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base composition analysis of DNA ⓘ contributions to understanding DNA base pairing ⓘ demonstrating equivalence of A and T in DNA ⓘ demonstrating equivalence of G and C in DNA ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| migratedTo | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | molecular biology ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of molecular biology reductionism
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species-specific variation in DNA base composition ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Essays in biochemistry and philosophy of science
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Studies on the composition of DNA from different species ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Austria-Hungary
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Bukovina NERFINISHED ⓘ Czernowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of biochemistry ⓘ |
| religion | secular Jew ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| wrote |
Essays on nucleic acids and the nature of life
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Heraclitean Fire: Sketches from a Life before Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Erwin Chargaff Description of subject: Erwin Chargaff was an Austrian-American biochemist best known for formulating the base-pairing rules of DNA that were crucial to the discovery of its double-helix structure.
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