Fritz Lipmann
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Fritz Lipmann was a German-American biochemist and Nobel laureate best known for discovering coenzyme A and elucidating its central role in cellular metabolism.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fritz Lipmann canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5116850 — 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: Fritz Lipmann Context triple: [Otto Warburg Medal, notableRecipient, Fritz Lipmann]
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Luis Federico Leloir
Luis Federico Leloir was an Argentine physician and biochemist who won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of sugar nucleotides and their role in carbohydrate metabolism.
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B.
Albert Szent-Györgyi
Albert Szent-Györgyi was a Hungarian physiologist who won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries related to vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle.
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C.
Conrad Elvehjem
Conrad Elvehjem was an American biochemist best known for identifying niacin as the pellagra-preventing vitamin and for his contributions to nutritional science.
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D.
Severo Ochoa
Severo Ochoa was a Spanish-American biochemist and molecular biologist who won the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synthesis of RNA.
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E.
Alexander Todd
Alexander Todd was a member of the prominent Todd family of Kentucky, known primarily as a brother of Emilie Todd Helm and thus part of the extended family circle of Mary Todd Lincoln.
- 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: Fritz Lipmann Target entity description: Fritz Lipmann was a German-American biochemist and Nobel laureate best known for discovering coenzyme A and elucidating its central role in cellular metabolism.
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A.
Luis Federico Leloir
Luis Federico Leloir was an Argentine physician and biochemist who won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of sugar nucleotides and their role in carbohydrate metabolism.
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B.
Albert Szent-Györgyi
Albert Szent-Györgyi was a Hungarian physiologist who won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries related to vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle.
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C.
Conrad Elvehjem
Conrad Elvehjem was an American biochemist best known for identifying niacin as the pellagra-preventing vitamin and for his contributions to nutritional science.
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D.
Severo Ochoa
Severo Ochoa was a Spanish-American biochemist and molecular biologist who won the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synthesis of RNA.
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E.
Alexander Todd
Alexander Todd was a member of the prominent Todd family of Kentucky, known primarily as a brother of Emilie Todd Helm and thus part of the extended family circle of Mary Todd Lincoln.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-American
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Nobel laureate ⓘ biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
MD
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PhD ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
NERFINISHED
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National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-06-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-07-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Königsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard Medical School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts General Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lipmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
NERFINISHED
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cellular metabolism ⓘ |
| fullName | Fritz Albert Lipmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Fritz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery of coenzyme A
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elucidation of the role of coenzyme A in metabolism ⓘ work on intermediary metabolism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.category | Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.sharedWith | Hans Adolf Krebs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 1953 ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Earl Stadtman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | identification and characterization of coenzyme A ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Königsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of biological chemistry ⓘ |
| researchContribution |
concept of high-energy phosphate bonds in metabolism
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studies on acyl carrier mechanisms ⓘ studies on oxidative phosphorylation ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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