Wolf Foundation
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The Wolf Foundation is an Israeli philanthropic organization best known for awarding the prestigious Wolf Prizes in fields such as mathematics, science, and the arts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wolf Foundation canonical | 16 |
| Board of the Wolf Foundation | 1 |
| Wolf Foundation Prize Committee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T403335 — 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: Wolf Foundation Context triple: [Wolf Prize in Mathematics, awardedBy, Wolf Foundation]
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A.
John Templeton Foundation
The John Templeton Foundation is a philanthropic organization that funds research and initiatives at the intersection of science, religion, philosophy, and human purpose.
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B.
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a major American philanthropic organization known for funding global social justice, economic development, and agricultural initiatives, including support for the Green Revolution.
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C.
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a major American philanthropic organization that funds global initiatives in public health, agriculture, education, and social innovation.
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D.
Gordon Foundation
The Gordon Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports innovation and excellence in engineering and technology education.
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E.
Nobel Foundation
The Nobel Foundation is the private institution based in Sweden that manages the finances and overall administration of the Nobel Prizes established by Alfred Nobel’s will.
- 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: Wolf Foundation Target entity description: The Wolf Foundation is an Israeli philanthropic organization best known for awarding the prestigious Wolf Prizes in fields such as mathematics, science, and the arts.
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A.
John Templeton Foundation
The John Templeton Foundation is a philanthropic organization that funds research and initiatives at the intersection of science, religion, philosophy, and human purpose.
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B.
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a major American philanthropic organization known for funding global social justice, economic development, and agricultural initiatives, including support for the Green Revolution.
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C.
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a major American philanthropic organization that funds global initiatives in public health, agriculture, education, and social innovation.
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D.
Gordon Foundation
The Gordon Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports innovation and excellence in engineering and technology education.
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E.
Nobel Foundation
The Nobel Foundation is the private institution based in Sweden that manages the finances and overall administration of the Nobel Prizes established by Alfred Nobel’s will.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foundation
ⓘ
non-profit organization ⓘ philanthropic organization ⓘ |
| award |
Wolf Prize
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surface form:
Wolf Prize in Agriculture
Wolf Prize in Arts ⓘ Wolf Prize in Chemistry ⓘ Wolf Prize in Mathematics ⓘ Wolf Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Wolf Prize in Medicine
Wolf Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| awardsSince | 1978 ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| currencyOfPrize | US dollar ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arts awards
ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ science awards ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ricardo Wolf ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasNotableLaureate |
Ada Yonath
ⓘ
Alain Connes ⓘ Andrew Wiles ⓘ Edward Witten ⓘ Jean-Pierre Serre ⓘ Luis Alvarez ⓘ Maryam Mirzakhani ⓘ Pierre Deligne ⓘ Simon Donaldson ⓘ Stephen Hawking ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Herzliya
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Wolf Prize
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awarding prizes in mathematics ⓘ awarding prizes in sciences ⓘ awarding prizes in the arts ⓘ |
| legalForm | public non-profit organization ⓘ |
| location | Israel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ricardo Wolf ⓘ |
| operatesIn | international ⓘ |
| prizeType | international award ⓘ |
| purpose |
benefit of humankind
ⓘ
promotion of art ⓘ promotion of science ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | professional committees ⓘ |
| website | https://wolffund.org.il ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wolf Foundation Description of subject: The Wolf Foundation is an Israeli philanthropic organization best known for awarding the prestigious Wolf Prizes in fields such as mathematics, science, and the arts.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wolf Foundation Prize Committee
this entity surface form:
Board of the Wolf Foundation
subject surface form:
Wolf Prize