Arthur Kornberg
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Arthur Kornberg was an American biochemist renowned for discovering DNA polymerase and elucidating the mechanisms of DNA replication, work for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arthur Kornberg canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6285666 — 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: Arthur Kornberg Context triple: [Severo Ochoa, NobelPrizeCoLaureate, Arthur Kornberg]
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Fritz Lipmann
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Alexander R. Todd
Alexander R. Todd was a Scottish biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the chemistry of nucleotides and nucleic acids.
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E.
Edward Tatum
Edward Tatum was an American geneticist and Nobel laureate whose work helped establish the one gene–one enzyme hypothesis and laid foundations for modern molecular genetics.
- 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: Arthur Kornberg Target entity description: Arthur Kornberg was an American biochemist renowned for discovering DNA polymerase and elucidating the mechanisms of DNA replication, work for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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A.
Fritz Lipmann
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Alexander R. Todd
Alexander R. Todd was a Scottish biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the chemistry of nucleotides and nucleic acids.
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E.
Edward Tatum
Edward Tatum was an American geneticist and Nobel laureate whose work helped establish the one gene–one enzyme hypothesis and laid foundations for modern molecular genetics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lasker Award
NERFINISHED
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National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ Paul-Lewis Award in Enzyme Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | respiratory failure ⓘ |
| child |
Kenneth Andrew Kornberg
NERFINISHED
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Roger D. Kornberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas B. Kornberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| co-recipientOf | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| co-recipientWith | Severo Ochoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-03-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-10-26 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Severo Ochoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
City College of New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Stanford University
ⓘ
Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American Jew ⓘ |
| familyName | Kornberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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molecular biology ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Roger D. Kornberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery of DNA polymerase I
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elucidation of DNA replication mechanisms ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Philosophical Society
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Charles C. Richardson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I. Robert Lehman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Enzymatic synthesis of DNA in vitro ⓘ |
| occupation |
biochemist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Stanford, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of biochemistry at Stanford University ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Sylvy Ruth Levy Kornberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied | enzymatic synthesis of nucleic acids ⓘ |
| workedOn | bacterial metabolism of nucleotides ⓘ |
| workLocation |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
NERFINISHED
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Stanford, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
DNA Synthesis
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For the Love of Enzymes: The Odyssey of a Biochemist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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