Jens Christian Skou
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Jens Christian Skou was a Danish chemist and Nobel laureate best known for discovering the sodium-potassium pump, a fundamental mechanism in cell physiology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jens Christian Skou canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jens Christian Skou Context triple: [Sonning Prize, hasRecipient, Jens Christian Skou]
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A.
Peter Agre
Peter Agre is an American physician and molecular biologist who won the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of aquaporins, the water channel proteins in cell membranes.
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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.
Arthur Kornberg
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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D.
Avram Hershko
Avram Hershko is an Israeli biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation pathway.
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E.
Egil Krogh
Egil Krogh was a Nixon administration official best known for leading the covert White House "Plumbers" unit involved in political intelligence and the Watergate-era scandals.
- 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: Jens Christian Skou Target entity description: Jens Christian Skou was a Danish chemist and Nobel laureate best known for discovering the sodium-potassium pump, a fundamental mechanism in cell physiology.
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A.
Peter Agre
Peter Agre is an American physician and molecular biologist who won the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of aquaporins, the water channel proteins in cell membranes.
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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.
Arthur Kornberg
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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D.
Avram Hershko
Avram Hershko is an Israeli biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation pathway.
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E.
Egil Krogh
Egil Krogh was a Nixon administration official best known for leading the covert White House "Plumbers" unit involved in political intelligence and the Watergate-era scandals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
NERFINISHED
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | elucidation of the mechanism of active transport of sodium and potassium across cell membranes ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-05-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Aarhus University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| familyName | Skou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
ⓘ
chemistry ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| givenName | Jens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
cell physiology
ⓘ
physiological chemistry ⓘ |
| hasCitizenship | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase research
ⓘ
discovery of the sodium-potassium pump ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Danish ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Aarhus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lemvig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jens Christian Skou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.category | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.sharedWith |
John E. Walker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul D. Boyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 1997 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first demonstration of an ion-transporting ATPase in animal cells ⓘ |
| occupation |
chemist
ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lemvig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Aarhus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at Aarhus University ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
ion pumps
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membrane transport ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Aarhus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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