Konrad Bloch
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Konrad Bloch was a German-American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the biosynthesis of cholesterol and fatty acids.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Konrad Bloch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7145190 — 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: Konrad Bloch Context triple: [Bloch, hasNotableBearer, Konrad Bloch]
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A.
Walter Blum
Walter Blum is a German mathematician known for his contributions to algebra and mathematical education.
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B.
Ernest Klenk
Ernest Klenk is the bumbling credit-card company employee who serves as the comedic protagonist in the 1963 film "The Man from the Diners' Club."
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C.
Kuno von Westarp
Kuno von Westarp was a conservative German politician of the Weimar Republic who led right-wing opposition efforts and served as a prominent figure in nationalist parliamentary politics.
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D.
Max Ehrlich
Max Ehrlich was a German-Jewish actor, comedian, and writer known for his cabaret performances in the early 20th century and his tragic death in the Holocaust.
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E.
Thomas Ehrlich
Thomas Ehrlich is an American legal scholar and academic administrator known for serving as president of Indiana University and for his work promoting civic engagement in higher education.
- 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: Konrad Bloch Target entity description: Konrad Bloch was a German-American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the biosynthesis of cholesterol and fatty acids.
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A.
Walter Blum
Walter Blum is a German mathematician known for his contributions to algebra and mathematical education.
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B.
Ernest Klenk
Ernest Klenk is the bumbling credit-card company employee who serves as the comedic protagonist in the 1963 film "The Man from the Diners' Club."
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C.
Kuno von Westarp
Kuno von Westarp was a conservative German politician of the Weimar Republic who led right-wing opposition efforts and served as a prominent figure in nationalist parliamentary politics.
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D.
Max Ehrlich
Max Ehrlich was a German-Jewish actor, comedian, and writer known for his cabaret performances in the early 20th century and his tragic death in the Holocaust.
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E.
Thomas Ehrlich
Thomas Ehrlich is an American legal scholar and academic administrator known for serving as president of Indiana University and for his work promoting civic engagement in higher education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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biochemist ⓘ emigrant ⓘ human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in biochemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
NERFINISHED
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National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| causeOfEmigration | Nazi persecution ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-01-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-10-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Technische Hochschule München
NERFINISHED
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University
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Harvard University ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Bloch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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cholesterol biosynthesis ⓘ fatty acid biosynthesis ⓘ lipid metabolism ⓘ |
| givenName | Konrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Society of Biological Chemists NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeSharedWith | Feodor Lynen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
research on the biosynthesis of cholesterol
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research on the biosynthesis of fatty acids ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Michael S. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
elucidation of the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway
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use of isotopic tracers to study lipid metabolism ⓘ |
| occupation |
biochemist
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Neisse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Biochemistry at Harvard University ⓘ |
| residence | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | United States of America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Konrad Bloch Description of subject: Konrad Bloch was a German-American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the biosynthesis of cholesterol and fatty acids.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.