Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin
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Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin was a Swedish biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on enzymes and the chemistry of fermentation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin canonical | 1 |
| Hans von Euler-Chelpin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7803671 — 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: Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin Context triple: [Arthur Harden, sharesNobelPrizeWith, Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin]
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Hugo Ehrlich
Hugo Ehrlich was a Croatian architect known for his significant contributions to early 20th-century architecture in Zagreb.
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B.
Ulrich Ehrlich
Ulrich Ehrlich is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Ehrlich.
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C.
Tadeus Reichstein
Tadeus Reichstein was a Polish-Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the synthesis of vitamin C and adrenal cortex hormones.
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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.
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.
- 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: Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin Target entity description: Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin was a Swedish biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on enzymes and the chemistry of fermentation.
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A.
Hugo Ehrlich
Hugo Ehrlich was a Croatian architect known for his significant contributions to early 20th-century architecture in Zagreb.
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B.
Ulrich Ehrlich
Ulrich Ehrlich is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Ehrlich.
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C.
Tadeus Reichstein
Tadeus Reichstein was a Polish-Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the synthesis of vitamin C and adrenal cortex hormones.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nobel Prize in Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1873-02-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child | Ulf von Euler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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Sweden ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1964-11-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Königsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Stockholm University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stockholm University College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | von Euler-Chelpin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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enzymology ⓘ fermentation chemistry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Hans ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chemistry of fermentation
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research on enzymes ⓘ studies of sugar fermentation ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
NERFINISHED
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
German
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Swedish ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeInChemistryYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeMotivation | investigations on the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | von ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Ulf von Euler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of the Institute for Organic Chemistry at Stockholm University
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professor of general and organic chemistry ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith | Arthur Harden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Astrid Cleve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Emil Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin Description of subject: Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin was a Swedish biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on enzymes and the chemistry of fermentation.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Hans von Euler-Chelpin