Carl Correns
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Carl Correns was a German botanist and geneticist who was one of the three scientists credited with independently rediscovering Gregor Mendel’s foundational work on heredity around 1900.
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| Carl Correns canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Carl Correns Context triple: [Mendel's laws, rediscoveredBy, Carl Correns]
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Johann Lillienstedt
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Hugo Bergmann
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Karl Rossmann
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Edward Constantinowsky
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Ferdinand Reyher
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Carl Correns Target entity description: Carl Correns was a German botanist and geneticist who was one of the three scientists credited with independently rediscovering Gregor Mendel’s foundational work on heredity around 1900.
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A.
Johann Lillienstedt
Johann Lillienstedt was a Swedish diplomat and statesman active in the early 18th century who represented Sweden in major international negotiations.
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B.
Hugo Bergmann
Hugo Bergmann was a prominent Czech-Jewish philosopher and Zionist intellectual who became a leading figure in the cultural and academic life of early 20th-century Jerusalem.
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C.
Karl Rossmann
Karl Rossmann is the naive young European immigrant protagonist of Franz Kafka’s unfinished novel "Amerika," whose misadventures in the United States explore themes of alienation and bureaucratic absurdity.
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D.
Edward Constantinowsky
Edward Constantinowsky, better known as Eddie Constantine, was an American-born French actor and singer famed for his tough-guy roles in European crime and science fiction films, particularly as the character Lemmy Caution.
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E.
Ferdinand Reyher
Ferdinand Reyher was an American writer and screenwriter active in the early 20th century, known for his work in both literature and Hollywood cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanist
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geneticist ⓘ human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| coRediscovererOf | Mendel's laws of inheritance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coRediscovererWith |
Erich von Tschermak
NERFINISHED
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Hugo de Vries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1864-09-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1933-02-14 ⓘ |
| discovered | cytoplasmic inheritance in plants ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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surface form:
University of Munich
University of Tübingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biology
NERFINISHED
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University of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Tübingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century science
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late 19th century science ⓘ |
| familyName | Correns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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genetics ⓘ plant genetics ⓘ |
| givenName | Carl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | experimental genetics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Kaiser Wilhelm Society
NERFINISHED
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Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Carl Correns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
independent rediscovery of Mendel's laws of heredity
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research on heredity in plants ⓘ work on cytoplasmic inheritance ⓘ work on variegated leaf coloration in plants ⓘ |
| notableWork | publications on Mendelian inheritance in plants ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Münster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Berlin
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
Mendelian inheritance
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Mirabilis jalapa variegation ⓘ Pisum sativum hybrids ⓘ hybridization in plants ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Tübingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Carl Correns Description of subject: Carl Correns was a German botanist and geneticist who was one of the three scientists credited with independently rediscovering Gregor Mendel’s foundational work on heredity around 1900.
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