Mark S. Wrighton
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Mark S. Wrighton is an American chemist and academic leader best known for serving as the long-time chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mark S. Wrighton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9453477 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark S. Wrighton Context triple: [Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, hasHadOfficeHolder, Mark S. Wrighton]
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A.
Michael M. Crow
Michael M. Crow is an American academic leader and innovation-focused university administrator best known for transforming Arizona State University into a large, research-intensive public institution.
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B.
Russell G. Cory
Russell G. Cory was an architect known for his work on New York City's landmark Starrett-Lehigh Building, a prominent example of early 20th-century industrial modernism.
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C.
Herb Hicks
Herb Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or example bearer of the surname Hicks.
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William G. Bowen
William G. Bowen was an influential American academic and university president, best known for leading Princeton University and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and for his work on higher education policy and access.
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E.
James E. Rogers
James E. Rogers was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for his leadership in the cable television industry and his substantial charitable contributions to 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: Mark S. Wrighton Target entity description: Mark S. Wrighton is an American chemist and academic leader best known for serving as the long-time chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
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A.
Michael M. Crow
Michael M. Crow is an American academic leader and innovation-focused university administrator best known for transforming Arizona State University into a large, research-intensive public institution.
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B.
Russell G. Cory
Russell G. Cory was an architect known for his work on New York City's landmark Starrett-Lehigh Building, a prominent example of early 20th-century industrial modernism.
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C.
Herb Hicks
Herb Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or example bearer of the surname Hicks.
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D.
William G. Bowen
William G. Bowen was an influential American academic and university president, best known for leading Princeton University and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and for his work on higher education policy and access.
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E.
James E. Rogers
James E. Rogers was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for his leadership in the cable television industry and his substantial charitable contributions to higher education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic administrator
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
PhD in chemistry
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bachelor’s degree in chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry
NERFINISHED
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MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | various scientific and educational organizations ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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Florida State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2019 (as chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis) ⓘ |
| familyName | Wrighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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electrochemistry ⓘ materials chemistry ⓘ molecular electronics ⓘ photochemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Association for the Advancement of Science NERFINISHED ⓘ American Chemical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mark S. Wrighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expanding Washington University in St. Louis’s research enterprise
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leadership as chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis ⓘ research in photochemistry and electrochemistry ⓘ strengthening undergraduate and graduate education at Washington University in St. Louis ⓘ |
| notableWork | research on photoinduced electron transfer at semiconductor interfaces ⓘ |
| occupation |
chemist
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professor ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ Provost of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1995 (as chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis) ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mark S. Wrighton Description of subject: Mark S. Wrighton is an American chemist and academic leader best known for serving as the long-time chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
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