Richard Stanley
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Richard Stanley is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in combinatorics and its connections to algebra and geometry.
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| Richard Stanley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Stanley Context triple: [Euler Medal, notableRecipient, Richard Stanley]
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Richard Stanley
Richard Stanley is a South African-born filmmaker and screenwriter best known for his cult horror and science fiction films, including the troubled 1996 adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The Island of Dr. Moreau."
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Richard K. Guy
Richard K. Guy was a British-Canadian mathematician renowned for his work in number theory, combinatorics, and recreational mathematics, and for coauthoring influential books that popularized mathematical games and puzzles.
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C.
Simon P. Norton
Simon P. Norton was a British mathematician known for his influential work in group theory, particularly on the Monster group and related finite simple groups.
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D.
Gian-Carlo Rota
Gian-Carlo Rota was an influential Italian-American mathematician and philosopher best known for his foundational work in combinatorics and probability, as well as his impactful essays on the philosophy of mathematics.
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E.
Robin Wilson
Robin Wilson is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Gin Blossoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Stanley Target entity description: Richard Stanley is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in combinatorics and its connections to algebra and geometry.
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A.
Richard Stanley
Richard Stanley is a South African-born filmmaker and screenwriter best known for his cult horror and science fiction films, including the troubled 1996 adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The Island of Dr. Moreau."
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B.
Richard K. Guy
Richard K. Guy was a British-Canadian mathematician renowned for his work in number theory, combinatorics, and recreational mathematics, and for coauthoring influential books that popularized mathematical games and puzzles.
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C.
Simon P. Norton
Simon P. Norton was a British mathematician known for his influential work in group theory, particularly on the Monster group and related finite simple groups.
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D.
Gian-Carlo Rota
Gian-Carlo Rota was an influential Italian-American mathematician and philosopher best known for his foundational work in combinatorics and probability, as well as his impactful essays on the philosophy of mathematics.
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E.
Robin Wilson
Robin Wilson is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Gin Blossoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in Mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement
NERFINISHED
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Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolf Schock Prize in Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ Sloan Research Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-06-23 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Gian-Carlo Rota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebraic combinatorics
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algebraic geometry ⓘ combinatorics ⓘ commutative algebra ⓘ enumerative combinatorics ⓘ representation theory ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Hilbert functions
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Young tableaux NERFINISHED ⓘ face numbers of simplicial complexes ⓘ hyperplane arrangements ⓘ lattice theory ⓘ polytopes ⓘ posets ⓘ symmetric functions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Stanley–Reisner ring
NERFINISHED
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Stanley’s reciprocity theorems NERFINISHED ⓘ applications of commutative algebra to combinatorics ⓘ applications of geometry to combinatorics ⓘ order polytopes and chain polytopes ⓘ theory of P-partitions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Patricia Hersh
NERFINISHED
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Sara Billey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Introduction to Hyperplane Arrangements
NERFINISHED
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Combinatorics and Commutative Algebra NERFINISHED ⓘ Enumerative Combinatorics, Volume 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Enumerative Combinatorics, Volume 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Norman Levinson Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT
NERFINISHED
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Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT ⓘ |
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Instruction
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