Cornell University professorships
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Cornell University professorships are endowed academic chairs that support distinguished faculty across various disciplines at Cornell University.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cornell University professorships canonical | 1 |
| Tisch University Professor at Cornell University | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10756940 — 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: Cornell University professorships Context triple: [James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences, category, Cornell University professorships]
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A.
College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University
The College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University is the institution’s largest and most academically diverse undergraduate college, encompassing a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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B.
J. Willard Gibbs professorships
J. Willard Gibbs professorships are prestigious endowed academic chairs at Yale University named in honor of the pioneering American physicist and chemist J. Willard Gibbs.
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C.
Cornell University Board of Trustees
The Cornell University Board of Trustees is the institution’s highest governing body, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, finances, and overall governance.
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D.
Columbia University faculty
Columbia University faculty are the academic staff and researchers who teach, mentor students, and conduct scholarly work across the university’s various schools and departments.
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E.
Cornell University buildings
Cornell University buildings are the diverse collection of academic, residential, and administrative structures that make up the physical campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
- 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: Cornell University professorships Target entity description: Cornell University professorships are endowed academic chairs that support distinguished faculty across various disciplines at Cornell University.
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A.
College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University
The College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University is the institution’s largest and most academically diverse undergraduate college, encompassing a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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B.
J. Willard Gibbs professorships
J. Willard Gibbs professorships are prestigious endowed academic chairs at Yale University named in honor of the pioneering American physicist and chemist J. Willard Gibbs.
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C.
Cornell University Board of Trustees
The Cornell University Board of Trustees is the institution’s highest governing body, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, finances, and overall governance.
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D.
Columbia University faculty
Columbia University faculty are the academic staff and researchers who teach, mentor students, and conduct scholarly work across the university’s various schools and departments.
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E.
Cornell University buildings
Cornell University buildings are the diverse collection of academic, residential, and administrative structures that make up the physical campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cornell University entity
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endowed academic chair program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Cornell University Office of the Provost
NERFINISHED
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individual colleges at Cornell University ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Cornell University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
distinguished visiting faculty
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tenure-track faculty ⓘ tenured faculty ⓘ |
| benefit |
discretionary funds
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prestige ⓘ research funds ⓘ salary support ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| field |
agriculture
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architecture ⓘ business ⓘ computer science ⓘ engineering ⓘ humanities ⓘ law ⓘ medicine ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| fundingType | endowment ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Andrew Dickson White Professorships
NERFINISHED
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Goldwin Smith Professorships NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Bethe Professorships NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob Gould Schurman Professorships NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberty Hyde Bailey Professorships NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management endowed chairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
college-specific professorships
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department-specific professorships ⓘ named chairs ⓘ named lectureships ⓘ named professorships ⓘ university-wide professorships ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornell University
NERFINISHED
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Ithaca, New York, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Ithaca, New York
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| purpose |
aid faculty recruitment
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aid faculty retention ⓘ enhance research productivity ⓘ promote academic excellence ⓘ support distinguished faculty ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
approval by university administration
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competitive nomination ⓘ peer review ⓘ |
| sponsor |
corporations
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foundations ⓘ private donors ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Cornell University professorships Description of subject: Cornell University professorships are endowed academic chairs that support distinguished faculty across various disciplines at Cornell University.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tisch University Professor at Cornell University