Martin Karplus
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Martin Karplus is a theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in developing multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Martin Karplus canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T890603 — 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: Martin Karplus Context triple: [University of Strasbourg, notableAlumnus, Martin Karplus]
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Dudley R. Herschbach
Dudley R. Herschbach is an American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in molecular beam experiments that advanced the understanding of chemical reaction dynamics.
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B.
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-American theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the electronic structure of molecules and the development of the Woodward–Hoffmann rules.
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C.
Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich is a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to determine the three-dimensional structures of biological macromolecules.
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D.
Derek H. R. Barton
Derek H. R. Barton was a Nobel Prize–winning British chemist renowned for his pioneering work in conformational analysis and major contributions to organic chemistry.
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E.
David Hirschfelder
David Hirschfelder is an Australian composer and musician best known for his acclaimed film scores and work on major international movies.
- 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: Martin Karplus Target entity description: Martin Karplus is a theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in developing multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
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A.
Dudley R. Herschbach
Dudley R. Herschbach is an American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in molecular beam experiments that advanced the understanding of chemical reaction dynamics.
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B.
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-American theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the electronic structure of molecules and the development of the Woodward–Hoffmann rules.
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C.
Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich is a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to determine the three-dimensional structures of biological macromolecules.
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D.
Derek H. R. Barton
Derek H. R. Barton was a Nobel Prize–winning British chemist renowned for his pioneering work in conformational analysis and major contributions to organic chemistry.
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E.
David Hirschfelder
David Hirschfelder is an Australian composer and musician best known for his acclaimed film scores and work on major international movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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Austrian-born American ⓘ Nobel laureate ⓘ chemist ⓘ human ⓘ theoretical chemist ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Linus Pauling ⓘ |
| academicPosition | Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Austria
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-03-15 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in chemistry ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTopic | theoretical chemistry ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
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Université de Strasbourg ⓘ
linked to:
University of Strasbourg
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| familyName |
Karplus
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linked to:
Robert Karplus
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| fieldOfWork |
computational chemistry
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physical chemistry ⓘ theoretical chemistry ⓘ |
| fullName | Martin Karplus ⓘ |
| givenName | Martin ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
protein dynamics
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quantum chemistry ⓘ reaction mechanisms ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Karplus equation for NMR coupling constants
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QM/MM simulations of enzymatic reactions ⓘ molecular dynamics of proteins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Karplus equation
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QM/MM methods ⓘ development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems ⓘ molecular dynamics simulations ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Royal Society of Chemistry ⓘ United States National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
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| nobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeMotivation | for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Arieh Warshel ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Vienna, Austria
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linked to:
Vienna
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| sharesNobelPrizeWith |
Arieh Warshel
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Michael Levitt ⓘ |
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Subject: Martin Karplus Description of subject: Martin Karplus is a theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in developing multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
Referenced by (4)
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