Wykeham Professor of Logic at New College, Oxford

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academic position endowed chair professorship

The Wykeham Professor of Logic at New College, Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically held by leading figures in analytic philosophy and formal logic.

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Label	Occurrences
Wykeham Professor of Logic	4
Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of Oxford	2
Wykeham Professor of Logic at New College, Oxford canonical	1
Wykeham Professor of Logic at Oxford	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1264625 — 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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Target entity: Wykeham Professor of Logic at New College, Oxford
Context triple: [A. J. Ayer, positionHeld, Wykeham Professor of Logic at New College, Oxford]

A. Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
The Dean of Christ Church, Oxford is the head of both Christ Church college and its associated cathedral, overseeing academic, administrative, and ecclesiastical affairs within this unique dual institution of the University of Oxford and the Church of England.
B. Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
The Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
C. Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford
The Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical and experimental physics held by some of the university’s most distinguished physicists.
D. Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
E. Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge
A Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the University of Cambridge institution.
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: Wykeham Professor of Logic at New College, Oxford
Target entity description: The Wykeham Professor of Logic at New College, Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically held by leading figures in analytic philosophy and formal logic.

A. Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
The Dean of Christ Church, Oxford is the head of both Christ Church college and its associated cathedral, overseeing academic, administrative, and ecclesiastical affairs within this unique dual institution of the University of Oxford and the Church of England.
B. Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
The Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
C. Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford
The Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical and experimental physics held by some of the university’s most distinguished physicists.
D. Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
E. Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge
A Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the University of Cambridge institution.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic position ⓘ endowed chair ⓘ professorship ⓘ
academicDiscipline	epistemology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of logic ⓘ
affiliation	Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford ⓘ New College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ
chairIn	logic ⓘ philosophy ⓘ
college	New College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
endowedBy	New College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
field	analytic philosophy ⓘ formal logic ⓘ logic ⓘ philosophy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	University of Oxford ⓘ
namedAfter	William of Wykeham ⓘ
notableFor	association with prominent analytic philosophers ⓘ being a leading chair in analytic philosophy ⓘ being a leading chair in formal logic ⓘ
partOf	chairs in philosophy at the University of Oxford ⓘ endowed chairs at the University of Oxford ⓘ
positionHeldAt	New College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ
sector	higher education ⓘ
selectionMethod	academic appointment ⓘ
status	prestigious ⓘ
typeOf	Oxford professorship ⓘ
university	University of Oxford ⓘ

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