Darwin Medal
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The Darwin Medal is a prestigious scientific award given by the Royal Society for outstanding contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology, population biology, and related areas.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Darwin Medal canonical | 11 |
| Royal Society Darwin Medal | 4 |
| Darwin Medal of the Royal Society | 1 |
| Royal Society of London Darwin Medal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T961471 — 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: Darwin Medal Context triple: [William Bateson, awardReceived, Darwin Medal]
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A.
Darwin–Wallace Medal
The Darwin–Wallace Medal is a prestigious scientific award given by the Linnean Society of London to recognize exceptional contributions to the field of evolutionary biology.
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B.
Linnean Medal
The Linnean Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the Linnean Society of London to recognize outstanding contributions to the natural sciences, particularly in botany and zoology.
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C.
Murchison Medal
The Murchison Medal is a prestigious geological award recognizing outstanding contributions to the science of geology, particularly in hard rock studies.
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D.
Sylvester Medal
The Sylvester Medal is a prestigious mathematics award presented by the Royal Society in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field.
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E.
Lyell Medal
The Lyell Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of geology, particularly in the areas of soft-rock studies and stratigraphy.
- 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: Darwin Medal Target entity description: The Darwin Medal is a prestigious scientific award given by the Royal Society for outstanding contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology, population biology, and related areas.
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A.
Darwin–Wallace Medal
The Darwin–Wallace Medal is a prestigious scientific award given by the Linnean Society of London to recognize exceptional contributions to the field of evolutionary biology.
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B.
Linnean Medal
The Linnean Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the Linnean Society of London to recognize outstanding contributions to the natural sciences, particularly in botany and zoology.
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C.
Murchison Medal
The Murchison Medal is a prestigious geological award recognizing outstanding contributions to the science of geology, particularly in hard rock studies.
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D.
Sylvester Medal
The Sylvester Medal is a prestigious mathematics award presented by the Royal Society in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field.
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E.
Lyell Medal
The Lyell Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of geology, particularly in the areas of soft-rock studies and stratigraphy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Society award
ⓘ
medal ⓘ scientific award ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
evolution
ⓘ
natural selection ⓘ population genetics ⓘ |
| awardedBy | Royal Society ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding contributions to evolutionary biology
ⓘ
outstanding contributions to population biology ⓘ outstanding contributions to related areas of biology ⓘ |
| awardingOrganizationFoundedIn | 1660 ⓘ |
| awardingOrganizationName |
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Society
|
| awardingOrganizationType | learned society ⓘ |
| awardType | scientific research award ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline | life sciences ⓘ |
| eligibility |
researchers in evolutionary biology
ⓘ
scientists ⓘ |
| field |
biological sciences
ⓘ
evolutionary biology ⓘ population biology ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| hasAwardingBodyType |
national academy of sciences
ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
|
| hasCategory |
British science and technology awards
ⓘ
Royal Society medals ⓘ awards established in 1890 ⓘ |
| hasNotableNamesake | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| honours |
research excellence in evolutionary biology
ⓘ
research excellence in population biology ⓘ |
| inception | 1890 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Royal Society medals and awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Society medals
|
| languageOfAward | English ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| namedAfter | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| namedForContributionTo | theory of evolution by natural selection ⓘ |
| prestigeLevel | high ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize outstanding contributions to evolutionary biology
ⓘ
to recognize outstanding contributions to population biology ⓘ to recognize outstanding contributions to related areas of biology ⓘ |
| sponsor | Royal Society ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| typicalRecipient |
biologist
ⓘ
evolutionary biologist ⓘ population biologist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Darwin Medal Description of subject: The Darwin Medal is a prestigious scientific award given by the Royal Society for outstanding contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology, population biology, and related areas.
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Ross Granville Harrison (biologist)
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