Charles Richet
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Charles Richet was a French physiologist and Nobel laureate best known for his pioneering work on anaphylaxis and allergic reactions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Richet canonical | 5 |
| Professor Charles Richet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1388106 — 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: Charles Richet Context triple: [Claude Bernard, influenced, Charles Richet]
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A.
Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich was a pioneering German physician and scientist renowned for his work in immunology, hematology, and chemotherapy, and as a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
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B.
Gerhard Domagk
Gerhard Domagk was a German pathologist and bacteriologist best known for discovering the antibacterial effects of the sulfonamide drug Prontosil, work for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1939.
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C.
Alexis Carrel
Alexis Carrel was a French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine, known for his pioneering work in vascular suturing and organ transplantation.
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D.
Claude Bernard
Claude Bernard was a pioneering 19th-century French physiologist regarded as one of the founders of experimental medicine and modern physiology.
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E.
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Jean-Antoine Carrel was a 19th-century Italian mountain guide and climber renowned for his pioneering ascents in the Alps and Andes.
- 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: Charles Richet Target entity description: Charles Richet was a French physiologist and Nobel laureate best known for his pioneering work on anaphylaxis and allergic reactions.
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A.
Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich was a pioneering German physician and scientist renowned for his work in immunology, hematology, and chemotherapy, and as a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
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B.
Gerhard Domagk
Gerhard Domagk was a German pathologist and bacteriologist best known for discovering the antibacterial effects of the sulfonamide drug Prontosil, work for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1939.
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C.
Alexis Carrel
Alexis Carrel was a French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine, known for his pioneering work in vascular suturing and organ transplantation.
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D.
Claude Bernard
Claude Bernard was a pioneering 19th-century French physiologist regarded as one of the founders of experimental medicine and modern physiology.
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E.
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Jean-Antoine Carrel was a 19th-century Italian mountain guide and climber renowned for his pioneering ascents in the Alps and Andes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French scientist
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Nobel laureate ⓘ human ⓘ physiologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Paris
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linked to:
La Sorbonne
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| employer |
University of Paris
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linked to:
Sorbonne University
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| familyName | Richet ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
allergy research
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immunology ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasWork |
publications on physiology of digestion
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research on serum sickness ⓘ writings on medical and biological topics ⓘ |
| influenced |
clinical understanding of anaphylaxis
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development of allergy science ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering work on anaphylaxis
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research on allergic reactions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie de Médecine
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French Academy of Sciences ⓘ
linked to:
Académie des Sciences
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| name | Charles Richet ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | coined the term anaphylaxis ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
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physiologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of physiology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
anaphylactic shock
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toxic reactions to foreign proteins ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Charles Richet Description of subject: Charles Richet was a French physiologist and Nobel laureate best known for his pioneering work on anaphylaxis and allergic reactions.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Charles Richet