Manne Siegbahn
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Manne Siegbahn was a Swedish physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in X-ray spectroscopy and atomic physics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manne Siegbahn canonical | 5 |
| Siegbahn | 2 |
| Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manne Siegbahn Context triple: [Lise Meitner, coWorker, Manne Siegbahn]
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A.
Max von Laue
Max von Laue was a German physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of X-ray diffraction in crystals, which provided crucial evidence for the wave nature of X-rays and the atomic structure of matter.
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B.
Hans D. Jensen
Hans D. Jensen was a German nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate best known for co-developing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus.
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C.
Johannes Stark
Johannes Stark was a German physicist and Nobel laureate known for discovering the Stark effect, the splitting of spectral lines in electric fields.
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D.
James Franck
James Franck was a German-born physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for the Franck–Hertz experiment and his later work on the Manhattan Project in the United States.
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E.
Oskar Klein
Oskar Klein was a Swedish theoretical physicist best known for the Kaluza–Klein theory, which attempted to unify gravity and electromagnetism through extra spatial dimensions.
- 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: Manne Siegbahn Target entity description: Manne Siegbahn was a Swedish physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in X-ray spectroscopy and atomic physics.
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A.
Max von Laue
Max von Laue was a German physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of X-ray diffraction in crystals, which provided crucial evidence for the wave nature of X-rays and the atomic structure of matter.
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B.
Hans D. Jensen
Hans D. Jensen was a German nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate best known for co-developing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus.
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C.
Johannes Stark
Johannes Stark was a German physicist and Nobel laureate known for discovering the Stark effect, the splitting of spectral lines in electric fields.
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D.
James Franck
James Franck was a German-born physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for the Franck–Hertz experiment and his later work on the Manhattan Project in the United States.
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E.
Oskar Klein
Oskar Klein was a Swedish theoretical physicist best known for the Kaluza–Klein theory, which attempted to unify gravity and electromagnetism through extra spatial dimensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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Swedish scientist ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| almaMater | Lund University ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Sweden ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1886-12-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Örebro ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Sweden ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1978-09-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Stockholm ⓘ |
| developed | improved X-ray spectrometers ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Johannes Rydberg ⓘ |
| employer |
Lund University
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Stockholm University ⓘ Uppsala University ⓘ |
| familyName |
Siegbahn
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linked to:
Manne Siegbahn
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| fieldOfWork |
X-ray spectroscopy
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atomic physics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Georg
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Karl ⓘ Manne ⓘ |
| hasChild | Kai Siegbahn ⓘ |
| honoraryTitle | Foreign Member of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Siegbahn notation for X-ray lines
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high-precision X-ray spectroscopy ⓘ investigation of X-ray spectra of elements ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
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Royal Society ⓘ Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name |
Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn
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linked to:
Manne Siegbahn
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| nationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.category | Physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.motivation | for his discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 1924 ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Kai Siegbahn ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Norra begravningsplatsen, Stockholm
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linked to:
Norra begravningsplatsen
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| positionHeld |
professor of experimental physics at Stockholm University
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professor of physics at Lund University ⓘ professor of physics at Uppsala University ⓘ |
| relative | Kai Siegbahn ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
precise measurement of X-ray wavelengths
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structure of atomic energy levels ⓘ |
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Subject: Manne Siegbahn Description of subject: Manne Siegbahn was a Swedish physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in X-ray spectroscopy and atomic physics.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Manne Siegbahn
linked to: Manne Siegbahn
linked to: Manne Siegbahn