John Kendrew
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John Kendrew was a British biochemist and crystallographer who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the three-dimensional structure of the protein myoglobin.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Kendrew canonical | 11 |
| John Cowdery Kendrew | 1 |
| Kendrew | 1 |
| Sir John Kendrew | 1 |
| X-ray structure of myoglobin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T97278 — 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: John Kendrew Context triple: [Cavendish Laboratory, associatedWithPerson, John Kendrew]
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A.
Max Perutz
Max Perutz was an Austrian-British molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering X-ray crystallography studies of hemoglobin and helping to found the field of molecular biology.
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B.
Francis Crick
Francis Crick was a British molecular biologist best known as co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure, a breakthrough that transformed modern genetics and earned him a Nobel Prize.
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C.
Christopher Longuet-Higgins
Christopher Longuet-Higgins was a British theoretical chemist and cognitive scientist known for his influential work in artificial intelligence and the study of human perception and cognition.
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D.
Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin was a British chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for advancing X-ray crystallography and determining the structures of vital biomolecules such as penicillin, vitamin B12, and insulin.
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E.
James Watson
James Watson is an American molecular biologist best known as a co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure and a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
- 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: John Kendrew Target entity description: John Kendrew was a British biochemist and crystallographer who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the three-dimensional structure of the protein myoglobin.
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A.
Max Perutz
Max Perutz was an Austrian-British molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering X-ray crystallography studies of hemoglobin and helping to found the field of molecular biology.
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B.
Francis Crick
Francis Crick was a British molecular biologist best known as co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure, a breakthrough that transformed modern genetics and earned him a Nobel Prize.
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C.
Christopher Longuet-Higgins
Christopher Longuet-Higgins was a British theoretical chemist and cognitive scientist known for his influential work in artificial intelligence and the study of human perception and cognition.
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D.
Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin was a British chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for advancing X-ray crystallography and determining the structures of vital biomolecules such as penicillin, vitamin B12, and insulin.
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E.
James Watson
James Watson is an American molecular biologist best known as a co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure and a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Chemistry
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biochemist ⓘ crystallographer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Knight Bachelor ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| contributedTo | founding of the European Molecular Biology Organization ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom
|
| doctoralAdvisor | Max Perutz ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Clifton College
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer |
Cavendish Laboratory
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Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology ⓘ
linked to:
MRC LMB
University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| familyName |
Kendrew
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linked to:
John Kendrew
|
| fieldOfWork |
X-ray crystallography
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linked to:
American Crystallographic Association
biochemistry ⓘ structural biology ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAffiliation |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
determining the three-dimensional structure of myoglobin
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pioneering work in protein crystallography ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
European Molecular Biology Organization
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| name |
John Cowdery Kendrew
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linked to:
John Kendrew
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| nobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| notableStudent | David Chilton Phillips ⓘ |
| notableWork |
X-ray structure of myoglobin
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linked to:
John Kendrew
|
| occupation |
biochemist
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crystallographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Oxford ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor-in-chief of the European Molecular Biology Organization journal EMBO Journal ⓘ |
| researchFocus | protein structure ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith | Max Perutz ⓘ |
| studied |
biochemistry
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chemistry ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
X-ray crystallography of proteins
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X-ray diffraction ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge
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linked to:
MRC LMB
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Referenced by (15)
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