Ulf von Euler
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Ulf von Euler was a Swedish physiologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discoveries concerning neurotransmitters, particularly noradrenaline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulf von Euler canonical | 10 |
| Ulf Svante von Euler | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1510243 — 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: Ulf von Euler Context triple: [Uppsala University, hasNotableAlumnus, Ulf von Euler]
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A.
Valentin Olberg
Valentin Olberg was a German-born Trotskyist who became one of the accused in Stalin’s first Moscow show trial, the 1936 Trial of the Sixteen.
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B.
Gustaf John Ramstedt
Gustaf John Ramstedt was a Finnish linguist and diplomat best known for his pioneering comparative work on Ural-Altaic and especially Mongolic and Turkic languages, and for helping formulate the Altaic language hypothesis.
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C.
Fredrik Idestam
Fredrik Idestam was a Finnish mining engineer and industrialist best known for founding the company that would become Nokia.
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D.
Fredrik Heinig
Fredrik Heinig is a film producer known for his work on the documentary "I Am Greta" about climate activist Greta Thunberg.
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E.
Karl-Henrik Robèrt
Karl-Henrik Robèrt is a Swedish oncologist and sustainability pioneer best known as the founder of The Natural Step framework for strategic sustainable development.
- 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: Ulf von Euler Target entity description: Ulf von Euler was a Swedish physiologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discoveries concerning neurotransmitters, particularly noradrenaline.
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A.
Valentin Olberg
Valentin Olberg was a German-born Trotskyist who became one of the accused in Stalin’s first Moscow show trial, the 1936 Trial of the Sixteen.
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B.
Gustaf John Ramstedt
Gustaf John Ramstedt was a Finnish linguist and diplomat best known for his pioneering comparative work on Ural-Altaic and especially Mongolic and Turkic languages, and for helping formulate the Altaic language hypothesis.
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C.
Fredrik Idestam
Fredrik Idestam was a Finnish mining engineer and industrialist best known for founding the company that would become Nokia.
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D.
Fredrik Heinig
Fredrik Heinig is a film producer known for his work on the documentary "I Am Greta" about climate activist Greta Thunberg.
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E.
Karl-Henrik Robèrt
Karl-Henrik Robèrt is a Swedish oncologist and sustainability pioneer best known as the founder of The Natural Step framework for strategic sustainable development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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human ⓘ neuroscientist ⓘ physiologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| child | Hans-Ulrich Euler ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Sweden ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Sweden ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-02-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-03-09 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Gunnar Liljestrand ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Karolinska Institute ⓘ |
| employer | Karolinska Institute ⓘ |
| familyName | von Euler ⓘ |
| father |
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
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linked to:
Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin
|
| fatherAwardReceived | Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | chemist ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
neurophysiology
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pharmacology ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ulf Svante von Euler
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linked to:
Ulf von Euler
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ulf ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discoveries concerning neurotransmitters
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discovery of noradrenaline as a neurotransmitter ⓘ research on neuropeptides ⓘ research on prostaglandins ⓘ research on the sympathetic nervous system ⓘ |
| language | Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
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Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences ⓘ Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| mother | Astrid Cleve ⓘ |
| nationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory |
Physiology or Medicine
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linked to:
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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| NobelPrizeMotivation | for their discoveries concerning the humoral transmitters in the nerve terminals and the mechanism for their storage, release and inactivation ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
humoral transmission in the nervous system
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noradrenaline as a neurotransmitter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stockholm ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Stockholm ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine
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member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine ⓘ professor of physiology at the Karolinska Institute ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Bernard Katz
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Julius Axelrod ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Sodenstierna ⓘ |
| workplace | Karolinska Institute ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Ulf von Euler Description of subject: Ulf von Euler was a Swedish physiologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discoveries concerning neurotransmitters, particularly noradrenaline.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ulf von Euler