Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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The Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences was the former engineering and applied sciences unit within Harvard University that later evolved into the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1780246 — 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: Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences Context triple: [Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, formerName, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences]
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A.
Division of Engineering and Applied Science
The Division of Engineering and Applied Science is Caltech’s academic unit dedicated to research and education in engineering disciplines and applied sciences, known for its rigorous programs and contributions to cutting-edge technology and innovation.
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B.
School of Engineering and Applied Science
The School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania is the university’s engineering school, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as computer science, bioengineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.
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C.
School of Engineering and Applied Science
The School of Engineering and Applied Science is Princeton University's engineering division, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and related applied sciences.
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D.
School of Engineering and Applied Science
The School of Engineering and Applied Science is the University of Virginia’s engineering college, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and related technical fields.
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E.
School of Engineering and Applied Science
The School of Engineering and Applied Science is George Washington University's engineering college, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as engineering, computer science, and applied sciences.
- 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: Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences Target entity description: The Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences was the former engineering and applied sciences unit within Harvard University that later evolved into the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
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A.
Division of Engineering and Applied Science
The Division of Engineering and Applied Science is Caltech’s academic unit dedicated to research and education in engineering disciplines and applied sciences, known for its rigorous programs and contributions to cutting-edge technology and innovation.
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B.
School of Engineering and Applied Science
The School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania is the university’s engineering school, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as computer science, bioengineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.
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C.
School of Engineering and Applied Science
The School of Engineering and Applied Science is Princeton University's engineering division, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and related applied sciences.
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D.
School of Engineering and Applied Science
The School of Engineering and Applied Science is the University of Virginia’s engineering college, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and related technical fields.
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E.
School of Engineering and Applied Science
The School of Engineering and Applied Science is George Washington University's engineering college, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as engineering, computer science, and applied sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic division
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engineering school ⓘ |
| academicAffiliation |
Harvard College
ⓘ
linked to:
Harvard University
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| affiliation | Ivy League ⓘ |
| campusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAtLevel |
graduate
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undergraduate ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied sciences
ⓘ
engineering ⓘ |
| followedBy | Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| historicalRole | predecessor of Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
engineering education at Harvard University
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research in applied sciences ⓘ |
| offeredProgram |
applied mathematics
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applied physics ⓘ bioengineering ⓘ computer science ⓘ engineering sciences ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University ⓘ |
| partOf | Harvard University ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier engineering structures at Harvard University ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| successor |
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
ⓘ
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | nonprofit educational institution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences Description of subject: The Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences was the former engineering and applied sciences unit within Harvard University that later evolved into the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
→
formerName
→
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
→
formerName
→
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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subject linked to:
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences