Fukui Kenichi
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Fukui Kenichi was a Japanese chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the frontier molecular orbital theory of chemical reactions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fukui Kenichi canonical | 2 |
| Kenichi Fukui | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2256155 — 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: Fukui Kenichi Context triple: [Kyoto University, hasNotableAlumni, Fukui Kenichi]
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A.
Sumio Iijima
Sumio Iijima is a Japanese physicist best known for his pioneering discovery and characterization of carbon nanotubes, which revolutionized the field of nanotechnology.
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B.
Hideki Shirakawa
Hideki Shirakawa is a Japanese chemist renowned for his pioneering work on conductive polymers, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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C.
Yoshio Nishina
Yoshio Nishina was a pioneering Japanese physicist often regarded as the father of modern physics research in Japan, known for his foundational work in quantum electrodynamics and nuclear physics.
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D.
Yoshihisa Hirano
Yoshihisa Hirano is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher known for his successful career in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, particularly as a late-inning reliever.
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E.
Tadahiko Mibuchi
Tadahiko Mibuchi was a Japanese jurist who became the first person to serve as Chief Justice of Japan.
- 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: Fukui Kenichi Target entity description: Fukui Kenichi was a Japanese chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the frontier molecular orbital theory of chemical reactions.
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A.
Sumio Iijima
Sumio Iijima is a Japanese physicist best known for his pioneering discovery and characterization of carbon nanotubes, which revolutionized the field of nanotechnology.
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B.
Hideki Shirakawa
Hideki Shirakawa is a Japanese chemist renowned for his pioneering work on conductive polymers, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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C.
Yoshio Nishina
Yoshio Nishina was a pioneering Japanese physicist often regarded as the father of modern physics research in Japan, known for his foundational work in quantum electrodynamics and nuclear physics.
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D.
Yoshihisa Hirano
Yoshihisa Hirano is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher known for his successful career in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, particularly as a late-inning reliever.
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E.
Tadahiko Mibuchi
Tadahiko Mibuchi was a Japanese jurist who became the first person to serve as Chief Justice of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Chemistry
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ theoretical chemist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Engineering ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Japan Academy Prize
ⓘ
Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ Order of Culture (Japan) ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Culture
Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-10-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-01-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kyoto Imperial University
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto University
Kyoto University ⓘ |
| employer | Kyoto University ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century chemistry ⓘ |
| familyName | Fukui ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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quantum chemistry ⓘ theoretical chemistry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Kenichi ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Chemistry of Frontier Orbitals
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Theory of Orientation and Stereoselection ⓘ |
| influenced | development of frontier orbital theory in organic chemistry ⓘ |
| influencedBy | quantum mechanics in chemistry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frontier molecular orbital theory
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theory of chemical reactions based on frontier orbitals ⓘ work on reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (United States)
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Japan Academy ⓘ Pontifical Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Fukui Kenichi ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for their theories, developed independently, concerning the course of chemical reactions ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Roald Hoffmann (independent co-developer of related theories)
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linked to:
Roald Hoffmann
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| placeOfBirth |
Nara, Japan
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linked to:
Nara
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| placeOfDeath |
Kyoto, Japan
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linked to:
Kyoto
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| positionHeld |
Director of the Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University
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President of Kyoto University ⓘ Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University ⓘ Professor at Kyoto University ⓘ |
| residence |
Kyoto, Japan
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linked to:
Kyoto
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| sharedNobelPrizeWith | Roald Hoffmann ⓘ |
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