James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences
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The James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences is a distinguished endowed professorship in the physical sciences at Cornell University.
All labels observed (1)
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| James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2296729 — 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: James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences Context triple: [Edwin E. Salpeter, positionHeld, James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences]
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Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
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Jack S. Josey–Welch Foundation Chair in Science
The Jack S. Josey–Welch Foundation Chair in Science is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the sciences, notably held by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Steven Weinberg.
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Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics
The Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics is a distinguished endowed professorship at the California Institute of Technology named in honor of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and held by leading researchers in chemical physics.
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Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor
The Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago awarded to scholars of exceptional distinction in their fields.
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E.
MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
- 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: James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences Target entity description: The James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences is a distinguished endowed professorship in the physical sciences at Cornell University.
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Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
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B.
Jack S. Josey–Welch Foundation Chair in Science
The Jack S. Josey–Welch Foundation Chair in Science is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the sciences, notably held by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Steven Weinberg.
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C.
Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics
The Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics is a distinguished endowed professorship at the California Institute of Technology named in honor of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and held by leading researchers in chemical physics.
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Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor
The Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago awarded to scholars of exceptional distinction in their fields.
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E.
MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic chair
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endowed professorship ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
chemistry
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physical sciences ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| academicLevel | professorial ⓘ |
| affiliation | College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University ⓘ |
| beneficiary | faculty in physical sciences at Cornell University ⓘ |
| category |
Cornell University professorships
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endowed chairs in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| endowmentType |
distinguished professorship
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endowed chair ⓘ |
| field | physical sciences ⓘ |
| institutionType | private research university ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Cornell University endowed chairs ⓘ |
| languageOfInstitution | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cornell University ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
Ithaca, New York
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linked to:
Ithaca, New York, United States
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| locatedInCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedInState | New York ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James A. Weeks ⓘ |
| purpose |
support research in the physical sciences
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support teaching in the physical sciences ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| university | Cornell University ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences Description of subject: The James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences is a distinguished endowed professorship in the physical sciences at Cornell University.
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