Elbert Frank Cox
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Elbert Frank Cox was an American mathematician renowned for being the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics.
All labels observed (1)
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| Elbert Frank Cox canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elbert Frank Cox Context triple: [Elbert, hasNotableBearer, Elbert Frank Cox]
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A.
Edward Alexander Bouchet
Edward Alexander Bouchet was a pioneering African American physicist who became the first Black person in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in physics, receiving his doctorate from Yale University in 1876.
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B.
Louis C. Newhall
Louis C. Newhall was an American architect best known for designing Boston Garden, the historic multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts.
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C.
James Ewing
James Ewing was a pioneering American pathologist and oncologist whose work helped establish cancer research and treatment as a distinct medical discipline.
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D.
Charles Alton Ellis
Charles Alton Ellis was an American structural engineer best known for performing the complex mathematical and design work that made the Golden Gate Bridge possible.
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E.
Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.
- 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: Elbert Frank Cox Target entity description: Elbert Frank Cox was an American mathematician renowned for being the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics.
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A.
Edward Alexander Bouchet
Edward Alexander Bouchet was a pioneering African American physicist who became the first Black person in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in physics, receiving his doctorate from Yale University in 1876.
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B.
Louis C. Newhall
Louis C. Newhall was an American architect best known for designing Boston Garden, the historic multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts.
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C.
James Ewing
James Ewing was a pioneering American pathologist and oncologist whose work helped establish cancer research and treatment as a distinct medical discipline.
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D.
Charles Alton Ellis
Charles Alton Ellis was an American structural engineer best known for performing the complex mathematical and design work that made the Golden Gate Bridge possible.
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E.
Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor's degree in mathematics
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Ph.D. in mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Spingarn Medal ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-12-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1969-11-28 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor |
William Lloyd Garrison Williams
ⓘ
linked to:
William Lloyd Garrison
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| doctoralThesis | The polynomial solutions of the difference equation of hypergeometric type ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
ⓘ
Indiana University Bloomington ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana University
|
| employer |
Howard University
ⓘ
Louisville Municipal College ⓘ Shaw University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Cox ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
differential equations
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ polynomial solutions of differential equations ⓘ |
| givenName | Elbert ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
African-American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| influenced | African American mathematicians ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Howard University Department of Mathematics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics
ⓘ
pioneering role for African Americans in graduate mathematics education ⓘ |
| notableStudent | David Blackwell ⓘ |
| notableWork | Research on polynomial solutions of differential equations of hypergeometric type ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Evansville, Indiana, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Evansville, Indiana, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C., United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
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| residence |
Washington, D.C., United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ida Mae Richardson Cox ⓘ |
| taughtSubject | mathematics ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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