C. A. Rogers
E271118
C. A. Rogers was a British mathematician best known for his influential work in geometry of numbers and the theory of sphere packings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| C. A. Rogers canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2485373 — 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: C. A. Rogers Context triple: [De Morgan Medal, notableRecipient, C. A. Rogers]
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A.
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist and one of the founders of humanistic psychology, best known for developing client-centered (person-centered) therapy.
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B.
Bertha Goodman Maslow
Bertha Goodman Maslow was the wife of humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow and a significant personal influence on his life and work.
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C.
James Allport
James Allport was a prominent 19th-century British railway engineer and administrator who played a key role in the development and expansion of the Midland Railway network.
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D.
Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist best known for developing the hierarchy of needs theory, which emphasizes human motivation and self-actualization.
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E.
Albert H. Ellis
Albert H. Ellis was an American pioneer and early settler in what became Ellis County, Oklahoma, for whom the county was named in recognition of his contributions to the region’s 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: C. A. Rogers Target entity description: C. A. Rogers was a British mathematician best known for his influential work in geometry of numbers and the theory of sphere packings.
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A.
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist and one of the founders of humanistic psychology, best known for developing client-centered (person-centered) therapy.
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B.
Bertha Goodman Maslow
Bertha Goodman Maslow was the wife of humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow and a significant personal influence on his life and work.
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C.
James Allport
James Allport was a prominent 19th-century British railway engineer and administrator who played a key role in the development and expansion of the Midland Railway network.
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D.
Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist best known for developing the hierarchy of needs theory, which emphasizes human motivation and self-actualization.
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E.
Albert H. Ellis
Albert H. Ellis was an American pioneer and early settler in what became Ellis County, Oklahoma, for whom the county was named in recognition of his contributions to the region’s development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| affiliation | University College London ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
convex geometry
ⓘ
discrete geometry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Senior Berwick Prize
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linked to:
Berwick Prize
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctoralStudent |
Imre Bárány
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Peter M. Gruber ⓘ
linked to:
Peter Gruber
|
| employer | University College London ⓘ |
| familyName | Rogers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geometry of numbers
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mathematics ⓘ sphere packings ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Claude Ambrose ⓘ |
| influenced |
later research in geometry of numbers
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later research on sphere packings ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | London Mathematical Society ⓘ |
| name | C. A. Rogers ⓘ |
| notability |
known for influential work in geometry of numbers
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known for influential work in theory of sphere packings ⓘ |
| notableWork | Packing and Covering ⓘ |
| occupation |
research mathematician
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Mathematics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: C. A. Rogers Description of subject: C. A. Rogers was a British mathematician best known for his influential work in geometry of numbers and the theory of sphere packings.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.