Richard Henderson
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Richard Henderson is a Scottish molecular biologist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work in electron microscopy of biological molecules, for which he shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Henderson canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1924552 — 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: Richard Henderson Context triple: [MRC LMB, notableScientist, Richard Henderson]
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A.
Richard Sibson
Richard Sibson is a distinguished geologist recognized for his influential work on fault mechanics and earthquake processes.
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B.
Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce is a voice actor known for his work in animated films, including providing a character voice in Pixar's "A Bug's Life."
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C.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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D.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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E.
Richard G. Wilkinson
Richard G. Wilkinson is a British social epidemiologist known for his influential research on income inequality and its effects on health and social outcomes.
- 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: Richard Henderson Target entity description: Richard Henderson is a Scottish molecular biologist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work in electron microscopy of biological molecules, for which he shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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A.
Richard Sibson
Richard Sibson is a distinguished geologist recognized for his influential work on fault mechanics and earthquake processes.
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B.
Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce is a voice actor known for his work in animated films, including providing a character voice in Pixar's "A Bug's Life."
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C.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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D.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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E.
Richard G. Wilkinson
Richard G. Wilkinson is a British social epidemiologist known for his influential research on income inequality and its effects on health and social outcomes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Chemistry
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biophysicist ⓘ molecular biologist ⓘ person ⓘ structural biologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science
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PhD ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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EMBO Gold Medal ⓘ Gairdner Foundation International Award ⓘ Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 ⓘ
linked to:
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Rosenstiel Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-07-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Edinburgh
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
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linked to:
MRC LMB
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| familyName | Henderson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biophysics
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electron microscopy ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ structural biology ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of cryo-electron microscopy
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electron microscopy of biological molecules ⓘ high-resolution structure determination of membrane proteins ⓘ structure of bacteriorhodopsin ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
European Molecular Biology Organization
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Richard Henderson ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| notableWork | three-dimensional structure of bacteriorhodopsin at atomic resolution ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
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group leader at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
membrane proteins
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single-particle cryo-EM ⓘ |
| residence |
Cambridge
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linked to:
CAMBRIDGE
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| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Jacques Dubochet
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Joachim Frank ⓘ |
| workplace |
Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
CAMBRIDGE
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Henderson Description of subject: Richard Henderson is a Scottish molecular biologist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work in electron microscopy of biological molecules, for which he shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Referenced by (9)
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