Raymond Gosling
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Raymond Gosling was a British physicist best known for his crucial X-ray diffraction work on DNA, including the famous "Photo 51," which contributed to the discovery of the double-helix structure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raymond Gosling canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2941742 — 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: Raymond Gosling Context triple: [Maurice Wilkins, notableStudent, Raymond Gosling]
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Rupert Baxter
Rupert Baxter is a recurring character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, known as the hyper-efficient, suspicious former secretary whose attempts to impose order often lead to comic chaos.
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B.
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer was a distinguished English character actor known for his refined, often authoritative roles in British stage and film productions of the mid-20th century.
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C.
William Francis Nighy
William Francis Nighy is an English actor best known for his versatile film, television, and stage performances, including roles in "Love Actually," the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and numerous acclaimed British dramas.
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D.
Bernard Fox
Bernard Fox was a Welsh character actor best known for his comedic roles in classic television series like "Bewitched" and "Hogan's Heroes," as well as voice work in animated films.
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E.
Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle was an American stage and silent film actor prominent in the early 20th century.
- 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: Raymond Gosling Target entity description: Raymond Gosling was a British physicist best known for his crucial X-ray diffraction work on DNA, including the famous "Photo 51," which contributed to the discovery of the double-helix structure.
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A.
Rupert Baxter
Rupert Baxter is a recurring character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, known as the hyper-efficient, suspicious former secretary whose attempts to impose order often lead to comic chaos.
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B.
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer was a distinguished English character actor known for his refined, often authoritative roles in British stage and film productions of the mid-20th century.
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C.
William Francis Nighy
William Francis Nighy is an English actor best known for his versatile film, television, and stage performances, including roles in "Love Actually," the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and numerous acclaimed British dramas.
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D.
Bernard Fox
Bernard Fox was a Welsh character actor best known for his comedic roles in classic television series like "Bewitched" and "Hogan's Heroes," as well as voice work in animated films.
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E.
Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle was an American stage and silent film actor prominent in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British scientist
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person ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | honorary degree from King’s College London ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Francis Crick
ⓘ
James Watson ⓘ Maurice Wilkins ⓘ Rosalind Franklin ⓘ |
| contributedTo | elucidation of DNA double-helix structure ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-07-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-05-18 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Alexander R. Stokes ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University College London ⓘ |
| employer |
King’s College London
ⓘ
University of London ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White British ⓘ |
| familyName |
Gosling
ⓘ
linked to:
Ryan Gosling
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| fieldOfWork |
DNA structure
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X-ray crystallography ⓘ biophysics ⓘ |
| givenName | Raymond ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | understanding of DNA molecular structure ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Photo 51
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X-ray diffraction work on DNA ⓘ contributions to discovery of DNA double helix ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | King’s College London staff ⓘ |
| name | Raymond Gosling ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEvent | took Photo 51 with Rosalind Franklin ⓘ |
| notableStudent | various medical and dental students at Guy’s Hospital Medical School ⓘ |
| notableWork |
X-ray diffraction photograph of DNA known as Photo 51
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linked to:
Photo 51
|
| occupation | physicist ⓘ |
| partOf | King’s College London DNA research group ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London
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linked to:
London, England
Wandsworth ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| positionHeld |
lecturer in physics
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reader in physics ⓘ |
| residence |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| subjectOf |
historical accounts of DNA structure discovery
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obituaries in major British newspapers ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Guy’s Hospital Medical School
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linked to:
Guy’s Hospital
King’s College London ⓘ |
| workedAt | Biophysics Research Unit at King’s College London ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raymond Gosling Description of subject: Raymond Gosling was a British physicist best known for his crucial X-ray diffraction work on DNA, including the famous "Photo 51," which contributed to the discovery of the double-helix structure.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.