Dan David Prize
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The Dan David Prize is a prestigious international award that honors outstanding contributions to the study of the past, with a strong emphasis on historical scholarship and its contemporary relevance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dan David Prize canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T249777 — 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: Dan David Prize Context triple: [Yo-Yo Ma, awardReceived, Dan David Prize]
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A.
Heinz Award
The Heinz Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals for outstanding contributions in areas such as the environment, the arts, the economy, and the human condition.
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B.
Millennium Technology Prize
The Millennium Technology Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing groundbreaking technological innovations that significantly improve quality of life and promote sustainable development.
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C.
Templeton Prize
The Templeton Prize is a prestigious annual award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, often at the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion.
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D.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.
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E.
Albert Einstein Award
The Albert Einstein Award is a prestigious scientific honor recognizing outstanding contributions to theoretical physics and fundamental scientific research.
- 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: Dan David Prize Target entity description: The Dan David Prize is a prestigious international award that honors outstanding contributions to the study of the past, with a strong emphasis on historical scholarship and its contemporary relevance.
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A.
Heinz Award
The Heinz Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals for outstanding contributions in areas such as the environment, the arts, the economy, and the human condition.
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B.
Millennium Technology Prize
The Millennium Technology Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing groundbreaking technological innovations that significantly improve quality of life and promote sustainable development.
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C.
Templeton Prize
The Templeton Prize is a prestigious annual award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, often at the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion.
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D.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.
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E.
Albert Einstein Award
The Albert Einstein Award is a prestigious scientific honor recognizing outstanding contributions to theoretical physics and fundamental scientific research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic award
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history prize ⓘ international prize ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tel Aviv University ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
historical scholarship
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outstanding contributions to the study of the past ⓘ research on the human past with contemporary relevance ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Dan David Foundation ⓘ |
| category |
history of science award
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humanities award ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| disciplineFocusChange | shifted to exclusive focus on history and the study of the past in 2021 ⓘ |
| eligibility | researchers worldwide ⓘ |
| field |
anthropology of the past
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archaeology ⓘ art history ⓘ digital humanities related to the past ⓘ historical sociology ⓘ history ⓘ history of science ⓘ |
| formerCategory |
Future
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Past ⓘ Present ⓘ |
| formerField |
arts
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humanities ⓘ sciences ⓘ |
| formerMonetaryValue | 1000000 US dollars per year ⓘ |
| formerStructure | three time-dimension categories ⓘ |
| founder | Dan David Foundation ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| geographicScope | global ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | Tel Aviv University ⓘ |
| inception | 2001 ⓘ |
| location | Tel Aviv University ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | 300000 US dollars ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dan David ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest history prizes in the world ⓘ |
| previousTargetGroup | established scholars ⓘ |
| restructured | 2021 ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
contemporary relevance of historical work
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impact on public understanding of history ⓘ originality of research ⓘ scholarly excellence in the study of the past ⓘ |
| sponsor | Dan David Foundation ⓘ |
| targetGroup | early and mid-career scholars ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dandavidprize.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dan David Prize Description of subject: The Dan David Prize is a prestigious international award that honors outstanding contributions to the study of the past, with a strong emphasis on historical scholarship and its contemporary relevance.
Referenced by (16)
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