Petr Novikov
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Petr Novikov was a prominent Soviet mathematician known for his work in group theory, logic, and the solution of the word problem for groups.
All labels observed (1)
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| Petr Novikov canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1509469 — 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: Petr Novikov Context triple: [Pavel Alexandrov, notableStudent, Petr Novikov]
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A.
Nikolai Tikhonov
Nikolai Tikhonov was a Soviet statesman and economist who served as Premier of the Soviet Union during the early 1980s under Leonid Brezhnev and his successors.
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B.
Mikhail Posokhin
Mikhail Posokhin was a prominent Soviet architect known for major state projects in Moscow, including landmark government and cultural buildings.
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C.
Sergei Fyodorov
Sergei Fyodorov is a legendary Russian ice hockey forward renowned for his stellar NHL career, particularly with the Detroit Red Wings, and his status as one of the most complete two-way players in the sport’s history.
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D.
Oleg Baklanov
Oleg Baklanov was a Soviet politician and high-ranking official who played a key role as one of the hardline plotters in the failed 1991 coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev.
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E.
Nikolai Kulikovsky
Nikolai Kulikovsky was a Russian military officer best known as the second husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest sister of Tsar Nicholas 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: Petr Novikov Target entity description: Petr Novikov was a prominent Soviet mathematician known for his work in group theory, logic, and the solution of the word problem for groups.
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A.
Nikolai Tikhonov
Nikolai Tikhonov was a Soviet statesman and economist who served as Premier of the Soviet Union during the early 1980s under Leonid Brezhnev and his successors.
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B.
Mikhail Posokhin
Mikhail Posokhin was a prominent Soviet architect known for major state projects in Moscow, including landmark government and cultural buildings.
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C.
Sergei Fyodorov
Sergei Fyodorov is a legendary Russian ice hockey forward renowned for his stellar NHL career, particularly with the Detroit Red Wings, and his status as one of the most complete two-way players in the sport’s history.
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D.
Oleg Baklanov
Oleg Baklanov was a Soviet politician and high-ranking official who played a key role as one of the hardline plotters in the failed 1991 coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev.
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E.
Nikolai Kulikovsky
Nikolai Kulikovsky was a Russian military officer best known as the second husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest sister of Tsar Nicholas II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
algebra
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foundations of mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Stalin Prize
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USSR State Prize ⓘ
linked to:
State Prize of the USSR
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| citizenship |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian SFSR
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-08-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-01-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lomonosov Moscow State University
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linked to:
Moscow State University
|
| employer |
Lomonosov Moscow State University
ⓘ
linked to:
Moscow State University
Steklov Institute of Mathematics ⓘ |
| familyName | Novikov ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
decision problems
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group theory ⓘ mathematical logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| givenName | Petr ⓘ |
| hasChild | Sergei Novikov ⓘ |
| influenced | Sergei Novikov ⓘ |
| knownFor |
solution of the word problem for groups
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work in group theory ⓘ work in mathematical logic ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academy of Sciences of the USSR
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linked to:
Soviet Academy of Sciences
|
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
proved the existence of a finitely presented group with unsolvable word problem
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proved the undecidability of the word problem for groups ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Sergei Novikov ⓘ |
| notableWork | solution of the word problem for groups ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Moscow Governorate ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Moscow ⓘ |
| relative | Sergei Novikov ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Petr Novikov Description of subject: Petr Novikov was a prominent Soviet mathematician known for his work in group theory, logic, and the solution of the word problem for groups.
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