Johan Jensen
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Johan Jensen was a Danish mathematician best known for his contributions to convex analysis and for formulating the inequality that bears his name.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johan Jensen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johan Jensen Context triple: [Jensen's inequality, namedAfter, Johan Jensen]
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A.
Niels Jensen
Niels Jensen is a software entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the software company Borland.
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Armin Hansen
Armin Hansen was an American painter known for his dynamic marine scenes and contributions to early 20th-century California art.
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C.
Sven Simonsen
Sven Simonsen is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
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D.
Helge Petersen
Helge Petersen was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Greenland’s highest peak, Gunnbjørn Fjeld.
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E.
Joachim Lemelsen
Joachim Lemelsen was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who held several high-ranking field commands on the Eastern and Italian fronts.
- 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: Johan Jensen Target entity description: Johan Jensen was a Danish mathematician best known for his contributions to convex analysis and for formulating the inequality that bears his name.
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A.
Niels Jensen
Niels Jensen is a software entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the software company Borland.
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B.
Armin Hansen
Armin Hansen was an American painter known for his dynamic marine scenes and contributions to early 20th-century California art.
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C.
Sven Simonsen
Sven Simonsen is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
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D.
Helge Petersen
Helge Petersen was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Greenland’s highest peak, Gunnbjørn Fjeld.
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E.
Joachim Lemelsen
Joachim Lemelsen was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who held several high-ranking field commands on the Eastern and Italian fronts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Danish mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
convex functions
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real analysis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| familyName | Jensen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
convex analysis
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mathematics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Johan ⓘ |
| hasEponymousConcept |
Jensen's inequality
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linked to:
Jensen inequality
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| hasNotableEponym |
Jensen's inequality
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linked to:
Jensen inequality
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| hasWorkInDomain |
convex functions and inequalities
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inequalities in analysis ⓘ |
| influenced |
functional analysis
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information theory ⓘ modern convex analysis ⓘ probability theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jensen's inequality
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linked to:
Jensen inequality
contributions to convex analysis ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Danish ⓘ |
| name | Johan Jensen ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| notability | best known for Jensen's inequality ⓘ |
| notableWork | formulation of Jensen's inequality ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johan Jensen Description of subject: Johan Jensen was a Danish mathematician best known for his contributions to convex analysis and for formulating the inequality that bears his name.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jensen inequality