Avrion Mitchison
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Avrion Mitchison is a British immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on immune tolerance and the cellular basis of the immune response.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Avrion Mitchison canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4154128 — 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: Avrion Mitchison Context triple: [National Institute for Medical Research, employerOf, Avrion Mitchison]
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A.
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell was a British actor best known for his portrayal of the outspoken Alf Garnett in the television sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part."
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B.
Cyrus Voris
Cyrus Voris is an American screenwriter and producer best known for co-writing films like "Bulletproof Monk" and co-creating the television series "Sleeper Cell."
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C.
Robert Livermore
Robert Livermore was a 19th-century Californian rancher and early settler whose name was later given to the city of Livermore, California.
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D.
Marc McClure
Marc McClure is an American actor best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman film series and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy.
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E.
Myron Hunt
Myron Hunt was a prominent early 20th-century American architect known for designing significant landmarks in Southern California, including notable hotels, educational buildings, and cultural institutions.
- 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: Avrion Mitchison Target entity description: Avrion Mitchison is a British immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on immune tolerance and the cellular basis of the immune response.
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A.
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell was a British actor best known for his portrayal of the outspoken Alf Garnett in the television sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part."
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B.
Cyrus Voris
Cyrus Voris is an American screenwriter and producer best known for co-writing films like "Bulletproof Monk" and co-creating the television series "Sleeper Cell."
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C.
Robert Livermore
Robert Livermore was a 19th-century Californian rancher and early settler whose name was later given to the city of Livermore, California.
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D.
Marc McClure
Marc McClure is an American actor best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman film series and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy.
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E.
Myron Hunt
Myron Hunt was a prominent early 20th-century American architect known for designing significant landmarks in Southern California, including notable hotels, educational buildings, and cultural institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British scientist
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human ⓘ immunologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gairdner Foundation International Award
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Royal Medal ⓘ Wolf Prize in Medicine ⓘ
linked to:
Wolf Prize
|
| contributedTo |
concepts of antigen recognition by lymphocytes
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understanding of clonal selection in immunology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Trinity College, Oxford
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
National Institute for Medical Research
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University College London ⓘ |
| father | Dick Mitchison ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cellular immunology
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immune tolerance ⓘ immunology ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Denis Mitchison
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Naomi Mitchison ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| mother |
Naomi Haldane
ⓘ
linked to:
Naomi Mary Margaret Haldane
|
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering work on immune tolerance
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studies on the cellular basis of the immune response ⓘ |
| occupation | immunologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the National Institute for Medical Research ⓘ |
| relative | J. B. S. Haldane ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
T-cell mediated immune responses
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mechanisms of immune tolerance ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Avrion Mitchison Description of subject: Avrion Mitchison is a British immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on immune tolerance and the cellular basis of the immune response.
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subject linked to:
Mitchison