Benjamin Peirce

Target entity: Benjamin Peirce
Context triple: [Charles Sanders Peirce, academicAdvisor, Benjamin Peirce]

• A. Simon Newcomb
  Simon Newcomb was a 19th-century Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician renowned for his work in celestial mechanics, astronomical constants, and early studies of what became known as Benford's law.
• B. George W. Hill
  George W. Hill is an American film director and cinematographer known for his work in early Hollywood cinema during the silent and early sound eras.
• C. Ernest W. Bowditch
  Ernest W. Bowditch was a prominent American landscape architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for designing grounds for major estates and public spaces in the United States.
• D. George Peter Alexander Healy
  George Peter Alexander Healy was a prominent 19th-century American portrait painter renowned for his depictions of U.S. presidents and other notable political and cultural figures.
• E. Benjamin Silliman
  Benjamin Silliman was a pioneering American chemist and geologist, one of Yale College’s first science professors, and a key figure in the early development of scientific education in the United States.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Benjamin Peirce
Target entity description: Benjamin Peirce was a prominent 19th-century American mathematician and Harvard professor known for his work in celestial mechanics and algebra, and for being a leading figure in the development of mathematics in the United States.

• A. Simon Newcomb
  Simon Newcomb was a 19th-century Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician renowned for his work in celestial mechanics, astronomical constants, and early studies of what became known as Benford's law.
• B. George W. Hill
  George W. Hill is an American film director and cinematographer known for his work in early Hollywood cinema during the silent and early sound eras.
• C. Ernest W. Bowditch
  Ernest W. Bowditch was a prominent American landscape architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for designing grounds for major estates and public spaces in the United States.
• D. George Peter Alexander Healy
  George Peter Alexander Healy was a prominent 19th-century American portrait painter renowned for his depictions of U.S. presidents and other notable political and cultural figures.
• E. Benjamin Silliman
  Benjamin Silliman was a pioneering American chemist and geologist, one of Yale College’s first science professors, and a key figure in the early development of scientific education in the United States.
• F. None of above. chosen