Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University
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The Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard’s chemistry department named in honor of Nobel laureate Theodore William Richards and held by distinguished senior chemists.
All labels observed (1)
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| Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4763382 — 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: Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University Context triple: [Martin Karplus, academicPosition, Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University]
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J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University
The J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University is a distinguished endowed chair in theoretical chemistry named after pioneering American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
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Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University
The Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, historically associated with leading researchers such as Nobel laureate Elias J. Corey.
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Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics
The Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics is a distinguished endowed professorship at the California Institute of Technology named in honor of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and held by leading researchers in chemical physics.
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Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
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E.
Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University
The Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by Danish physicist Lene Vestergaard Hau, renowned for her groundbreaking work in slowing and stopping light using ultracold atomic gases.
- 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: Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University Target entity description: The Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard’s chemistry department named in honor of Nobel laureate Theodore William Richards and held by distinguished senior chemists.
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J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University
The J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University is a distinguished endowed chair in theoretical chemistry named after pioneering American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
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Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University
The Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, historically associated with leading researchers such as Nobel laureate Elias J. Corey.
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Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics
The Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics is a distinguished endowed professorship at the California Institute of Technology named in honor of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and held by leading researchers in chemical physics.
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Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
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Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University
The Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by Danish physicist Lene Vestergaard Hau, renowned for her groundbreaking work in slowing and stopping light using ultracold atomic gases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic chair
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endowed professorship ⓘ professorship in chemistry ⓘ |
| academicFocus |
chemical research
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chemistry education ⓘ |
| academicRank | professor emeritus ⓘ |
| affiliation | Harvard University ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harvard Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
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Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| category | Harvard University endowed chairs ⓘ |
| chairHolderStatus | emeritus ⓘ |
| commemorates | Theodore William Richards’s contributions to chemistry ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endowmentType | named chair ⓘ |
| field | chemistry ⓘ |
| heldBy | distinguished senior chemists ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus ⓘ |
| honors | Theodore William Richards ⓘ |
| institution | Harvard University ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Harvard University ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Theodore William Richards ⓘ |
| namedChairIn | chemistry at Harvard University ⓘ |
| namedFor |
Nobel laureate Theodore William Richards
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linked to:
Theodore William Richards
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| partOf | Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University ⓘ |
| positionLevel | distinguished professorship ⓘ |
| positionType | senior faculty position ⓘ |
| purpose | to support research and teaching in chemistry ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
distinguished record of scholarship
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excellence in teaching and mentoring in chemistry ⓘ outstanding achievement in chemistry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University Description of subject: The Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard’s chemistry department named in honor of Nobel laureate Theodore William Richards and held by distinguished senior chemists.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Martin Karplus
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academicPosition
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Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University
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