Irwin Stone
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Irwin Stone was an American biochemist best known for pioneering the concept of high-dose vitamin C therapy and influencing later advocates of orthomolecular medicine.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irwin Stone canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irwin Stone Context triple: [Irwin, hasNotableBearer, Irwin Stone]
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A.
John Mack Stone
John Mack Stone is a pseudonym used by American author Johnston McCulley, best known as the creator of the masked vigilante character Zorro.
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B.
Robert Morton
Robert Morton is an American television producer best known for his work as executive producer of the late-night talk show "Late Night with David Letterman."
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C.
B. D. Hyman
B. D. Hyman is an American author and Christian minister best known as the estranged daughter of actress Bette Davis and for her controversial memoir about their relationship.
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D.
Irving Rosenfeld
Irving Rosenfeld is the charismatic, small-time con artist at the center of the crime drama film "American Hustle."
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E.
Rudolf Garrels
Rudolf Garrels was an 18th-century Dutch organ builder known for constructing and maintaining notable church organs in the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irwin Stone Target entity description: Irwin Stone was an American biochemist best known for pioneering the concept of high-dose vitamin C therapy and influencing later advocates of orthomolecular medicine.
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A.
John Mack Stone
John Mack Stone is a pseudonym used by American author Johnston McCulley, best known as the creator of the masked vigilante character Zorro.
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B.
Robert Morton
Robert Morton is an American television producer best known for his work as executive producer of the late-night talk show "Late Night with David Letterman."
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C.
B. D. Hyman
B. D. Hyman is an American author and Christian minister best known as the estranged daughter of actress Bette Davis and for her controversial memoir about their relationship.
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D.
Irving Rosenfeld
Irving Rosenfeld is the charismatic, small-time con artist at the center of the crime drama film "American Hustle."
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E.
Rudolf Garrels
Rudolf Garrels was an 18th-century Dutch organ builder known for constructing and maintaining notable church organs in the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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biochemist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
use of vitamin C in prevention of disease
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use of vitamin C in treatment of disease ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Healing Factor: Vitamin C Against Disease ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1907-01-13 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1984-05-06 ⓘ |
| developedConcept | hypothesis that humans have an inherited defect in vitamin C synthesis ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Stone ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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nutrition science ⓘ orthomolecular medicine ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Irwin ⓘ |
| influenced |
Linus Pauling
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orthomolecular medicine movement ⓘ |
| inspired | popular interest in vitamin C megadoses in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of megavitamin therapy
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high-dose vitamin C therapy ⓘ influencing orthomolecular medicine ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Irwin Stone ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| notableWork | The Healing Factor: Vitamin C Against Disease ⓘ |
| occupation |
biochemist
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research scientist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| proposedTreatment | lifelong high-dose vitamin C supplementation ⓘ |
| theory |
chronic subclinical scurvy contributes to many diseases
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vitamin C is a conditionally essential nutrient in humans ⓘ |
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