Martin A. Nowak
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Martin A. Nowak is a mathematical biologist known for his influential work on evolutionary dynamics, cooperation, and the application of game theory to biology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Martin A. Nowak canonical | 2 |
| Martin Nowak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5870135 — 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: Martin A. Nowak Context triple: [Nowak, hasNotableBearer, Martin A. Nowak]
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Simon A. Levin
Simon A. Levin is a prominent American ecologist renowned for his work on the theoretical and mathematical foundations of ecology, particularly in population dynamics, biodiversity, and the management of complex ecological systems.
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B.
Robert Trivers
Robert Trivers is an evolutionary biologist renowned for his foundational theories on reciprocal altruism, parental investment, and the evolution of social behavior.
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C.
Stuart Kauffman
Stuart Kauffman is a theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher known for his work on self-organization, the origins of life, and complexity in biological and economic systems.
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D.
Matthew O. Jackson
Matthew O. Jackson is an American economist renowned for his pioneering work on network theory and its applications to economics and game theory.
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E.
Mark Ridley
Mark Ridley is a British evolutionary biologist and author known for his influential textbooks and writings on evolution and animal behavior.
- 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: Martin A. Nowak Target entity description: Martin A. Nowak is a mathematical biologist known for his influential work on evolutionary dynamics, cooperation, and the application of game theory to biology.
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A.
Simon A. Levin
Simon A. Levin is a prominent American ecologist renowned for his work on the theoretical and mathematical foundations of ecology, particularly in population dynamics, biodiversity, and the management of complex ecological systems.
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B.
Robert Trivers
Robert Trivers is an evolutionary biologist renowned for his foundational theories on reciprocal altruism, parental investment, and the evolution of social behavior.
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C.
Stuart Kauffman
Stuart Kauffman is a theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher known for his work on self-organization, the origins of life, and complexity in biological and economic systems.
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D.
Matthew O. Jackson
Matthew O. Jackson is an American economist renowned for his pioneering work on network theory and its applications to economics and game theory.
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E.
Mark Ridley
Mark Ridley is a British evolutionary biologist and author known for his influential textbooks and writings on evolution and animal behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
evolutionary biologist
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mathematical biologist ⓘ person ⓘ theoretical biologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in biochemistry ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Peter Schuster ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Oxford
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University of Vienna ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cancer evolution
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cooperation in biology ⓘ evolution of cooperation ⓘ evolution of language ⓘ evolutionary dynamics ⓘ evolutionary game theory ⓘ game theory ⓘ infectious disease dynamics ⓘ mathematical biology ⓘ population dynamics ⓘ theoretical biology ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
direct reciprocity
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evolutionary dynamics on graphs ⓘ evolutionary graph theory ⓘ group selection ⓘ host–pathogen coevolution ⓘ indirect reciprocity ⓘ kin selection ⓘ mechanisms of cooperation ⓘ replicator dynamics ⓘ somatic evolution of cancer ⓘ spatial games ⓘ |
| knownFor |
application of game theory to biology
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evolution of cooperation ⓘ evolutionary dynamics ⓘ mathematical models of cancer ⓘ mathematical models of infectious diseases ⓘ work on evolution of language ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| nationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Evolutionary Dynamics: Exploring the Equations of Life
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SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed ⓘ Virus Dynamics: Mathematical Principles of Immunology and Virology ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard University
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Professor of Mathematics and Biology at Harvard University ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Harvard University
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Princeton University ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Martin A. Nowak Description of subject: Martin A. Nowak is a mathematical biologist known for his influential work on evolutionary dynamics, cooperation, and the application of game theory to biology.
Referenced by (3)
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