Per Peterson
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Per Peterson is a biotechnology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the molecular diagnostics company Myriad Genetics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Per Peterson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6004619 — 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: Per Peterson Context triple: [Myriad Genetics, foundedBy, Per Peterson]
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A.
Norm Peterson
Norm Peterson is a lovable, wisecracking bar regular from the sitcom "Cheers," known for his perpetual presence on a barstool and his humorous one-liners.
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B.
Frank Peterson
Frank Peterson is a German music producer and composer best known for his work with artists like Sarah Brightman and Enigma, blending classical, pop, and electronic elements.
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C.
Stephen Peters
Stephen Peters is an American screenwriter best known for writing the neo-noir thriller film "Wild Things."
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D.
Arthur Peterson
Arthur Peterson was an American character actor best known for his television and stage roles in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Barry Peterson
Barry Peterson is a Canadian cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and action films, including the 2015 movie "Vacation."
- 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: Per Peterson Target entity description: Per Peterson is a biotechnology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the molecular diagnostics company Myriad Genetics.
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A.
Norm Peterson
Norm Peterson is a lovable, wisecracking bar regular from the sitcom "Cheers," known for his perpetual presence on a barstool and his humorous one-liners.
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B.
Frank Peterson
Frank Peterson is a German music producer and composer best known for his work with artists like Sarah Brightman and Enigma, blending classical, pop, and electronic elements.
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C.
Stephen Peters
Stephen Peters is an American screenwriter best known for writing the neo-noir thriller film "Wild Things."
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D.
Arthur Peterson
Arthur Peterson was an American character actor best known for his television and stage roles in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Barry Peterson
Barry Peterson is a Canadian cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and action films, including the 2015 movie "Vacation."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biotechnology company
ⓘ
biotechnology entrepreneur ⓘ person ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Myriad Genetics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fieldOfWork |
biotechnology
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molecular diagnostics ⓘ |
| focusesOn | genetic testing ⓘ |
| hasRole | company founder ⓘ |
| industry |
biotechnology industry
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healthcare industry ⓘ molecular diagnostics ⓘ |
| name | Per Peterson ⓘ |
| notableFor | co-founding Myriad Genetics ⓘ |
| occupation | entrepreneur ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Per Peterson Description of subject: Per Peterson is a biotechnology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the molecular diagnostics company Myriad Genetics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.