History of Science Society
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The History of Science Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to promoting research, teaching, and public understanding of the history of science and related fields.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| History of Science Society canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6208753 — 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: History of Science Society Context triple: [George Sarton Medal, presentedBy, History of Science Society]
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A.
Commission for History of Science
The Commission for History of Science is a scholarly body dedicated to researching and documenting the development of scientific thought and practice, particularly within the context of Bavaria and the German-speaking world.
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B.
Science History Institute
The Science History Institute is a Philadelphia-based museum, library, and research center dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related sciences.
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C.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is a leading international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing science, engineering, and innovation for the benefit of all people, best known for publishing the journal Science.
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D.
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society is a prestigious scholarly organization founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, dedicated to promoting knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, publications, and meetings.
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E.
Department of History of Science
The Department of History of Science is an academic unit dedicated to researching and teaching the historical development of scientific ideas, practices, and institutions within their broader cultural and social contexts.
- 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: History of Science Society Target entity description: The History of Science Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to promoting research, teaching, and public understanding of the history of science and related fields.
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A.
Commission for History of Science
The Commission for History of Science is a scholarly body dedicated to researching and documenting the development of scientific thought and practice, particularly within the context of Bavaria and the German-speaking world.
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B.
Science History Institute
The Science History Institute is a Philadelphia-based museum, library, and research center dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related sciences.
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C.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is a leading international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing science, engineering, and innovation for the benefit of all people, best known for publishing the journal Science.
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D.
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society is a prestigious scholarly organization founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, dedicated to promoting knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, publications, and meetings.
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E.
Department of History of Science
The Department of History of Science is an academic unit dedicated to researching and teaching the historical development of scientific ideas, practices, and institutions within their broader cultural and social contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
ⓘ
scholarly organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | HSS ⓘ |
| awards |
fellowships
ⓘ
grants ⓘ prizes in history of science ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| discipline |
history
ⓘ
science studies ⓘ |
| field |
history of medicine
ⓘ
history of science ⓘ history of technology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical study of medicine
ⓘ
historical study of science ⓘ historical study of technology ⓘ |
| founded | 1924 ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
organization of academic conferences
ⓘ
professional networking ⓘ public outreach ⓘ publication of scholarly journals ⓘ |
| hasMember |
educators
ⓘ
historians of science ⓘ independent scholars ⓘ students ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
HSS Newsletter
ⓘ
Isis ⓘ Osiris ⓘ |
| hasScope | international ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://hssonline.org ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| organizes |
annual meeting
ⓘ
conferences ⓘ |
| promotes | interdisciplinary scholarship ⓘ |
| publishes |
HSS Newsletter
ⓘ
Isis ⓘ Osiris ⓘ |
| purpose |
promote public understanding of the history of science
ⓘ
promote research in the history of science ⓘ promote teaching in the history of science ⓘ |
| subjectOf | history of science community ⓘ |
| supports |
early-career scholars
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graduate students ⓘ teaching resources in history of science ⓘ |
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: History of Science Society Description of subject: The History of Science Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to promoting research, teaching, and public understanding of the history of science and related fields.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.