Charles C. Gillispie
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Charles C. Gillispie was an American historian of science known for his influential work on the development of modern science, particularly in France, and for shaping the field through his scholarship and teaching at Princeton University.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles C. Gillispie canonical | 1 |
| Charles Coulston Gillispie | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6208773 — 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: Charles C. Gillispie Context triple: [George Sarton Medal, notableRecipient, Charles C. Gillispie]
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A.
Derek J. de Solla Price
Derek J. de Solla Price was a pioneering historian of science best known for founding scientometrics and for his influential work on the quantitative study of scientific literature and the development of science.
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B.
Gary S. May
Gary S. May is an American engineer and academic leader who serves as the chancellor of the University of California, Davis and is known for his advocacy for diversity in STEM education.
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C.
John Ziman
John Ziman was a New Zealand-born British physicist and influential philosopher of science known for his work in condensed matter physics and his writings on the social dimensions of scientific research.
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D.
H. Guyford Stever
H. Guyford Stever was an American physicist and engineer who served as director of the National Science Foundation and played a key role in shaping U.S. science and technology policy in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Donald F. Othmer
Donald F. Othmer was an influential American chemical engineer, inventor, and educator known for co-editing the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology and making major contributions to chemical engineering practice and education.
- 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: Charles C. Gillispie Target entity description: Charles C. Gillispie was an American historian of science known for his influential work on the development of modern science, particularly in France, and for shaping the field through his scholarship and teaching at Princeton University.
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A.
Derek J. de Solla Price
Derek J. de Solla Price was a pioneering historian of science best known for founding scientometrics and for his influential work on the quantitative study of scientific literature and the development of science.
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B.
Gary S. May
Gary S. May is an American engineer and academic leader who serves as the chancellor of the University of California, Davis and is known for his advocacy for diversity in STEM education.
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C.
John Ziman
John Ziman was a New Zealand-born British physicist and influential philosopher of science known for his work in condensed matter physics and his writings on the social dimensions of scientific research.
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D.
H. Guyford Stever
H. Guyford Stever was an American physicist and engineer who served as director of the National Science Foundation and played a key role in shaping U.S. science and technology policy in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Donald F. Othmer
Donald F. Othmer was an influential American chemical engineer, inventor, and educator known for co-editing the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology and making major contributions to chemical engineering practice and education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American historian
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historian of science ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history
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history of science ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Princeton University ⓘ |
| familyName | Gillispie ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history of French science
ⓘ
history of modern science ⓘ history of science ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
French Academy of Sciences
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linked to:
Académie des Sciences
French Revolution and science ⓘ Napoleonic science policy ⓘ Pierre-Simon Laplace ⓘ |
| influenced |
field of history of science
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study of French scientific institutions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexandre Koyré
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George Sarton ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
development of modern science
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relationship between science and state in France ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| name |
Charles Coulston Gillispie
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linked to:
Charles C. Gillispie
|
| notableFor |
scholarship on French science and politics
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shaping the history of science as an academic discipline in the United States ⓘ |
| notableStudent | I. Bernard Cohen ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Genesis and Geology
ⓘ
Pierre-Simon Laplace, 1749–1827 ⓘ
linked to:
Pierre-Simon Laplace
Science and Polity in France at the End of the Old Regime ⓘ Science and Polity in France: The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Years ⓘ The Edge of Objectivity ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dayton-Stockton Professor of History of Science at Princeton University
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Professor of History at Princeton University ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Princeton University ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Princeton, New Jersey
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linked to:
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Charles C. Gillispie