Alexander Kirillov
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Alexander Kirillov is a Russian-American mathematician renowned for his contributions to representation theory and Lie group theory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Kirillov canonical | 2 |
| Alexandre Kirillov | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2475543 — 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: Alexander Kirillov Context triple: [Israel Gelfand, notableStudent, Alexander Kirillov]
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A.
Ivan Kalyayev
Ivan Kalyayev was a Russian Socialist Revolutionary and terrorist who assassinated Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich in 1905 as part of the revolutionary struggle against the tsarist regime.
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B.
Alexander Kutepov
Alexander Kutepov was a prominent Russian Imperial and White Army general who became a leading figure in the anti-Bolshevik movement during and after the Russian Civil War.
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C.
Alexander Novikov
Alexander Novikov was a prominent Soviet Air Force marshal and military commander who played a key role in organizing and leading Soviet air operations during World War II.
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D.
Andrey Voronikhin
Andrey Voronikhin was a prominent Russian neoclassical architect of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for shaping the architectural landscape of St. Petersburg.
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E.
Pyotr Bark
Pyotr Bark was a Russian statesman and financier who served as the last Minister of Finance of the Russian Empire before the 1917 revolution.
- 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: Alexander Kirillov Target entity description: Alexander Kirillov is a Russian-American mathematician renowned for his contributions to representation theory and Lie group theory.
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A.
Ivan Kalyayev
Ivan Kalyayev was a Russian Socialist Revolutionary and terrorist who assassinated Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich in 1905 as part of the revolutionary struggle against the tsarist regime.
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B.
Alexander Kutepov
Alexander Kutepov was a prominent Russian Imperial and White Army general who became a leading figure in the anti-Bolshevik movement during and after the Russian Civil War.
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C.
Alexander Novikov
Alexander Novikov was a prominent Soviet Air Force marshal and military commander who played a key role in organizing and leading Soviet air operations during World War II.
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D.
Andrey Voronikhin
Andrey Voronikhin was a prominent Russian neoclassical architect of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for shaping the architectural landscape of St. Petersburg.
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E.
Pyotr Bark
Pyotr Bark was a Russian statesman and financier who served as the last Minister of Finance of the Russian Empire before the 1917 revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (12)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mathematician
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person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
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United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Lie group theory
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mathematics ⓘ representation theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Lie group theory
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contributions to representation theory ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander Kirillov Description of subject: Alexander Kirillov is a Russian-American mathematician renowned for his contributions to representation theory and Lie group theory.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alexander Kirillov