Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
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The Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty position in the university’s chemistry department, held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist Fraser Stoddart.
All labels observed (1)
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| Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6445846 — 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: Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University Context triple: [Fraser Stoddart, positionHeld, Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University]
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George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
The George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the Department of Chemistry, named in honor of biotechnology pioneer George B. Rathmann.
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McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University
McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty position in Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering, held by leading scholars such as structural engineer Zdeněk P. Bažant.
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James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
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Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University
The Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, historically associated with leading researchers such as Nobel laureate Elias J. Corey.
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Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry
The Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed professorship in the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- 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: Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University Target entity description: The Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty position in the university’s chemistry department, held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist Fraser Stoddart.
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A.
George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
The George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the Department of Chemistry, named in honor of biotechnology pioneer George B. Rathmann.
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B.
McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University
McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty position in Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering, held by leading scholars such as structural engineer Zdeněk P. Bažant.
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C.
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
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Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University
The Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, historically associated with leading researchers such as Nobel laureate Elias J. Corey.
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Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry
The Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed professorship in the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chemist
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endowed professorship ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | chemistry ⓘ |
| academicPosition | Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University ⓘ |
| affiliation | Northwestern University ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ |
| category |
Chemistry professorships
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Northwestern University faculty positions ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employer |
Northwestern University
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Northwestern University ⓘ |
| field | chemistry ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor ⓘ |
| heldBy | Fraser Stoddart ⓘ |
| holder | Fraser Stoddart ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Evanston, Illinois ⓘ |
| notableFor | being held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist Fraser Stoddart ⓘ |
| partOf |
Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University
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Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University ⓘ
linked to:
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
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| positionType |
distinguished professorship
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endowed chair ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Board of Trustees of Northwestern University
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linked to:
Northwestern University Board of Trustees
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University Description of subject: The Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty position in the university’s chemistry department, held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist Fraser Stoddart.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Fraser Stoddart
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positionHeld
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Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
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