David Wallace
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David Wallace is a British philosopher of physics known for his influential work on the foundations of quantum mechanics and the Everett (many-worlds) interpretation.
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| David Wallace canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Wallace Context triple: [Tait Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, notableHolder, David Wallace]
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Dan Hughes
Dan Hughes is an American basketball coach best known for leading the WNBA’s Seattle Storm to a championship and for his long, successful career coaching multiple WNBA franchises.
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B.
Neil Buchanan
Neil Buchanan is a British television presenter, artist, and musician best known for hosting the children's art show "Art Attack."
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C.
Ron Hutchinson
Ron Hutchinson is a Northern Irish playwright and screenwriter known for his work in film and television, including adaptations and genre projects in Hollywood.
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Jonathan Corwin
Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts magistrate best known as one of the judges who presided over the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Chuck Campbell
Chuck Campbell is a fictional character from the groundbreaking 1970s–80s American sitcom "Soap," known primarily as a member of the extended Dallas/Campbell family featured in the series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Wallace Target entity description: David Wallace is a British philosopher of physics known for his influential work on the foundations of quantum mechanics and the Everett (many-worlds) interpretation.
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A.
Dan Hughes
Dan Hughes is an American basketball coach best known for leading the WNBA’s Seattle Storm to a championship and for his long, successful career coaching multiple WNBA franchises.
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B.
Neil Buchanan
Neil Buchanan is a British television presenter, artist, and musician best known for hosting the children's art show "Art Attack."
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C.
Ron Hutchinson
Ron Hutchinson is a Northern Irish playwright and screenwriter known for his work in film and television, including adaptations and genre projects in Hollywood.
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D.
Jonathan Corwin
Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts magistrate best known as one of the judges who presided over the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Chuck Campbell
Chuck Campbell is a fictional character from the groundbreaking 1970s–80s American sitcom "Soap," known primarily as a member of the extended Dallas/Campbell family featured in the series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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academic ⓘ book ⓘ philosopher ⓘ philosopher of physics ⓘ |
| author | David Wallace ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | David Deutsch ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
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Merton College, Oxford ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
Balliol College, Oxford
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University of Oxford ⓘ University of Pittsburgh ⓘ University of Southern California ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Everett interpretation
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linked to:
Everett many-worlds interpretation
decision theory ⓘ foundations of quantum mechanics ⓘ many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics ⓘ philosophy of physics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ probability theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | DPhil in physics ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Everettian probability
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decision-theoretic derivation of the Born rule ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary debates on the many-worlds interpretation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
David Deutsch
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Hilary Greaves ⓘ Hugh Everett III ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decision-theoretic approach to quantum probability
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defending the Everett (many-worlds) interpretation of quantum mechanics ⓘ deriving the Born rule within the Everett interpretation ⓘ work on the foundations of quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Emergent Multiverse: Quantum Theory according to the Everett Interpretation
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linked to:
Everett many-worlds interpretation
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| occupation |
philosopher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory (former, if applicable)?
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professor of philosophy ⓘ professor of philosophy of physics ⓘ |
| publicationType |
journal articles
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monographs ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
emergence in physics
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quantum mechanics ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ symmetry in physics ⓘ |
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The Emergent Multiverse: Quantum Theory according to the Everett Interpretation
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author
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David Wallace
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