Eörs Szathmáry
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Eörs Szathmáry is a Hungarian evolutionary biologist renowned for his work on the major transitions in evolution and for co-authoring the influential book "The Major Transitions in Evolution" with John Maynard Smith.
All labels observed (1)
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| Eörs Szathmáry canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7026418 — 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: Eörs Szathmáry Context triple: [John Maynard Smith, coAuthor, Eörs Szathmáry]
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Pál Losonczi
Pál Losonczi was a Hungarian communist politician who served as Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic from 1967 to 1987, effectively acting as the country's head of state.
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B.
Ferenc Gyulay
Ferenc Gyulay was an Austrian Imperial general of Hungarian origin best known for leading Austrian forces during the early stages of the Second Italian War of Independence in 1859.
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C.
Imre Molnár
Imre Molnár is the pseudonym of Imre Lakatos, a prominent Hungarian-born philosopher of mathematics and science known for his work on the methodology of scientific research programmes.
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D.
Péter Erdő
Péter Erdő is a Hungarian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and canon law scholar who has served as Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and Primate of Hungary.
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E.
László Sólyom
László Sólyom was a Hungarian jurist, former President of Hungary (2005–2010), and the first President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary.
- 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: Eörs Szathmáry Target entity description: Eörs Szathmáry is a Hungarian evolutionary biologist renowned for his work on the major transitions in evolution and for co-authoring the influential book "The Major Transitions in Evolution" with John Maynard Smith.
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A.
Pál Losonczi
Pál Losonczi was a Hungarian communist politician who served as Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic from 1967 to 1987, effectively acting as the country's head of state.
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B.
Ferenc Gyulay
Ferenc Gyulay was an Austrian Imperial general of Hungarian origin best known for leading Austrian forces during the early stages of the Second Italian War of Independence in 1859.
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C.
Imre Molnár
Imre Molnár is the pseudonym of Imre Lakatos, a prominent Hungarian-born philosopher of mathematics and science known for his work on the methodology of scientific research programmes.
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D.
Péter Erdő
Péter Erdő is a Hungarian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and canon law scholar who has served as Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and Primate of Hungary.
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E.
László Sólyom
László Sólyom was a Hungarian jurist, former President of Hungary (2005–2010), and the first President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hungarian scientist
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evolutionary biologist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
evolutionary biology
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origin of life research ⓘ philosophy of biology ⓘ |
| citizenship | Hungary ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | The Major Transitions in Evolution ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | John Maynard Smith ⓘ |
| familyName | Szathmáry ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
evolution of cooperation
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evolutionary biology ⓘ major transitions in evolution ⓘ origin of life research ⓘ theoretical biology ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Eörs ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
biology
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evolutionary theory ⓘ origin of life studies ⓘ systems biology ⓘ |
| hasCollaborator | John Maynard Smith ⓘ |
| hasNotablePublication | The Major Transitions in Evolution ⓘ |
| hasRole | theorist of evolutionary transitions ⓘ |
| influenced |
research on major evolutionary transitions
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theoretical work on origin of life ⓘ |
| influencedBy | John Maynard Smith ⓘ |
| knownFor |
models of evolutionary dynamics
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theory of major evolutionary transitions ⓘ work on the origin of life ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hungarian ⓘ |
| name | Eörs Szathmáry ⓘ |
| nationality | Hungarian ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
levels of selection in evolution
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major transitions in evolution framework ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Major Transitions in Evolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
biologist
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researcher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
evolution of complexity
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evolution of cooperation ⓘ evolution of genetic systems ⓘ evolution of language ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Eörs Szathmáry Description of subject: Eörs Szathmáry is a Hungarian evolutionary biologist renowned for his work on the major transitions in evolution and for co-authoring the influential book "The Major Transitions in Evolution" with John Maynard Smith.
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