Clarke Medal
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The Clarke Medal is an Australian scientific award presented by the Royal Society of New South Wales for distinguished work in the natural sciences, particularly geology, botany, and zoology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clarke Medal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7175064 — 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: Clarke Medal Context triple: [Ferdinand von Mueller, awardReceived, Clarke Medal]
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A.
Murchison Medal
The Murchison Medal is a prestigious geological award recognizing outstanding contributions to the science of geology, particularly in hard rock studies.
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B.
Rayleigh Medal
The Rayleigh Medal is a prestigious award in the field of acoustics, presented by the Institute of Acoustics to recognize outstanding contributions to acoustic science and engineering.
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C.
Eddington Medal
The Eddington Medal is a prestigious award in astrophysics and cosmology, presented by the Royal Astronomical Society for outstanding theoretical research in these fields.
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D.
James Craig Watson Medal
The James Craig Watson Medal is a prestigious award presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of astronomy.
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E.
De Morgan Medal
The De Morgan Medal is a prestigious award in mathematics, presented by the London Mathematical Society to recognize outstanding contributions to the field.
- 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: Clarke Medal Target entity description: The Clarke Medal is an Australian scientific award presented by the Royal Society of New South Wales for distinguished work in the natural sciences, particularly geology, botany, and zoology.
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A.
Murchison Medal
The Murchison Medal is a prestigious geological award recognizing outstanding contributions to the science of geology, particularly in hard rock studies.
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B.
Rayleigh Medal
The Rayleigh Medal is a prestigious award in the field of acoustics, presented by the Institute of Acoustics to recognize outstanding contributions to acoustic science and engineering.
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C.
Eddington Medal
The Eddington Medal is a prestigious award in astrophysics and cosmology, presented by the Royal Astronomical Society for outstanding theoretical research in these fields.
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D.
James Craig Watson Medal
The James Craig Watson Medal is a prestigious award presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of astronomy.
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E.
De Morgan Medal
The De Morgan Medal is a prestigious award in mathematics, presented by the London Mathematical Society to recognize outstanding contributions to the field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian award
ⓘ
scientific award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Council of the Royal Society of New South Wales
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linked to:
Royal Society of New South Wales
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| awardCategory | science and technology award in Australia ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
botany
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distinguished work in the natural sciences ⓘ geology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| awardScope |
Australian scientists
ⓘ
work relevant to Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| disciplineEmphasis |
earth sciences
ⓘ
life sciences ⓘ |
| eligibility |
scientists with significant contributions to Australian science
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scientists working in Australia ⓘ |
| field |
botany
ⓘ
geology ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAwardType | medal ⓘ |
| inception | 1878 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Reverend W. B. Clarke
ⓘ
William Branwhite Clarke ⓘ |
| notableFieldCategory | geosciences ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Royal Society of New South Wales ⓘ |
| region | New South Wales ⓘ |
| sponsor | Royal Society of New South Wales ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clarke Medal Description of subject: The Clarke Medal is an Australian scientific award presented by the Royal Society of New South Wales for distinguished work in the natural sciences, particularly geology, botany, and zoology.
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