Jean Weigle
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Jean Weigle was a Swiss-born physicist and molecular biologist known for his pioneering work on bacteriophages and contributions to the early development of molecular genetics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean Weigle canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6934319 — 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: Jean Weigle Context triple: [Phage Group, hasMember, Jean Weigle]
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A.
Cynthia Ludwig
Cynthia Ludwig is a film editor known for her work on the 2009 horror film "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
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B.
Sherry Stringfield
Sherry Stringfield is an American actress best known for her role as Dr. Susan Lewis on the television medical drama "ER."
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C.
Carolyn Diehl
Carolyn Diehl is known as the wife of American singer and actor Gary Crosby, the son of legendary entertainer Bing Crosby.
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D.
Carolyn Osburn
Carolyn Osburn is known as the first wife of former General Electric CEO Jack Welch.
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E.
Lisa Loring
Lisa Loring was an American actress best known for originating the role of Wednesday Addams as a child in the 1960s television adaptation of The Addams Family.
- 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: Jean Weigle Target entity description: Jean Weigle was a Swiss-born physicist and molecular biologist known for his pioneering work on bacteriophages and contributions to the early development of molecular genetics.
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A.
Cynthia Ludwig
Cynthia Ludwig is a film editor known for her work on the 2009 horror film "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
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B.
Sherry Stringfield
Sherry Stringfield is an American actress best known for her role as Dr. Susan Lewis on the television medical drama "ER."
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C.
Carolyn Diehl
Carolyn Diehl is known as the wife of American singer and actor Gary Crosby, the son of legendary entertainer Bing Crosby.
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D.
Carolyn Osburn
Carolyn Osburn is known as the first wife of former General Electric CEO Jack Welch.
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E.
Lisa Loring
Lisa Loring was an American actress best known for originating the role of Wednesday Addams as a child in the 1960s television adaptation of The Addams Family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss scientist
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person ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Switzerland ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
concept of genetic recombination in viruses
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understanding of DNA repair mechanisms ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| employer | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
molecular biology
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molecular genetics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | development of molecular genetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to early molecular genetics
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pioneering work on bacteriophages ⓘ |
| memberOf | phage group ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrCollaborator |
André Lwoff
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Max Delbrück ⓘ |
| notableWork | research on bacteriophage lambda ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| studied |
bacteriophage-host interactions
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genetic recombination in phages ⓘ radiation effects on bacteriophages ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Pasadena, California
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linked to:
Pasadena
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean Weigle Description of subject: Jean Weigle was a Swiss-born physicist and molecular biologist known for his pioneering work on bacteriophages and contributions to the early development of molecular genetics.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.