Albert Starr
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Albert Starr is a pioneering American cardiac surgeon best known for co-developing the first successful artificial heart valve and helping to found Edwards Lifesciences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Albert Starr canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8088167 — 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: Albert Starr Context triple: [Edwards Lifesciences, foundedBy, Albert Starr]
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A.
John Stanly
John Stanly was an American Federalist politician and lawyer from North Carolina who served multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th century.
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B.
Ron Starr
Ron Starr is an American actor best known for his role in the classic Western film "Ride the High Country."
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C.
Don Stevens
Don Stevens is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be distinguished from others sharing the surname Stevens.
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D.
Roger Stevens
Roger Stevens was a prominent British civil servant and diplomat who notably served as the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds.
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E.
John Ottway
John Ottway is the brooding, survivalist sharpshooter portrayed by Liam Neeson in the film "The Grey," known for leading a group of plane crash survivors through the Alaskan wilderness while confronting a deadly wolf pack and his own despair.
- 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: Albert Starr Target entity description: Albert Starr is a pioneering American cardiac surgeon best known for co-developing the first successful artificial heart valve and helping to found Edwards Lifesciences.
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A.
John Stanly
John Stanly was an American Federalist politician and lawyer from North Carolina who served multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th century.
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B.
Ron Starr
Ron Starr is an American actor best known for his role in the classic Western film "Ride the High Country."
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C.
Don Stevens
Don Stevens is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be distinguished from others sharing the surname Stevens.
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D.
Roger Stevens
Roger Stevens was a prominent British civil servant and diplomat who notably served as the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds.
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E.
John Ottway
John Ottway is the brooding, survivalist sharpshooter portrayed by Liam Neeson in the film "The Grey," known for leading a group of plane crash survivors through the Alaskan wilderness while confronting a deadly wolf pack and his own despair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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cardiac surgeon ⓘ human ⓘ medical researcher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American College of Cardiology Distinguished Scientist Award
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Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award ⓘ Medal of Technology and Innovation ⓘ
linked to:
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
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| coDeveloperOf | Starr–Edwards heart valve ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Edwards Lifesciences ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons ⓘ |
| employer | Oregon Health & Science University ⓘ |
| familyName | Starr ⓘ |
| fieldOfResearch |
artificial heart valves
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valvular heart disease ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cardiac surgery
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cardiothoracic surgery ⓘ heart valve surgery ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Albert ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | development of modern prosthetic heart valves ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-developing the first successful artificial heart valve
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co-inventing the Starr–Edwards heart valve ⓘ helping to found Edwards Lifesciences ⓘ pioneering prosthetic heart valve surgery ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrTrainee | numerous cardiac surgeons trained in valve surgery ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Starr–Edwards caged-ball heart valve
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linked to:
Edwards Lifesciences
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| occupation |
cardiac surgeon
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of surgery at Oregon Health & Science University ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Portland, Oregon
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linked to:
Portland
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Albert Starr Description of subject: Albert Starr is a pioneering American cardiac surgeon best known for co-developing the first successful artificial heart valve and helping to found Edwards Lifesciences.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.