Marguerite Lwoff
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Marguerite Lwoff was a French microbiologist and virologist known for her collaborative research with her husband, Nobel laureate André Lwoff, on protozoa and viral biology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marguerite Lwoff canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8410480 — 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: Marguerite Lwoff Context triple: [André Lwoff, spouse, Marguerite Lwoff]
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A.
André Lwoff
André Lwoff was a French microbiologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the genetics and life cycle of viruses and bacteria.
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B.
Jacques Monod
Jacques Monod was a French biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on gene regulation and the lac operon.
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C.
François Jacob
François Jacob was a French biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on gene regulation and the operon model.
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D.
Marguerite Charpentier
Marguerite Charpentier was a French woman of the late 19th century known primarily as the subject of Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s celebrated portrait "Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children."
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E.
Charles Ephrussi
Charles Ephrussi was a prominent 19th-century French art critic, collector, and editor associated with the Impressionist movement and the Parisian cultural elite.
- 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: Marguerite Lwoff Target entity description: Marguerite Lwoff was a French microbiologist and virologist known for her collaborative research with her husband, Nobel laureate André Lwoff, on protozoa and viral biology.
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A.
André Lwoff
André Lwoff was a French microbiologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the genetics and life cycle of viruses and bacteria.
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B.
Jacques Monod
Jacques Monod was a French biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on gene regulation and the lac operon.
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C.
François Jacob
François Jacob was a French biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on gene regulation and the operon model.
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D.
Marguerite Charpentier
Marguerite Charpentier was a French woman of the late 19th century known primarily as the subject of Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s celebrated portrait "Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children."
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E.
Charles Ephrussi
Charles Ephrussi was a prominent 19th-century French art critic, collector, and editor associated with the Impressionist movement and the Parisian cultural elite.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French scientist
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human ⓘ microbiologist ⓘ virologist ⓘ |
| areaOfResearch |
protozoa
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viruses ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nobel laureate André Lwoff
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linked to:
André Lwoff
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| collaborator | André Lwoff ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| employer |
Pasteur Institute
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linked to:
Institut Pasteur
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| fieldOfWork |
microbiology
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protozoology ⓘ virology ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
biology
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microbiology ⓘ virology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| marriedTo | André Lwoff ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborative research with André Lwoff
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research on protozoa ⓘ research on viral biology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
studies on protozoan physiology
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studies on viral replication ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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scientist ⓘ |
| partOf | French scientific community ⓘ |
| spouse | André Lwoff ⓘ |
| workLocation |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marguerite Lwoff Description of subject: Marguerite Lwoff was a French microbiologist and virologist known for her collaborative research with her husband, Nobel laureate André Lwoff, on protozoa and viral biology.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.