Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law
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The Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law is a distinguished endowed chair at Columbia Law School named in honor of renowned legal scholar Walter Gellhorn.
All labels observed (1)
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| Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8863381 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law Context triple: [George A. Bermann, positionHeld, Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law]
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William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law
The William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law is a distinguished endowed chair at Duke University School of Law held by legal scholar James Boyle.
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Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law
The Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law is a prestigious endowed chair at New York University School of Law associated with leading scholarship in legal and political philosophy.
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Quain Professor of Jurisprudence
The Quain Professor of Jurisprudence is a prestigious endowed chair in legal philosophy at University College London, historically held by leading theorists of law and morality.
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Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law
The Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law is a prestigious endowed chair at Columbia Law School reserved for a leading scholar in U.S. constitutional law.
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Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics
The Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Chicago held by philosopher and legal scholar Martha Nussbaum, recognizing exceptional contributions at the intersection of law, philosophy, and ethics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law Target entity description: The Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law is a distinguished endowed chair at Columbia Law School named in honor of renowned legal scholar Walter Gellhorn.
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A.
William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law
The William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law is a distinguished endowed chair at Duke University School of Law held by legal scholar James Boyle.
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B.
Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law
The Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law is a prestigious endowed chair at New York University School of Law associated with leading scholarship in legal and political philosophy.
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C.
Quain Professor of Jurisprudence
The Quain Professor of Jurisprudence is a prestigious endowed chair in legal philosophy at University College London, historically held by leading theorists of law and morality.
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Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law
The Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law is a prestigious endowed chair at Columbia Law School reserved for a leading scholar in U.S. constitutional law.
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Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics
The Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Chicago held by philosopher and legal scholar Martha Nussbaum, recognizing exceptional contributions at the intersection of law, philosophy, and ethics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic position
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endowed chair ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | legal studies ⓘ |
| academicLevel | senior faculty position ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Columbia Law School
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Columbia University ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Walter Gellhorn ⓘ |
| chairType |
distinguished chair
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endowed chair ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| field | law ⓘ |
| fundingType | endowment ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
legal education
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legal scholarship ⓘ |
| holderTitle | professor of law ⓘ |
| honors | legacy of Walter Gellhorn ⓘ |
| institutionType | law school ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| namedAfter | Walter Gellhorn ⓘ |
| namedForHonor | Walter Gellhorn ⓘ |
| partOf | Columbia Law School ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law Description of subject: The Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law is a distinguished endowed chair at Columbia Law School named in honor of renowned legal scholar Walter Gellhorn.
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