Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry
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The Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed chair in the field of chemistry named in honor of organic chemist Amos B. Smith III.
All labels observed (1)
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| Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8995768 — 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: Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry Context triple: [Amos B. Smith III, hasTitle, Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry]
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Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry
The Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed professorship in the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
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Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry
The Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship in chemistry held by leading researchers such as Phil S. Baran.
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Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering
The Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in chemical engineering, typically held by a leading researcher recognized for significant contributions to the field.
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Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University
The Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University is a distinguished endowed chair in the university’s chemistry department, held by leading researchers recognized for exceptional 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: Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry Target entity description: The Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed chair in the field of chemistry named in honor of organic chemist Amos B. Smith III.
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A.
Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry
The Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed professorship in the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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B.
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
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C.
Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry
The Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship in chemistry held by leading researchers such as Phil S. Baran.
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Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering
The Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in chemical engineering, typically held by a leading researcher recognized for significant contributions to the field.
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Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University
The Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University is a distinguished endowed chair in the university’s chemistry department, held by leading researchers recognized for exceptional contributions to the field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (10)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic chair
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endowed professorship ⓘ |
| discipline | organic chemistry ⓘ |
| field | chemistry ⓘ |
| hasNameComponent |
Amos B. Smith III
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Professor of Chemistry ⓘ |
| honors | Amos B. Smith III ⓘ |
| isA | distinguished chair ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Amos B. Smith III ⓘ |
| namedForProfession | organic chemist ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry Description of subject: The Amos B. Smith III Professor of Chemistry is a distinguished endowed chair in the field of chemistry named in honor of organic chemist Amos B. Smith III.
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