Professor Nemur

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Professor Nemur is the ambitious but ethically conflicted scientist in "Flowers for Algernon" who oversees the experimental intelligence-enhancing surgery on the protagonist, Charlie Gordon.

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Professor Nemur canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ
appearsIn Flowers for Algernon ⓘ
appearsInVersion Flowers for Algernon (novel) ⓘ
Flowers for Algernon (short story) ⓘ
associatedWithTheme ethics of human experimentation ⓘ
limits of scientific responsibility ⓘ
treatment of people with intellectual disabilities ⓘ
basedOnWork Flowers for Algernon (1959 short story) ⓘ
Flowers for Algernon (1966 novel) ⓘ
characterArcElement faces criticism of his methods and ethics ⓘ
is challenged by Charlie’s increasing intelligence ⓘ
collaboratesWith Dr. Strauss ⓘ
conflictWith Charlie Gordon ⓘ
Dr. Strauss ⓘ
createdBy Daniel Keyes ⓘ
fieldOfWork experimental psychology ⓘ
intelligence research ⓘ
neuroscience ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasEthicalIssue proceeds with surgery despite incomplete testing ⓘ
treats Charlie Gordon more as a test subject than as a person ⓘ
underestimates long-term consequences of the experiment ⓘ
hasResearchSubject Algernon ⓘ
Charlie Gordon ⓘ
motivatedBy career advancement ⓘ
desire for scientific recognition ⓘ
narrativeFunction embodies the dangers of unchecked scientific ambition ⓘ
symbolizes ethical dilemmas in scientific experimentation ⓘ
occupation professor ⓘ
research scientist ⓘ
personalityTrait ambitious ⓘ
ethically conflicted ⓘ
intellectually arrogant ⓘ
status-conscious ⓘ
relationshipToProtagonist Charlie's supervising scientist ⓘ
antagonistic authority figure ⓘ
roleInWork co-leads the Algernon project ⓘ
oversees experimental surgery on Charlie Gordon ⓘ
supervises the intelligence-enhancing operation on Charlie Gordon ⓘ
workLocation New York City laboratory ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flowers for Algernon → notableCharacter → Professor Nemur ⓘ
Charlie Gordon → patientOf → Professor Nemur ⓘ
Dr. Strauss → worksWith → Professor Nemur ⓘ