Jean-Marie Lehn
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Jean-Marie Lehn is a French chemist and Nobel laureate renowned as a founder of supramolecular chemistry for his pioneering work on molecular recognition and self-assembly.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean-Marie Lehn canonical | 16 |
| Jean-Marie Lehn – Nobel Prize in Chemistry | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean-Marie Lehn Context triple: [ACS Award in Organic Chemistry, hasRecipient, Jean-Marie Lehn]
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George A. Olah
George A. Olah was a Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his groundbreaking work on carbocations and superacids, which fundamentally advanced the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms.
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B.
Elias J. Corey
Elias J. Corey is a Nobel Prize–winning American chemist renowned for pioneering the field of retrosynthetic analysis and revolutionizing modern organic synthesis.
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C.
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-American theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the electronic structure of molecules and the development of the Woodward–Hoffmann rules.
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D.
K. Barry Sharpless
K. Barry Sharpless is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in asymmetric synthesis and for co-founding the field of click chemistry, achievements that earned him multiple Nobel Prizes in Chemistry.
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E.
John Polanyi
John Polanyi is a Canadian chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical kinetics and reaction dynamics.
- 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: Jean-Marie Lehn Target entity description: Jean-Marie Lehn is a French chemist and Nobel laureate renowned as a founder of supramolecular chemistry for his pioneering work on molecular recognition and self-assembly.
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A.
George A. Olah
George A. Olah was a Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his groundbreaking work on carbocations and superacids, which fundamentally advanced the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms.
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B.
Elias J. Corey
Elias J. Corey is a Nobel Prize–winning American chemist renowned for pioneering the field of retrosynthetic analysis and revolutionizing modern organic synthesis.
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C.
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-American theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the electronic structure of molecules and the development of the Woodward–Hoffmann rules.
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D.
K. Barry Sharpless
K. Barry Sharpless is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in asymmetric synthesis and for co-founding the field of click chemistry, achievements that earned him multiple Nobel Prizes in Chemistry.
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E.
John Polanyi
John Polanyi is a Canadian chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical kinetics and reaction dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French chemist
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Nobel laureate ⓘ chemist ⓘ human ⓘ supramolecular chemist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
CNRS Gold Medal
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Davy Medal ⓘ Lavoisier Medal ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ Wolf Prize in Chemistry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-09-30 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Guy Ourisson ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Strasbourg ⓘ |
| employer |
Collège de France
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Université de Strasbourg ⓘ
linked to:
University of Strasbourg
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| familyName | Lehn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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molecular recognition ⓘ organic chemistry ⓘ self-assembly ⓘ supramolecular chemistry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Marie ⓘ |
| hasWork | Supramolecular Chemistry: Concepts and Perspectives ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding supramolecular chemistry
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pioneering work on molecular recognition ⓘ pioneering work on self-assembly ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
French Academy of Sciences
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linked to:
Académie des Sciences
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina ⓘ Pontifical Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Jean-Marie Lehn ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
molecular recognition
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supramolecular chemistry ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rosheim, Bas-Rhin, France ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor at Collège de France
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professor at Université de Strasbourg ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
cryptands
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dynamic combinatorial chemistry ⓘ host–guest chemistry ⓘ molecular devices ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Charles J. Pedersen
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Donald J. Cram ⓘ |
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Referenced by (17)
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subject linked to:
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists)
Supramolecular Chemistry: Concepts and Perspectives
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authorAward
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Jean-Marie Lehn – Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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linked to: Jean-Marie Lehn