Oláh György
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Oláh György, known internationally as George A. Olah, was a Hungarian-American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on carbocations and superacids.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oláh György canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13224146 — 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: Oláh György Context triple: [George A. Olah, nativeName, Oláh György]
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Miklos Haraszti
Miklós Haraszti is a Hungarian writer, journalist, and human rights advocate known for his work promoting media freedom and democratic reforms in Central and Eastern Europe.
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B.
Béla Miklós
Béla Miklós was a Hungarian military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary near the end of World War II and played a key role in the country’s transition away from Nazi Germany.
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C.
Pál Maléter
Pál Maléter was a Hungarian military officer and defense minister who became a leading revolutionary commander during the 1956 uprising against Soviet control and was later executed for his role.
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D.
Sándor Garbai
Sándor Garbai was a Hungarian socialist politician who briefly served as the nominal leader of the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919.
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E.
Miklós László
Miklós László was a Hungarian-born playwright best known for writing the stage play that inspired the classic film "The Shop Around the Corner."
- 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: Oláh György Target entity description: Oláh György, known internationally as George A. Olah, was a Hungarian-American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on carbocations and superacids.
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A.
Miklos Haraszti
Miklós Haraszti is a Hungarian writer, journalist, and human rights advocate known for his work promoting media freedom and democratic reforms in Central and Eastern Europe.
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B.
Béla Miklós
Béla Miklós was a Hungarian military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary near the end of World War II and played a key role in the country’s transition away from Nazi Germany.
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C.
Pál Maléter
Pál Maléter was a Hungarian military officer and defense minister who became a leading revolutionary commander during the 1956 uprising against Soviet control and was later executed for his role.
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D.
Sándor Garbai
Sándor Garbai was a Hungarian socialist politician who briefly served as the nominal leader of the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919.
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E.
Miklós László
Miklós László was a Hungarian-born playwright best known for writing the stage play that inspired the classic film "The Shop Around the Corner."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hungarian-American person
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Nobel laureate ⓘ chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACS Award in Petroleum Chemistry
NERFINISHED
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Hungarian Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ Priestley Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Adams Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Willard Gibbs Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Oláh György NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Hungary
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United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Budapest University of Technology and Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
NERFINISHED
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Case Western Reserve University NERFINISHED ⓘ Dow Chemical Company NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Oláh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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organic chemistry ⓘ physical organic chemistry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | György NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hungarian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Hungarian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | George A. Olah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Hungarian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
methanol economy concept
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research on carbocations ⓘ research on superacids ⓘ work on hydrocarbon chemistry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
“Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy”
NERFINISHED
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“Superacids” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute
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distinguished professor at University of Southern California ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
carbocation chemistry
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hydrocarbon activation ⓘ methanol as an energy carrier ⓘ superacid chemistry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oláh György Description of subject: Oláh György, known internationally as George A. Olah, was a Hungarian-American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on carbocations and superacids.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George A. Olah