Cecil H. Green
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Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cecil H. Green canonical | 4 |
| Cecil H. Green and Ida Green | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18733 — 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: Cecil H. Green Context triple: [Texas Instruments, foundedBy, Cecil H. Green]
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A.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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B.
Joseph E. Sheffield
Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
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C.
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
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D.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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E.
George Burroughs
George Burroughs was a Puritan minister in colonial New England who was infamously executed for alleged witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.
- 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: Cecil H. Green Target entity description: Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
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A.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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B.
Joseph E. Sheffield
Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
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C.
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
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D.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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E.
George Burroughs
George Burroughs was a Puritan minister in colonial New England who was infamously executed for alleged witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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geophysicist ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Vannevar Bush Award ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Geophysical Service Incorporated
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Texas Instruments ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-08-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-04-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer |
Geophysical Service Incorporated
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Texas Instruments ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Green ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electronics industry
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geophysics ⓘ |
| givenName | Cecil ⓘ |
| hasNamesake |
Cecil H. Green Library
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surface form:
Cecil H. Green Library at Stanford University
MIT Building 54 ⓘ
surface form:
Cecil H. and Ida Green Building at MIT
Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Earth Sciences at MIT ⓘ Cecil H. and Ida Green Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| industry |
electronics manufacturing
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oil exploration ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| notableDonation |
endowments to MIT
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endowments to Stanford University ⓘ endowments to the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ endowments to the University of Texas at Dallas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
major benefactions to educational institutions
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support of research institutions ⓘ supporting geosciences research ⓘ |
| notableWork | co-founding Texas Instruments ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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geophysicist ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
engineering education
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higher education ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Whitefield, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
La Jolla, California, United States
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surface form:
La Jolla, California, United States of America
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| residence |
Dallas, Texas
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surface form:
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
La Jolla, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
La Jolla, California, United States of America
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ida Green ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cecil H. Green Description of subject: Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cecil H. Green and Ida Green