Hiroo Kanamori
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Hiroo Kanamori is a prominent Japanese seismologist known for his pioneering work on earthquake magnitude scales and the physics of large earthquakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hiroo Kanamori canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3633011 — 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: Hiroo Kanamori Context triple: [Charles Francis Richter, notableStudent, Hiroo Kanamori]
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A.
Takeo Takagi
Takeo Takagi was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral who played a key role in early Pacific War naval operations during World War II.
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B.
Yoshihisa Hirano
Yoshihisa Hirano is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher known for his successful career in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, particularly as a late-inning reliever.
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C.
Takatoshi Nishiwaki
Takatoshi Nishiwaki is a Japanese politician serving as the governor of Kyoto Prefecture.
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D.
Jun-ichi Nishizawa
Jun-ichi Nishizawa was a pioneering Japanese engineer and physicist often called the "father of Japanese microelectronics" for his foundational contributions to semiconductor and optoelectronic device technology.
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E.
Kiyohide Shima
Kiyohide Shima was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II who led a cruiser-destroyer force in major Pacific engagements.
- 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: Hiroo Kanamori Target entity description: Hiroo Kanamori is a prominent Japanese seismologist known for his pioneering work on earthquake magnitude scales and the physics of large earthquakes.
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A.
Takeo Takagi
Takeo Takagi was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral who played a key role in early Pacific War naval operations during World War II.
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B.
Yoshihisa Hirano
Yoshihisa Hirano is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher known for his successful career in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, particularly as a late-inning reliever.
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C.
Takatoshi Nishiwaki
Takatoshi Nishiwaki is a Japanese politician serving as the governor of Kyoto Prefecture.
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D.
Jun-ichi Nishizawa
Jun-ichi Nishizawa was a pioneering Japanese engineer and physicist often called the "father of Japanese microelectronics" for his foundational contributions to semiconductor and optoelectronic device technology.
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E.
Kiyohide Shima
Kiyohide Shima was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II who led a cruiser-destroyer force in major Pacific engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ seismologist ⓘ |
| affiliation |
American Geophysical Union
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Seismological Society of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Japan Prize
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Gold Medal of the Seismological Society of America ⓘ
surface form:
Medal of the Seismological Society of America
Order of the Sacred Treasure ⓘ William Bowie Medal ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
global centroid-moment-tensor analysis
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understanding of energy release in mega-earthquakes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
earthquake magnitude scales
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earthquake physics ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
seismic moment
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slow earthquakes ⓘ source mechanisms of earthquakes ⓘ subduction zones ⓘ tsunami earthquakes ⓘ |
| influenced |
global seismic monitoring practices
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modern earthquake hazard assessment ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Royal Society ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Society of London
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| notableFor |
clarifying limitations of the Richter scale for large earthquakes
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development of moment magnitude scale ⓘ research on subduction-zone earthquakes ⓘ studies of tsunami-generating earthquakes ⓘ work on the physics of large earthquakes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
papers on moment magnitude scale
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studies of great Chilean and Alaskan earthquakes ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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researcher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of Caltech Seismological Laboratory
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professor at Caltech Seismological Laboratory ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Pasadena
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surface form:
Pasadena, California
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