Fusakichi Omori
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Fusakichi Omori was a pioneering Japanese seismologist known for formulating Omori's law, which describes the decay rate of aftershocks following an earthquake.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fusakichi Omori canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3045199 — 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: Fusakichi Omori Context triple: [RIKEN, foundedBy, Fusakichi Omori]
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A.
Hyakutake Seikichi
Hyakutake Seikichi was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who played a significant role during World War II.
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B.
Ozaki Yukio
Ozaki Yukio was a prominent Japanese liberal politician and statesman, often called the "father of the Japanese Constitution," known for championing democracy and civil rights in the Meiji and Taishō eras.
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C.
Gisiro Maruyama
Gisiro Maruyama was a Japanese mathematician known for his foundational contributions to the theory and numerical analysis of stochastic differential equations.
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D.
Mineichi Koga
Mineichi Koga was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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E.
Hatazō Adachi
Hatazō Adachi was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, best known for commanding forces in the Pacific theater.
- 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: Fusakichi Omori Target entity description: Fusakichi Omori was a pioneering Japanese seismologist known for formulating Omori's law, which describes the decay rate of aftershocks following an earthquake.
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A.
Hyakutake Seikichi
Hyakutake Seikichi was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who played a significant role during World War II.
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B.
Ozaki Yukio
Ozaki Yukio was a prominent Japanese liberal politician and statesman, often called the "father of the Japanese Constitution," known for championing democracy and civil rights in the Meiji and Taishō eras.
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C.
Gisiro Maruyama
Gisiro Maruyama was a Japanese mathematician known for his foundational contributions to the theory and numerical analysis of stochastic differential equations.
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D.
Mineichi Koga
Mineichi Koga was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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E.
Hatazō Adachi
Hatazō Adachi was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, best known for commanding forces in the Pacific theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese scientist
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person ⓘ seismologist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
earthquake hazard assessment
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seismic risk analysis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| described | decay rate of aftershocks ⓘ |
| employer |
Imperial University of Tokyo
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linked to:
University of Tokyo
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| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Omori ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geophysics
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seismology ⓘ |
| formulated | Omori's law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Fusakichi ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | earth sciences ⓘ |
| hasContribution |
mathematical description of aftershock sequences
ⓘ
quantitative analysis of earthquake aftershocks ⓘ |
| hasEponym | Omori's law ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
earthquake engineering
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seismic hazard modeling ⓘ |
| influenced | modern seismology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Omori's law
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earthquake research ⓘ study of aftershocks ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Fusakichi Omori ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 大森 房吉 ⓘ |
| notableConcept | time decay of aftershock frequency ⓘ |
| notableWork | Omori's law of aftershock decay ⓘ |
| occupation |
seismologist
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Japan
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Tokyo Imperial University ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Daigaku
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| studied |
aftershocks
ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ |
| studiedProperty |
seismic wave behavior
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temporal distribution of aftershocks ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Japan
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Tokyo ⓘ |
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