Harold Thomas Finney II
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Harold Thomas Finney II was a pioneering cryptographer and software developer best known for his early work on Bitcoin and contributions to the cypherpunk movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harold Thomas Finney II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7899027 — 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: Harold Thomas Finney II Context triple: [Hal Finney, fullName, Harold Thomas Finney II]
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A.
Robert Finley
Robert Finley was an American Presbyterian minister and educator best known for initiating the movement that led to the creation of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans in Africa.
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B.
Georg Stanford Brown
Georg Stanford Brown is a Cuban-born American actor and director best known for his work in 1970s and 1980s film and television, including prominent roles in series like "The Rookies."
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C.
Jack Henry Robbins
Jack Henry Robbins is an American filmmaker and director known for his work on independent films and for being the son of actor Tim Robbins and actress Susan Sarandon.
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D.
Harold Olsen
Harold Olsen was an American basketball coach best known for his successful collegiate career at Ohio State University and his influential role in the early development of the NCAA Tournament.
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E.
Harold Shannon
Harold Shannon was a Canadian sports executive known for being one of the owners involved with the Toronto Huskies professional basketball team in the 1940s.
- 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: Harold Thomas Finney II Target entity description: Harold Thomas Finney II was a pioneering cryptographer and software developer best known for his early work on Bitcoin and contributions to the cypherpunk movement.
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A.
Robert Finley
Robert Finley was an American Presbyterian minister and educator best known for initiating the movement that led to the creation of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans in Africa.
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B.
Georg Stanford Brown
Georg Stanford Brown is a Cuban-born American actor and director best known for his work in 1970s and 1980s film and television, including prominent roles in series like "The Rookies."
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C.
Jack Henry Robbins
Jack Henry Robbins is an American filmmaker and director known for his work on independent films and for being the son of actor Tim Robbins and actress Susan Sarandon.
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D.
Harold Olsen
Harold Olsen was an American basketball coach best known for his successful collegiate career at Ohio State University and his influential role in the early development of the NCAA Tournament.
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E.
Harold Shannon
Harold Shannon was a Canadian sports executive known for being one of the owners involved with the Toronto Huskies professional basketball team in the 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cryptographer
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cypherpunk ⓘ human ⓘ software developer ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
digital privacy
ⓘ
financial privacy ⓘ strong cryptography ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hal Finney ⓘ |
| bloggedAt |
BitcoinTalk forum
ⓘ
linked to:
bitcointalk.org
LessWrong ⓘ |
| bodyDisposition | cryonic preservation ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Bitcoin reference implementation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bitcoin Core
PGP 2.0 ⓘ
linked to:
PGP
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| cryopreservedBy | Alcor Life Extension Foundation ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-05-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-08-28 ⓘ |
| degree | Bachelor of Science in engineering ⓘ |
| educatedAt | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | PGP Corporation ⓘ |
| familyName | Finney ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer science
ⓘ
cryptography ⓘ software engineering ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Phil Zimmermann ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the first people to run the Bitcoin software
ⓘ
implementing the first reusable proof-of-work system ⓘ receiving the first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto ⓘ |
| medicalCondition | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ⓘ |
| memberOf |
cypherpunks mailing list
ⓘ
linked to:
Cypherpunks mailing list
|
| movement | cypherpunk movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the cypherpunk movement
ⓘ
early work on Bitcoin ⓘ work on Pretty Good Privacy ⓘ |
| occupation |
computer programmer
ⓘ
cryptographic engineer ⓘ software developer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Coalinga, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Coalinga
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| placeOfDeath | Phoenix, Arizona, United States ⓘ |
| posthumousRecognition | pioneer of cryptocurrency ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ |
| residence |
Santa Barbara, California, United States
ⓘ
Temple City, California, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Temple City, California
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| spouse | Fran Finney ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Bitcoin client software
ⓘ
PGP encryption software ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold Thomas Finney II Description of subject: Harold Thomas Finney II was a pioneering cryptographer and software developer best known for his early work on Bitcoin and contributions to the cypherpunk movement.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.