Norman Clyde
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Norman Clyde was a renowned American mountaineer and climber famed for his prolific first ascents and exploration of the Sierra Nevada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norman Clyde canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8147143 — 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: Norman Clyde Context triple: [Thunderbolt Peak, firstAscentBy, Norman Clyde]
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A.
Norman Pike
Norman Pike is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Pike, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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B.
Norman Ferguson
Norman Ferguson was an American animator and film director at Walt Disney Studios, best known for his influential work on classic Disney features during the Golden Age of animation.
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C.
Norman Riley
Norman Riley is a distinguished mathematician and fluid dynamicist recognized for his influential contributions to theoretical and applied fluid mechanics.
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D.
Frank Pembleton
Frank Pembleton is a brilliant, intense, and morally driven homicide detective from the television series "Homicide: Life on the Street."
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E.
Norman Blake
Norman Blake is an American acoustic guitarist and songwriter renowned for his influential work in bluegrass, folk, and Americana music.
- 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: Norman Clyde Target entity description: Norman Clyde was a renowned American mountaineer and climber famed for his prolific first ascents and exploration of the Sierra Nevada.
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A.
Norman Pike
Norman Pike is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Pike, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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B.
Norman Ferguson
Norman Ferguson was an American animator and film director at Walt Disney Studios, best known for his influential work on classic Disney features during the Golden Age of animation.
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C.
Norman Riley
Norman Riley is a distinguished mathematician and fluid dynamicist recognized for his influential contributions to theoretical and applied fluid mechanics.
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D.
Frank Pembleton
Frank Pembleton is a brilliant, intense, and morally driven homicide detective from the television series "Homicide: Life on the Street."
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E.
Norman Blake
Norman Blake is an American acoustic guitarist and songwriter renowned for his influential work in bluegrass, folk, and Americana music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
mountaineer ⓘ schoolteacher ⓘ |
| activeIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
High Sierra
ⓘ
John Muir Wilderness ⓘ Mount Whitney region ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Whitney vicinity
|
| burialPlace | Pioneer Cemetery, Bishop, California, United States ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Clyde Minaret
ⓘ
Norman Clyde Peak ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1885-04-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1972-12-23 ⓘ |
| familyName | Clyde ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
exploration
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ outdoor writing ⓘ |
| genre |
mountaineering literature
ⓘ
outdoor literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Norman ⓘ |
| hasParticularSignificance | history of American mountaineering ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent generations of Sierra Nevada climbers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploration of the Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
first ascents in the Sierra Nevada ⓘ mountain rescue efforts ⓘ solo ascents of high peaks ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
credited with hundreds of first ascents in the Sierra Nevada
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made numerous solo climbs of major Sierra Nevada peaks ⓘ participated in many search and rescue operations in the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| notableFor |
carrying heavy packs on long solo trips
ⓘ
extensive knowledge of Sierra Nevada topography ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Climbers Guide to the High Sierra ⓘ |
| occupation |
climber
ⓘ
mountaineer ⓘ schoolteacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
|
| placeOfDeath |
Bishop, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Bishop, California
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| residence |
Bishop, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Bishop, California
Sierra Nevada, California, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Sierra Nevada region of California
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norman Clyde Description of subject: Norman Clyde was a renowned American mountaineer and climber famed for his prolific first ascents and exploration of the Sierra Nevada.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.