Henry Samueli

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businessperson electrical engineer human philanthropist technology entrepreneur

Henry Samueli is an American engineer, technology entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Broadcom Corporation and a prominent NHL team owner.

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Label	Occurrences
Henry Samueli canonical	10

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T886120 — 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.

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Target entity: Henry Samueli
Context triple: [Anaheim Ducks, currentOwner, Henry Samueli]

A. Eli Yablonovitch
Eli Yablonovitch is an American physicist and engineer renowned as a pioneer of photonic crystals and a leading figure in the field of photonics and optoelectronics.
B. Charles M. Vest
Charles M. Vest was an American engineer and educator who served as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was widely recognized for his leadership in science and engineering policy.
C. Michael P. Brenner
Michael P. Brenner is an American applied mathematician and physicist known for his influential work in fluid dynamics and complex systems.
D. John K. Minasian
John K. Minasian was an American structural engineer best known for helping design Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.
E. Bernard M. Gordon
Bernard M. Gordon is an American engineer, inventor, and philanthropist known for pioneering work in high-speed analog-to-digital conversion and for major contributions to engineering education.
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: Henry Samueli
Target entity description: Henry Samueli is an American engineer, technology entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Broadcom Corporation and a prominent NHL team owner.

A. Eli Yablonovitch
Eli Yablonovitch is an American physicist and engineer renowned as a pioneer of photonic crystals and a leading figure in the field of photonics and optoelectronics.
B. Charles M. Vest
Charles M. Vest was an American engineer and educator who served as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was widely recognized for his leadership in science and engineering policy.
C. Michael P. Brenner
Michael P. Brenner is an American applied mathematician and physicist known for his influential work in fluid dynamics and complex systems.
D. John K. Minasian
John K. Minasian was an American structural engineer best known for helping design Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.
E. Bernard M. Gordon
Bernard M. Gordon is an American engineer, inventor, and philanthropist known for pioneering work in high-speed analog-to-digital conversion and for major contributions to engineering education.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

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instanceOf	businessperson ⓘ electrical engineer ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ technology entrepreneur ⓘ
academicDegree	Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering ⓘ Master of Science in Electrical Engineering ⓘ PhD in Electrical Engineering ⓘ
almaMater	University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ
awardReceived	IEEE Fellow ⓘ Marconi Prize ⓘ National Academy of Engineering membership ⓘ
coFounded	Broadcom ⓘ surface form: Broadcom Corporation
coFounderWith	Henry Nicholas ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1954-09-20 ⓘ
donatedTo	University of California, Irvine ⓘ University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ
educatedAt	University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ
employer	Broadcom ⓘ surface form: Broadcom Corporation University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ
familyName	Samueli ⓘ
fieldOfWork	communications engineering ⓘ electrical engineering ⓘ semiconductor industry ⓘ
founded	Samueli Foundation ⓘ
fullName	Henry Samueli self-link ⓘ
givenName	Henry ⓘ
hasPhilanthropicFocus	Jewish community organizations ⓘ engineering education ⓘ health and wellness ⓘ
industry	communications technology ⓘ semiconductors ⓘ
leagueOfOwnedTeam	National Hockey League ⓘ
memberOf	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ⓘ National Academy of Engineering ⓘ
namesakeOf	Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science ⓘ surface form: The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine ⓘ
notableAchievement	helped grow Broadcom into a leading fabless semiconductor company ⓘ
notableWork	advances in mixed-signal integrated circuits ⓘ development of broadband communications chips ⓘ
owns	Anaheim Ducks ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Buffalo ⓘ surface form: Buffalo, New York, United States
positionHeld	Chairman of Broadcom Corporation ⓘ Chief Technology Officer of Broadcom Corporation ⓘ Professor of Electrical Engineering at UCLA ⓘ
residence	Southern California ⓘ
spouse	Susan Samueli ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anaheim Ducks → currentOwner → Henry Samueli ⓘ

Marconi Prize → notableRecipient → Henry Samueli ⓘ

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim → soldTo → Henry Samueli ⓘ

Henry Samueli → fullName → Henry Samueli self-link ⓘ

Susan Samueli → spouse → Henry Samueli ⓘ

Susan Samueli → foundedBy → Henry Samueli ⓘ

subject surface form: Samueli Foundation

Marconi Society → hasNotableAwardRecipient → Henry Samueli ⓘ

Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science → namedAfter → Henry Samueli ⓘ

Broadcom → foundedBy → Henry Samueli ⓘ

San Diego Gulls → owner → Henry Samueli ⓘ

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