Matt Mackall
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Matt Mackall is a software engineer best known as the original author and lead developer of the Mercurial distributed version control system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matt Mackall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14343838 — 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: Matt Mackall Context triple: [Mercurial, developer, Matt Mackall]
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A.
Dave Moutrey
Dave Moutrey is a British arts leader and cultural executive best known for directing and developing Manchester’s HOME arts centre.
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B.
Matt Messina
Matt Messina is an American film and television composer best known for his award-winning score for the movie "Juno."
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C.
Max Johnston
Max Johnston is an American multi-instrumentalist best known for his work in the alt-country and Americana scenes, including early contributions to bands like Wilco and Uncle Tupelo.
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D.
Mikal Gilmore
Mikal Gilmore is an American journalist and author best known for his memoir "Shot in the Heart," which explores the troubled history of his family and his brother Gary Gilmore.
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E.
Matt Fink
Matt Fink is an American keyboardist best known for his work with Prince and The Revolution, where he performed under the persona "Doctor Fink."
- 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: Matt Mackall Target entity description: Matt Mackall is a software engineer best known as the original author and lead developer of the Mercurial distributed version control system.
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A.
Dave Moutrey
Dave Moutrey is a British arts leader and cultural executive best known for directing and developing Manchester’s HOME arts centre.
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B.
Matt Messina
Matt Messina is an American film and television composer best known for his award-winning score for the movie "Juno."
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C.
Max Johnston
Max Johnston is an American multi-instrumentalist best known for his work in the alt-country and Americana scenes, including early contributions to bands like Wilco and Uncle Tupelo.
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D.
Mikal Gilmore
Mikal Gilmore is an American journalist and author best known for his memoir "Shot in the Heart," which explores the troubled history of his family and his brother Gary Gilmore.
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E.
Matt Fink
Matt Fink is an American keyboardist best known for his work with Prince and The Revolution, where he performed under the persona "Doctor Fink."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.