Amazing Grace
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Amazing Grace is the affectionate nickname of pioneering computer scientist and U.S. Navy rear admiral Grace Hopper, renowned for her foundational work in programming languages and software development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amazing Grace canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3008718 — 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: Amazing Grace Context triple: [Grace Hopper, hasHonorificName, Amazing Grace]
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A.
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace is a 2006 historical drama film about British abolitionist William Wilberforce’s campaign to end the slave trade.
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B.
Sovereign Grace
Sovereign Grace is a Christian theological work by 19th-century evangelist Dwight L. Moody that emphasizes the doctrine of God's unmerited favor in salvation.
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C.
Our Song
"Our Song" is a track by the English progressive rock band Yes, featured on their 1983 album "90125."
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D.
God Bless America
"God Bless America" is a patriotic American song, written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised in 1938, that expresses devotion to and a plea for blessing upon the United States.
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E.
Hallelujah
"Hallelujah" is a widely acclaimed, often-covered song by Leonard Cohen known for its haunting melody and spiritually infused, poetic lyrics.
- 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: Amazing Grace Target entity description: Amazing Grace is the affectionate nickname of pioneering computer scientist and U.S. Navy rear admiral Grace Hopper, renowned for her foundational work in programming languages and software development.
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A.
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace is a 2006 historical drama film about British abolitionist William Wilberforce’s campaign to end the slave trade.
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B.
Sovereign Grace
Sovereign Grace is a Christian theological work by 19th-century evangelist Dwight L. Moody that emphasizes the doctrine of God's unmerited favor in salvation.
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C.
Our Song
"Our Song" is a track by the English progressive rock band Yes, featured on their 1983 album "90125."
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D.
God Bless America
"God Bless America" is a patriotic American song, written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised in 1938, that expresses devotion to and a plea for blessing upon the United States.
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E.
Hallelujah
"Hallelujah" is a widely acclaimed, often-covered song by Leonard Cohen known for its haunting melody and spiritually infused, poetic lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
nickname ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in mathematics ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
ⓘ
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| birthName | Grace Brewster Murray ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource | historical accounts of early computing ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Vassar College
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
ⓘ
Harvard Computation Laboratory ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard University (Mark I project)
Remington Rand ⓘ UNIVAC I ⓘ
surface form:
UNIVAC division of Sperry Rand
United States Navy ⓘ |
| familyName | Hopper ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer science
ⓘ
programming languages ⓘ software development ⓘ |
| fullName |
Grace Hopper
ⓘ
surface form:
Grace Brewster Murray Hopper
|
| genre | computer programming ⓘ |
| givenName | Grace ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle |
Dr.
ⓘ
Rear Admiral ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Amazing Grace ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
innovative
ⓘ
pioneering ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of business-oriented programming languages
ⓘ
software engineering practices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in early computer programming
ⓘ
pioneering work on high-level programming languages ⓘ popularizing the term computer bug ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Navy Reserve ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | rear admiral ⓘ |
| notableIdea | machine-independent programming languages ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A-0 System compiler
ⓘ
surface form:
A-0 compiler
FLOW-MATIC programming language ⓘ development of the COBOL programming language ⓘ development of the first compiler for a computer programming language ⓘ |
| occupation |
United States Navy officer
ⓘ
computer scientist ⓘ programmer ⓘ |
| partOf | pioneers of computer programming ⓘ |
| refersTo | Grace Hopper ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amazing Grace Description of subject: Amazing Grace is the affectionate nickname of pioneering computer scientist and U.S. Navy rear admiral Grace Hopper, renowned for her foundational work in programming languages and software development.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Grace Hopper