Leroy Grumman
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Leroy Grumman was an American aeronautical engineer and industrialist who founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, a key predecessor to Northrop Grumman and a major supplier of military and civilian aircraft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leroy Grumman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5703632 — 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.
Target entity: Leroy Grumman Context triple: [Northrop Grumman Corporation, foundedBy, Leroy Grumman]
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A.
James Smith McDonnell
James Smith McDonnell was an American aerospace engineer and businessman who founded the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, which later became part of the major aerospace and defense company McDonnell Douglas.
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B.
Glenn L. Martin
Glenn L. Martin was an American aviation pioneer and industrialist who founded one of the early major aircraft manufacturing companies in the United States.
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C.
Walter Watson Hughes
Walter Watson Hughes was a 19th-century Scottish-Australian pastoralist and philanthropist whose substantial donations were pivotal in establishing higher education in South Australia.
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D.
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was a pioneering American aerospace engineer and head of Lockheed's Skunk Works, renowned for leading the design of advanced aircraft such as the U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird.
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E.
Harold LeMay
Harold LeMay was an American businessman and avid car collector best known for assembling one of the world’s largest private automobile collections, which became the basis for LeMay – America’s Car Museum.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Leroy Grumman Target entity description: Leroy Grumman was an American aeronautical engineer and industrialist who founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, a key predecessor to Northrop Grumman and a major supplier of military and civilian aircraft.
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A.
James Smith McDonnell
James Smith McDonnell was an American aerospace engineer and businessman who founded the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, which later became part of the major aerospace and defense company McDonnell Douglas.
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B.
Glenn L. Martin
Glenn L. Martin was an American aviation pioneer and industrialist who founded one of the early major aircraft manufacturing companies in the United States.
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C.
Walter Watson Hughes
Walter Watson Hughes was a 19th-century Scottish-Australian pastoralist and philanthropist whose substantial donations were pivotal in establishing higher education in South Australia.
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D.
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was a pioneering American aerospace engineer and head of Lockheed's Skunk Works, renowned for leading the design of advanced aircraft such as the U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird.
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E.
Harold LeMay
Harold LeMay was an American businessman and avid car collector best known for assembling one of the world’s largest private automobile collections, which became the basis for LeMay – America’s Car Museum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aeronautical engineer
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company founder ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiovascular disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-01-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-10-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
ⓘ
Cornell University College of Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Grumman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
ⓘ
aircraft design ⓘ |
| founded | Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedCompanyLocation | Long Island, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| fullName | Leroy Randle Grumman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Leroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEmployerSuccessor | Northrop Grumman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessorOrganization | Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | aerospace industry ⓘ |
| influenced | growth of U.S. naval aviation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation later became part of Northrop Grumman ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Daniel Guggenheim Medal
NERFINISHED
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Navy Distinguished Public Service Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
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innovations in folding-wing mechanisms for carrier aircraft ⓘ making Grumman a major supplier of civilian aircraft ⓘ making Grumman a major supplier of military aircraft ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of carrier-based aircraft for the U.S. Navy
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leadership in design of Grumman naval fighters and torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| occupation |
aeronautical engineer
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business executive ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Huntington, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Manhasset, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
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president of Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation ⓘ |
| residence | Long Island, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | naval aviator ⓘ |
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Subject: Leroy Grumman Description of subject: Leroy Grumman was an American aeronautical engineer and industrialist who founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, a key predecessor to Northrop Grumman and a major supplier of military and civilian aircraft.
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