Lester R. Ford Sr.
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Lester R. Ford Sr. was an American mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and mathematics education, particularly through his influential expository writing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lester R. Ford Sr. canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6959010 — 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: Lester R. Ford Sr. Context triple: [Lester R. Ford Award, namedAfter, Lester R. Ford Sr.]
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A.
Robert William Andrew Feller
Robert William Andrew Feller was a legendary American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, renowned for his blazing fastball and Hall of Fame career spanning the 1930s to 1950s.
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B.
Leroy P. Steele
Leroy P. Steele was an American mathematician and philanthropist whose bequest to the American Mathematical Society led to the establishment of the prestigious Leroy P. Steele Prizes recognizing outstanding research and exposition in mathematics.
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C.
John L. Selfridge
John L. Selfridge was an American mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and computational mathematics, particularly in primality testing and factorization.
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D.
H. Guyford Stever
H. Guyford Stever was an American physicist and engineer who served as director of the National Science Foundation and played a key role in shaping U.S. science and technology policy in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- 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: Lester R. Ford Sr. Target entity description: Lester R. Ford Sr. was an American mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and mathematics education, particularly through his influential expository writing.
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A.
Robert William Andrew Feller
Robert William Andrew Feller was a legendary American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, renowned for his blazing fastball and Hall of Fame career spanning the 1930s to 1950s.
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B.
Leroy P. Steele
Leroy P. Steele was an American mathematician and philanthropist whose bequest to the American Mathematical Society led to the establishment of the prestigious Leroy P. Steele Prizes recognizing outstanding research and exposition in mathematics.
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C.
John L. Selfridge
John L. Selfridge was an American mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and computational mathematics, particularly in primality testing and factorization.
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D.
H. Guyford Stever
H. Guyford Stever was an American physicist and engineer who served as director of the National Science Foundation and played a key role in shaping U.S. science and technology policy in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American mathematician
ⓘ
human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Chauvenet Prize
NERFINISHED
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Lester R. Ford Award (namesake) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1886-01-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-11-11 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Maxime Bôcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
George Washington University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
Rice Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mathematics
ⓘ
mathematics education ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Lester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
analysis
ⓘ
geometry ⓘ |
| hasChild | Lester R. Ford Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificEponym | Lester R. Ford Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | mathematical exposition standards in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to mathematics education
ⓘ
contributions to number theory ⓘ expository writing in mathematics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Mathematical Society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mathematical Association of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Ford circles construction for fractions ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Lester R. Ford Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Automorphic Functions
NERFINISHED
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Differential Equations NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford circle NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford circles NERFINISHED ⓘ Fractions ⓘ Studies on Farey series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Mathematical Association of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
NERFINISHED
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Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lester R. Ford Sr. Description of subject: Lester R. Ford Sr. was an American mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and mathematics education, particularly through his influential expository writing.
Referenced by (2)
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