Ralph C. Griswold
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Ralph C. Griswold was an American computer scientist best known for designing the SNOBOL and Icon programming languages and contributing significantly to string processing and high-level language design.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ralph C. Griswold canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10662264 — 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: Ralph C. Griswold Context triple: [Griswold, hasNotableBearer, Ralph C. Griswold]
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A.
Ralph B. Lloyd
Ralph B. Lloyd was an American oilman and real estate developer whose investments and land holdings played a major role in shaping urban districts in the western United States.
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B.
Oscar W. Griswold
Oscar W. Griswold was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who played a key leadership role in the Pacific theater, particularly in the liberation of the Philippines.
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C.
John A. Griswold
John A. Griswold was a 19th-century American industrialist, U.S. Congressman from New York, and prominent figure in Troy’s iron and steel industry.
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D.
Paul W. Merrill
Paul W. Merrill was an American astronomer known for his pioneering work in stellar spectroscopy and the discovery of technetium in stellar atmospheres.
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E.
Robert L. Lippert
Robert L. Lippert was an American film producer and distributor known for his prolific output of low-budget genre movies from the 1940s through the 1960s.
- 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: Ralph C. Griswold Target entity description: Ralph C. Griswold was an American computer scientist best known for designing the SNOBOL and Icon programming languages and contributing significantly to string processing and high-level language design.
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A.
Ralph B. Lloyd
Ralph B. Lloyd was an American oilman and real estate developer whose investments and land holdings played a major role in shaping urban districts in the western United States.
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B.
Oscar W. Griswold
Oscar W. Griswold was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who played a key leadership role in the Pacific theater, particularly in the liberation of the Philippines.
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C.
John A. Griswold
John A. Griswold was a 19th-century American industrialist, U.S. Congressman from New York, and prominent figure in Troy’s iron and steel industry.
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D.
Paul W. Merrill
Paul W. Merrill was an American astronomer known for his pioneering work in stellar spectroscopy and the discovery of technetium in stellar atmospheres.
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E.
Robert L. Lippert
Robert L. Lippert was an American film producer and distributor known for his prolific output of low-budget genre movies from the 1940s through the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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programming language designer ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | computer science ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
experimental programming languages
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non-numeric computation ⓘ text processing ⓘ |
| coDesigned |
Icon programming language
NERFINISHED
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SNOBOL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
high-level programming language design
ⓘ
string processing in programming languages ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| designed |
Icon programming language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SNOBOL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developed |
goal-directed evaluation in Icon
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pattern-matching techniques in SNOBOL ⓘ |
| employer |
Bell Labs
NERFINISHED
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University of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Griswold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer science
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programming languages ⓘ string processing ⓘ |
| genre | programming language design ⓘ |
| givenName | Ralph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCreated |
Icon language implementation
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SNOBOL4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudent | researchers in Icon and SNOBOL communities ⓘ |
| hasRole |
principal designer of Icon
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principal designer of SNOBOL ⓘ |
| influenced | later string-oriented programming languages ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | needs of text and string processing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Icon programming language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SNOBOL NERFINISHED ⓘ high-level language design ⓘ string processing research ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Ralph C. Griswold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Icon programming language
NERFINISHED
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SNOBOL programming language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
computer scientist
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university professor ⓘ |
| taughtAt | University of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Murray Hill, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Tucson, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ralph C. Griswold Description of subject: Ralph C. Griswold was an American computer scientist best known for designing the SNOBOL and Icon programming languages and contributing significantly to string processing and high-level language design.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.