David May
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David May is a British computer scientist best known for designing the transputer architecture and leading the development of the Occam concurrent programming language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David May canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17677315 — 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: David May Context triple: [occam programming language, developer, David May]
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A.
David May
David May was an American businessman best known as the founder of the May Department Stores Company, which grew into one of the largest department store chains in the United States.
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B.
Chris May
Chris May is a collegiate sports administrator best known for serving as the athletic director at Saint Louis University, overseeing the Billikens’ athletic programs.
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C.
David May II
David May II was the husband of classic Hollywood actress Ann Rutherford, known for his long marriage to the star of the Andy Hardy films and Gone with the Wind.
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D.
Don Dixon
Don Dixon is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician known for his influential work in the jangle pop and alternative rock scenes, including producing early albums by R.E.M. and other notable artists.
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E.
Tom May
Tom May is an American musician best known as a vocalist and guitarist for the punk rock band The Menzingers.
- 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: David May Target entity description: David May is a British computer scientist best known for designing the transputer architecture and leading the development of the Occam concurrent programming language.
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A.
David May
David May was an American businessman best known as the founder of the May Department Stores Company, which grew into one of the largest department store chains in the United States.
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B.
Chris May
Chris May is a collegiate sports administrator best known for serving as the athletic director at Saint Louis University, overseeing the Billikens’ athletic programs.
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C.
David May II
David May II was the husband of classic Hollywood actress Ann Rutherford, known for his long marriage to the star of the Andy Hardy films and Gone with the Wind.
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D.
Don Dixon
Don Dixon is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician known for his influential work in the jangle pop and alternative rock scenes, including producing early albums by R.E.M. and other notable artists.
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E.
Tom May
Tom May is an American musician best known as a vocalist and guitarist for the punk rock band The Menzingers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.