Jonathan B. Postel
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Jonathan B. Postel was an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer best known for his foundational role in developing and administering core Internet protocols and standards.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jonathan B. Postel canonical | 3 |
| J. Postel | 2 |
| Jonathan Bruce Postel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1631438 — 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: Jonathan B. Postel Context triple: [RFC 821, author, Jonathan B. Postel]
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A.
Steve Crocker
Steve Crocker is an American computer scientist best known for initiating and authoring the first Request for Comments (RFC) documents that shaped the early Internet’s protocols and standards.
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B.
Vinton Cerf
Vinton Cerf is an American computer scientist widely regarded as one of the "fathers of the Internet" for his co-design of the TCP/IP protocols and fundamental contributions to internet architecture.
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C.
Paul Mockapetris
Paul Mockapetris is an American computer scientist best known as the inventor of the Domain Name System (DNS), a foundational technology of the modern internet.
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D.
John Gilmore
John Gilmore is an American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and civil liberties advocate best known as a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and an early pioneer in the free software and open internet movements.
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E.
Robert Kahn
Robert Kahn is an American electrical engineer and computer scientist best known as a co-inventor of the TCP/IP protocols that form the foundation of the modern Internet.
- 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: Jonathan B. Postel Target entity description: Jonathan B. Postel was an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer best known for his foundational role in developing and administering core Internet protocols and standards.
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A.
Steve Crocker
Steve Crocker is an American computer scientist best known for initiating and authoring the first Request for Comments (RFC) documents that shaped the early Internet’s protocols and standards.
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B.
Vinton Cerf
Vinton Cerf is an American computer scientist widely regarded as one of the "fathers of the Internet" for his co-design of the TCP/IP protocols and fundamental contributions to internet architecture.
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C.
Paul Mockapetris
Paul Mockapetris is an American computer scientist best known as the inventor of the Domain Name System (DNS), a foundational technology of the modern internet.
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D.
John Gilmore
John Gilmore is an American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and civil liberties advocate best known as a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and an early pioneer in the free software and open internet movements.
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E.
Robert Kahn
Robert Kahn is an American electrical engineer and computer scientist best known as a co-inventor of the TCP/IP protocols that form the foundation of the modern Internet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet pioneer
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computer scientist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in Computer Science ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jon Postel ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
IEEE Posthumous Award for Internet contributions
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Postel Award named in his honor ⓘ |
| burialPlace | California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart surgery complications ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-08-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-10-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer |
USC Information Sciences Institute
ⓘ
University of Southern California ⓘ |
| familyName | Postel ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Internet
ⓘ
linked to:
the internet
computer networking ⓘ network protocols ⓘ |
| founded | Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ⓘ |
| fullName |
Jonathan Bruce Postel
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linked to:
Jonathan B. Postel
|
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| hasAphorism | Be conservative in what you send, be liberal in what you accept ⓘ |
| influenced | design of modern Internet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administering Internet protocol parameters
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editing the RFC series ⓘ foundational role in Internet standards ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Internet Architecture Board
ⓘ
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Domain Name System (DNS)
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linked to:
Domain Name System
Internet Protocol (IP) ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Protocol
Request for Comments (RFC) series ⓘ
linked to:
RFCs
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) ⓘ
linked to:
SMTP
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) ⓘ
linked to:
Transmission Control Protocol
User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ⓘ
linked to:
UDP
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| occupation |
computer scientist
ⓘ
engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Altadena, California, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of IANA
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RFC Editor ⓘ member of Internet Architecture Board ⓘ member of Internet Engineering Task Force leadership ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | co-developed early ARPANET protocols ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Jonathan B. Postel Description of subject: Jonathan B. Postel was an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer best known for his foundational role in developing and administering core Internet protocols and standards.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jonathan B. Postel