Lester William Polsfuss
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Lester William Polsfuss, better known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, inventor, and pioneer of the solid-body electric guitar whose innovations profoundly shaped modern music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lester William Polsfuss canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2589868 — 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 William Polsfuss Context triple: [Les Paul, birthName, Lester William Polsfuss]
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A.
Lester Germer
Lester Germer was an American physicist best known for the Davisson–Germer experiment, which provided key evidence for the wave nature of electrons and helped confirm quantum mechanics.
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B.
Robert Lusser
Robert Lusser was a German aeronautical engineer best known for his key role in designing several important World War II aircraft, including contributions to the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
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C.
Charles Rettig
Charles Rettig is an American tax attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2022.
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D.
George Boemler
George Boemler was a film editor known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the musical comedy "High Society."
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E.
Walter Naegle
Walter Naegle is an American activist and archivist best known as the longtime partner and estate executor of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
- 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 William Polsfuss Target entity description: Lester William Polsfuss, better known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, inventor, and pioneer of the solid-body electric guitar whose innovations profoundly shaped modern music.
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A.
Lester Germer
Lester Germer was an American physicist best known for the Davisson–Germer experiment, which provided key evidence for the wave nature of electrons and helped confirm quantum mechanics.
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B.
Robert Lusser
Robert Lusser was a German aeronautical engineer best known for his key role in designing several important World War II aircraft, including contributions to the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
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C.
Charles Rettig
Charles Rettig is an American tax attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2022.
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D.
George Boemler
George Boemler was a film editor known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the musical comedy "High Society."
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E.
Walter Naegle
Walter Naegle is an American activist and archivist best known as the longtime partner and estate executor of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitarist
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human ⓘ inventor ⓘ pioneer of solid-body electric guitar ⓘ recording artist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Les Paul ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Mary Ford ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ |
| birthName | Lester William Polsfuss ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-06-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-08-12 ⓘ |
| earlyCareerActivity |
performed as a country guitarist under the name Rhubarb Red
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linked to:
Leon Redbone
|
| familyName | Polsfuss ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
country music ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| givenName | Lester ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
National Inventors Hall of Fame
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear |
1988
ⓘ
2005 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of rock and roll music
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modern recording studio techniques ⓘ |
| instrument |
acoustic guitar
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electric guitar ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 1964 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1949 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
developed close-miking and overdubbing techniques
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pioneered multitrack recording techniques ⓘ pioneered solid-body electric guitar design ⓘ |
| notableWork | Gibson Les Paul ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
ⓘ
inventor ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
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linked to:
Waukesha, Wisconsin
|
| placeOfDeath | White Plains, New York, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ RCA Victor ⓘ |
| residence |
Mahwah, New Jersey, United States
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linked to:
Mahwah, New Jersey
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| signatureInstrumentModel |
Gibson Les Paul electric guitar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gibson Les Paul
|
| spouse | Mary Ford ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1920s–2000s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lester William Polsfuss Description of subject: Lester William Polsfuss, better known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, inventor, and pioneer of the solid-body electric guitar whose innovations profoundly shaped modern music.
Referenced by (6)
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