David MacQueen
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David MacQueen is a computer scientist known for his influential work on the design and formal definition of the Standard ML programming language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David MacQueen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9634381 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David MacQueen Context triple: [The Definition of Standard ML, author, David MacQueen]
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A.
James McAlister
James McAlister is an American drummer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work in indie and experimental music, including frequent collaborations with artists like Sufjan Stevens.
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B.
David Semple
David Semple was a British bacteriologist best known for developing an early anti-rabies vaccine while serving in the Indian Medical Service.
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C.
Hugh McDevitt
Hugh McDevitt is an immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic control of the immune response and the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in disease susceptibility.
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D.
John McDonough
John McDonough was an American football official best known for serving as the referee in Super Bowl IV.
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E.
Robert McMillan
Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
- 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 MacQueen Target entity description: David MacQueen is a computer scientist known for his influential work on the design and formal definition of the Standard ML programming language.
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A.
James McAlister
James McAlister is an American drummer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work in indie and experimental music, including frequent collaborations with artists like Sufjan Stevens.
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B.
David Semple
David Semple was a British bacteriologist best known for developing an early anti-rabies vaccine while serving in the Indian Medical Service.
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C.
Hugh McDevitt
Hugh McDevitt is an immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic control of the immune response and the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in disease susceptibility.
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D.
John McDonough
John McDonough was an American football official best known for serving as the referee in Super Bowl IV.
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E.
Robert McMillan
Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | computer scientist ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Standard ML community ⓘ |
| coauthored | papers on the semantics of Standard ML ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Standard ML
ⓘ
Standard ML language design ⓘ |
| field | computer science ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork | design and formal definition of Standard ML ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of typed module systems
ⓘ
development of functional programming languages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
design of the Standard ML programming language
ⓘ
formal definition of the Standard ML programming language ⓘ work on module systems for functional programming languages ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| researchArea |
formal semantics of programming languages
ⓘ
functional programming ⓘ language design ⓘ |
| workedOn |
module systems
ⓘ
programming languages ⓘ type systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David MacQueen Description of subject: David MacQueen is a computer scientist known for his influential work on the design and formal definition of the Standard ML programming language.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.