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by pgrote 2705 days ago
>Seeing as how the author was indeed born in Israel

And Google notes this in the knowledge box. Above where it says he is born it states: Israeli computer scientist

I would say in most cases you could make the leap that someone born somewhere is an X computer scientist. In this case, it isn't correct.

The more concerning thing about this is Google's lack of attention to the feedback reports they solicit for knowledge box. I've put a couple through in the past and they haven't change the information. Who knows.

Maybe the feedback process exists to gauge what actually needs to change? <100 requests and it is ignored.

EDIT

After I posted this I made a feedback request and immediately received this back from Google:

"Thank you for submitting feedback for Ehud Reiter.

We're currently processing other feedback related to this topic so the changes you requested might already be underway.

Here’s your submission:

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He is not Israeli.

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If accepted, this suggested edit will be added to the Knowledge Graph, where it will help Google return richer information and more meaningful results to users’ queries. Your submission is governed by Google's Terms of Service and will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. If you are the authorized representative for this entity, please review these guidelines on the process to get verified."

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> I would say in most cases you could make the leap that someone born somewhere is an X computer scientist.

In most countries of the world, this is not the case. As a general rule, only the countries North/South America practice ius soli, or birthright citizenship.

I think the point is that most humans are currently citizens of the country that they were born in, if that country still exists. It may not be automatic by law, but this difference doesn't apply to a large proportion of the population.