Triple
T10325964
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William E. Nickerson |
E242761
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasName |
P744
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William E. Nickerson |
E242761
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: William E. Nickerson | Statement: [William E. Nickerson, hasName, William E. Nickerson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William E. Nickerson Context triple: [William E. Nickerson, hasName, William E. Nickerson]
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A.
William E. Nickerson
chosen
William E. Nickerson was a prominent benefactor and businessman associated with Boston University, for whom the university’s Nickerson Field stadium is named.
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B.
John D. Nichols
John D. Nichols is a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to the arts and culture sector led to major landmarks being named in his honor.
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C.
Albert H. McCarthy
Albert H. McCarthy was an early 20th-century mountaineer best known for participating in the pioneering first ascent of Mount Robson in the Canadian Rockies.
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D.
Charles R. Fenwick
Charles R. Fenwick was a Virginia lawyer and long-serving state legislator known for his influence on transportation policy, for whom the Charles R. Fenwick Bridge is named.
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E.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d381af787481908bc401325c760a88 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4d7cd76348190b93562112300acfc |
completed | April 7, 2026, 10:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7b0513f408190b822566b8fc771cd |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:51 a.m.