Triple

T1036662
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Seamus Heaney E22377 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford
The Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious, elected academic post traditionally held by distinguished poets and critics who deliver public lectures and contribute to the university’s literary life.
E122103 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford | Statement: [Seamus Heaney, positionHeld, Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford
Context triple: [Seamus Heaney, positionHeld, Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford]
  • A. Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University
    The Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University is a faculty role held by acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri, known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction exploring themes of identity, migration, and the Indian diaspora.
  • B. Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
    The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
  • C. Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
    The Dean of Christ Church, Oxford is the head of both Christ Church college and its associated cathedral, overseeing academic, administrative, and ecclesiastical affairs within this unique dual institution of the University of Oxford and the Church of England.
  • D. Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
    The Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
  • E. Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
    The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford
Triple: [Seamus Heaney, positionHeld, Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford]
Generated description
The Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious, elected academic post traditionally held by distinguished poets and critics who deliver public lectures and contribute to the university’s literary life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford
Target entity description: The Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious, elected academic post traditionally held by distinguished poets and critics who deliver public lectures and contribute to the university’s literary life.
  • A. Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University
    The Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University is a faculty role held by acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri, known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction exploring themes of identity, migration, and the Indian diaspora.
  • B. Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
    The Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom is an honorary national role bestowed on a distinguished poet who composes verse for significant state occasions and represents the country’s poetic tradition.
  • C. Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
    The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
  • D. Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
    The Dean of Christ Church, Oxford is the head of both Christ Church college and its associated cathedral, overseeing academic, administrative, and ecclesiastical affairs within this unique dual institution of the University of Oxford and the Church of England.
  • E. Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
    The Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69a493d848848190aed4011b34b2e8d3 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b82a1014819085bfc077e24c9742 completed March 1, 2026, 10:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac3bc378fc8190846d5ffce73371dd completed March 7, 2026, 2:52 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac3df28858819091c594a9cb2aab07 completed March 7, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac3e5b716c8190b95fde14ee6c434a completed March 7, 2026, 3:03 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.