Triple

T10479629
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject DDT E247136 entity
Predicate insecticidalPropertiesDiscoveredBy P412 FINISHED
Object Paul Hermann Müller
Paul Hermann Müller was a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate best known for discovering the insecticidal properties of DDT, which revolutionized pest control and disease vector management in the mid-20th century.
E865923 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Paul Hermann Müller | Statement: [DDT, insecticidalPropertiesDiscoveredBy, Paul Hermann Müller]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Hermann Müller
Context triple: [DDT, insecticidalPropertiesDiscoveredBy, Paul Hermann Müller]
  • A. Paul Ehrlich
    Paul Ehrlich was a pioneering German physician and scientist renowned for his work in immunology, hematology, and chemotherapy, and as a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
  • B. Hermann Ehrlich
    Hermann Ehrlich is a notable individual who shares the surname Ehrlich and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
  • C. Gerhard Domagk
    Gerhard Domagk was a German pathologist and bacteriologist best known for discovering the antibacterial effects of the sulfonamide drug Prontosil, work for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1939.
  • D. Julius Ehrlich
    Julius Ehrlich is a notable individual associated with the surname Ehrlich, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
  • E. Tadeus Reichstein
    Tadeus Reichstein was a Polish-Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the synthesis of vitamin C and adrenal cortex hormones.
  • 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: Paul Hermann Müller
Triple: [DDT, insecticidalPropertiesDiscoveredBy, Paul Hermann Müller]
Generated description
Paul Hermann Müller was a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate best known for discovering the insecticidal properties of DDT, which revolutionized pest control and disease vector management in the mid-20th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Hermann Müller
Target entity description: Paul Hermann Müller was a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate best known for discovering the insecticidal properties of DDT, which revolutionized pest control and disease vector management in the mid-20th century.
  • A. Paul Ehrlich
    Paul Ehrlich was a pioneering German physician and scientist renowned for his work in immunology, hematology, and chemotherapy, and as a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
  • B. Hermann Ehrlich
    Hermann Ehrlich is a notable individual who shares the surname Ehrlich and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
  • C. Gerhard Domagk
    Gerhard Domagk was a German pathologist and bacteriologist best known for discovering the antibacterial effects of the sulfonamide drug Prontosil, work for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1939.
  • D. Julius Ehrlich
    Julius Ehrlich is a notable individual associated with the surname Ehrlich, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
  • E. Tadeus Reichstein
    Tadeus Reichstein was a Polish-Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the synthesis of vitamin C and adrenal cortex hormones.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: insecticidalPropertiesDiscoveredBy
Context triple: [DDT, insecticidalPropertiesDiscoveredBy, Paul Hermann Müller]
  • A. co-discoveredWith
    Indicates that two or more entities jointly discovered the same object, phenomenon, or finding.
  • B. discoveredBy chosen
    Indicates that something was found, identified, or brought to light through the efforts or actions of a particular agent.
  • C. hasStateInsect
    Indicates that a state has designated a particular insect as its official state insect.
  • D. wasInventedBy
    Indicates that something (typically an object, concept, or process) was created or brought into existence by a particular inventor or originator.
  • E. knownForTreatmentOf
    Indicates that an entity is recognized or notable for providing treatment or medical care for a particular condition, disease, or type of patient.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69d381c16c248190a2fe5b471e584e9c completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d5095b2ec881909e1220d83e750a75 completed April 7, 2026, 1:40 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d8a02aa2748190902f5c08afd7dda9 completed April 10, 2026, 7 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d8a2f4bbec8190a5c508c6431d71b2 completed April 10, 2026, 7:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d8aff34c7081909c3504e00f56d9ec completed April 10, 2026, 8:08 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69d4fb84bafc8190819757b93620508a completed April 7, 2026, 12:41 p.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:22 p.m.