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]
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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.
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B.
Hermann Ehrlich
Hermann Ehrlich is a notable individual who shares the surname Ehrlich and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
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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.
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D.
Julius Ehrlich
Julius Ehrlich is a notable individual associated with the surname Ehrlich, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
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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.
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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.
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B.
Hermann Ehrlich
Hermann Ehrlich is a notable individual who shares the surname Ehrlich and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
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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.
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D.
Julius Ehrlich
Julius Ehrlich is a notable individual associated with the surname Ehrlich, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
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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]
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A.
co-discoveredWith
Indicates that two or more entities jointly discovered the same object, phenomenon, or finding.
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B.
discoveredBy
chosen
Indicates that something was found, identified, or brought to light through the efforts or actions of a particular agent.
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C.
hasStateInsect
Indicates that a state has designated a particular insect as its official state insect.
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D.
wasInventedBy
Indicates that something (typically an object, concept, or process) was created or brought into existence by a particular inventor or originator.
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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.