Triple

T11210515
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Allan R. Sandage E265291 entity
Predicate notableStudent P4838 FINISHED
Object Gustav A. Tammann
Gustav A. Tammann was a prominent Swiss astronomer known for his work on extragalactic distance scales and the expansion rate of the universe.
E1010303 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: Gustav A. Tammann | Statement: [Allan R. Sandage, notableStudent, Gustav A. Tammann]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gustav A. Tammann
Context triple: [Allan R. Sandage, notableStudent, Gustav A. Tammann]
  • A. Otto Schmidt
    Otto Schmidt was a prominent Soviet scientist, mathematician, and Arctic explorer who played a key role in leading and organizing major polar expeditions in the early 20th century.
  • B. Wilhelm Zaisser
    Wilhelm Zaisser was a German communist politician and intelligence officer who became the first head of East Germany’s Ministry for State Security (Stasi) in the early 1950s.
  • C. Johann Lillienstedt
    Johann Lillienstedt was a Swedish diplomat and statesman active in the early 18th century who represented Sweden in major international negotiations.
  • D. Maximilian Emil Hehl
    Maximilian Emil Hehl was a German-born architect known for his influential work in Brazil, most notably helping shape the neo-Gothic architectural landscape of São Paulo.
  • E. Ludwig Borchardt
    Ludwig Borchardt was a German Egyptologist and archaeologist best known for his early 20th-century excavations in Egypt and the discovery of the bust of Nefertiti.
  • 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: Gustav A. Tammann
Triple: [Allan R. Sandage, notableStudent, Gustav A. Tammann]
Generated description
Gustav A. Tammann was a prominent Swiss astronomer known for his work on extragalactic distance scales and the expansion rate of the universe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gustav A. Tammann
Target entity description: Gustav A. Tammann was a prominent Swiss astronomer known for his work on extragalactic distance scales and the expansion rate of the universe.
  • A. Otto Schmidt
    Otto Schmidt was a prominent Soviet scientist, mathematician, and Arctic explorer who played a key role in leading and organizing major polar expeditions in the early 20th century.
  • B. Wilhelm Zaisser
    Wilhelm Zaisser was a German communist politician and intelligence officer who became the first head of East Germany’s Ministry for State Security (Stasi) in the early 1950s.
  • C. Johann Lillienstedt
    Johann Lillienstedt was a Swedish diplomat and statesman active in the early 18th century who represented Sweden in major international negotiations.
  • D. Maximilian Emil Hehl
    Maximilian Emil Hehl was a German-born architect known for his influential work in Brazil, most notably helping shape the neo-Gothic architectural landscape of São Paulo.
  • E. Ludwig Borchardt
    Ludwig Borchardt was a German Egyptologist and archaeologist best known for his early 20th-century excavations in Egypt and the discovery of the bust of Nefertiti.
  • 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_69d6aac59460819089b9848b27f57848 completed April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d7e8d6f5d4819086dcb776a0d469e8 completed April 9, 2026, 5:58 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6af38e3548190a5192894932d9b1d completed May 3, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6b02e3b9881909387c1f70176a1bd completed May 3, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6b11ced30819090f67a0b1e1369aa completed May 3, 2026, 2:21 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:30 p.m.