Triple
T11979757
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tierney |
E285126
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William G. Tierney
William G. Tierney is an American higher education scholar known for his influential research on organizational culture, governance, and equity in colleges and universities.
|
E1097466
|
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: William G. Tierney | Statement: [Tierney, hasNotableBearer, William G. Tierney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William G. Tierney Context triple: [Tierney, hasNotableBearer, William G. Tierney]
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A.
Charles E. Kearney
Charles E. Kearney was a 19th-century American railroad executive and civic leader after whom the city of Kearney, Missouri, is named.
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B.
Arthur E. Molloy
Arthur E. Molloy was an individual significant enough in marine or exploratory history to have the undersea feature Molloy Deep named in his honor.
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C.
William F. O’Connor
William F. O’Connor was an Irish political figure who succeeded Tomás Mac Curtain in office, likely in a local governmental role in Cork during the early 20th century.
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D.
Joseph A. McDonough
Joseph A. McDonough was a Hollywood film assistant director recognized in the 1930s for his award-winning work in the early years of the Academy Awards.
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E.
John A. O’Brien
John A. O’Brien was a prominent Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian known for his influential work in American Catholic thought and education.
- 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: William G. Tierney Triple: [Tierney, hasNotableBearer, William G. Tierney]
Generated description
William G. Tierney is an American higher education scholar known for his influential research on organizational culture, governance, and equity in colleges and universities.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William G. Tierney Target entity description: William G. Tierney is an American higher education scholar known for his influential research on organizational culture, governance, and equity in colleges and universities.
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A.
Charles E. Kearney
Charles E. Kearney was a 19th-century American railroad executive and civic leader after whom the city of Kearney, Missouri, is named.
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B.
Arthur E. Molloy
Arthur E. Molloy was an individual significant enough in marine or exploratory history to have the undersea feature Molloy Deep named in his honor.
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C.
William F. O’Connor
William F. O’Connor was an Irish political figure who succeeded Tomás Mac Curtain in office, likely in a local governmental role in Cork during the early 20th century.
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D.
Joseph A. McDonough
Joseph A. McDonough was a Hollywood film assistant director recognized in the 1930s for his award-winning work in the early years of the Academy Awards.
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E.
John A. O’Brien
John A. O’Brien was a prominent Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian known for his influential work in American Catholic thought and education.
- 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_69d6ab2eaeb881909f7914758f859413 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d90393cfb08190b5b45d3e5e32fad3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd54f264d48190be636796d694ceb1 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd570e482881909532000eebd169d1 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd57710f648190a1344ac1363acce1 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:24 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:46 p.m.