Triple
T13355460
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Semple |
E318679
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ellen Churchill Semple
Ellen Churchill Semple was an American geographer known for pioneering work in environmental determinism and for being one of the first prominent female scholars in her field.
|
E1034650
|
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: Ellen Churchill Semple | Statement: [Semple, hasNotableBearer, Ellen Churchill Semple]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ellen Churchill Semple Context triple: [Semple, hasNotableBearer, Ellen Churchill Semple]
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A.
Alice Howe Gibbens
Alice Howe Gibbens was an American schoolteacher and social reformer best known as the wife and intellectual partner of philosopher and psychologist William James.
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B.
Gertrude H. Beard
Gertrude H. Beard was a distinguished alumna of Ursinus College recognized for her notable professional and/or scholarly achievements.
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C.
Dorothy E. Clark
Dorothy E. Clark was the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun and a long-time partner in his personal and professional life.
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D.
Laura E. Richards
Laura E. Richards was an American author of children’s literature and biographies, known for works such as her Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of her mother, Julia Ward Howe.
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E.
Mary Ritter Beard
Mary Ritter Beard was an American historian, author, and women's rights activist known for her pioneering work in women's history and collaboration with her husband, historian Charles A. Beard.
- 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: Ellen Churchill Semple Triple: [Semple, hasNotableBearer, Ellen Churchill Semple]
Generated description
Ellen Churchill Semple was an American geographer known for pioneering work in environmental determinism and for being one of the first prominent female scholars in her field.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ellen Churchill Semple Target entity description: Ellen Churchill Semple was an American geographer known for pioneering work in environmental determinism and for being one of the first prominent female scholars in her field.
-
A.
Alice Howe Gibbens
Alice Howe Gibbens was an American schoolteacher and social reformer best known as the wife and intellectual partner of philosopher and psychologist William James.
-
B.
Gertrude H. Beard
Gertrude H. Beard was a distinguished alumna of Ursinus College recognized for her notable professional and/or scholarly achievements.
-
C.
Dorothy E. Clark
Dorothy E. Clark was the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun and a long-time partner in his personal and professional life.
-
D.
Laura E. Richards
Laura E. Richards was an American author of children’s literature and biographies, known for works such as her Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of her mother, Julia Ward Howe.
-
E.
Mary Ritter Beard
Mary Ritter Beard was an American historian, author, and women's rights activist known for her pioneering work in women's history and collaboration with her husband, historian Charles A. Beard.
- 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_69d806b7bbac8190b85278c87fa7aff3 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d99f1ef94c81909a59b7c3f77d3335 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 1:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f71f4bdfdc819094d3945280ed8d30 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:11 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f72018c4848190941732e3a938278a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:14 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f720bf04548190833af70061b017a1 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:17 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:32 p.m.