Triple

T13355462
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Semple E318679 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object James Alexander Semple
James Alexander Semple was a notable individual bearing the Semple surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited among its distinguished bearers.
 E1045961 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: James Alexander Semple | Statement: [Semple, hasNotableBearer, James Alexander Semple]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: James Alexander Semple
Context triple: [Semple, hasNotableBearer, James Alexander Semple]
  • A. Robert James Semple
    Robert James Semple was the first husband of famed evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, whom she married as a young missionary.
  • B. Robert Semple
    Robert Semple was an early California pioneer, printer, and political leader who played a key role in the transition of California to statehood.
  • C. James Muir
    James Muir is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably associated with the surname Muir rather than with widely recognized public achievements.
  • D. William Alexander Craigie
    William Alexander Craigie was a Scottish philologist and lexicographer best known for his major role in editing the Oxford English Dictionary and for his influential work on English and Scandinavian languages.
  • E. Dugald Semple
    Dugald Semple was a Scottish writer and prominent early 20th-century advocate of simple living, vegetarianism, and nature-centered lifestyles.
  • 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: James Alexander Semple
Triple: [Semple, hasNotableBearer, James Alexander Semple]
Generated description
James Alexander Semple was a notable individual bearing the Semple surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited among its distinguished bearers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: James Alexander Semple
Target entity description: James Alexander Semple was a notable individual bearing the Semple surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited among its distinguished bearers.
  • A. Robert James Semple
    Robert James Semple was the first husband of famed evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, whom she married as a young missionary.
  • B. Robert Semple
    Robert Semple was an early California pioneer, printer, and political leader who played a key role in the transition of California to statehood.
  • C. James Muir
    James Muir is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably associated with the surname Muir rather than with widely recognized public achievements.
  • D. William Alexander Craigie
    William Alexander Craigie was a Scottish philologist and lexicographer best known for his major role in editing the Oxford English Dictionary and for his influential work on English and Scandinavian languages.
  • E. Dugald Semple
    Dugald Semple was a Scottish writer and prominent early 20th-century advocate of simple living, vegetarianism, and nature-centered lifestyles.
  • 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_69f754718a388190b4b85151a4694435 completed May 3, 2026, 1:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f7571dc684819082395d18970c57bf completed May 3, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f75787f2348190b71cc679e1c6962d completed May 3, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:32 p.m.