Triple
T15111162
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Harkness |
E360913
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Harkness
William Harkness was an American astronomer and mathematician known for his work with the U.S. Naval Observatory and contributions to solar eclipse observations and nautical astronomy.
|
E1288199
|
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 Harkness | Statement: [Harkness, hasNotableBearer, William Harkness]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Harkness Context triple: [Harkness, hasNotableBearer, William Harkness]
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A.
George A. Hockham
George A. Hockham was a British electrical engineer and physicist best known as a co-inventor of the optical fiber for telecommunications.
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B.
George Washington Hockley
George Washington Hockley was a 19th-century Texas military officer and statesman who served as Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas.
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C.
George Holbrook
George Holbrook was an American clockmaker and bell founder known for producing church bells and tower clocks in the 19th century.
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D.
George Haight
George Haight was a film producer active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his work on projects such as "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle."
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E.
Herbert Hatch
Herbert Hatch was an American printer and designer best known for establishing the iconic Nashville letterpress shop Hatch Show Print, renowned for its bold concert and advertising posters.
- 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 Harkness Triple: [Harkness, hasNotableBearer, William Harkness]
Generated description
William Harkness was an American astronomer and mathematician known for his work with the U.S. Naval Observatory and contributions to solar eclipse observations and nautical astronomy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Harkness Target entity description: William Harkness was an American astronomer and mathematician known for his work with the U.S. Naval Observatory and contributions to solar eclipse observations and nautical astronomy.
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A.
George A. Hockham
George A. Hockham was a British electrical engineer and physicist best known as a co-inventor of the optical fiber for telecommunications.
-
B.
George Washington Hockley
George Washington Hockley was a 19th-century Texas military officer and statesman who served as Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas.
-
C.
George Holbrook
George Holbrook was an American clockmaker and bell founder known for producing church bells and tower clocks in the 19th century.
-
D.
George Haight
George Haight was a film producer active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his work on projects such as "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle."
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E.
Herbert Hatch
Herbert Hatch was an American printer and designer best known for establishing the iconic Nashville letterpress shop Hatch Show Print, renowned for its bold concert and advertising posters.
- 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_69d85a0491ec8190830960be8fafb994 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0058c04f481909deeac0271d961b6 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a02f81d640081908917144f31227edd |
completed | May 12, 2026, 9:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a02f8ca36588190a1d5de8494777d61 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 9:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a02f9de0ae48190816002a5d32718a1 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 9:58 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:05 a.m.