Triple
T1511245
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Herndon |
E32017
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Lewis Herndon
William Lewis Herndon was a 19th-century U.S. Navy officer and explorer best known for his pioneering exploration of the Amazon River and his heroic death while commanding the mail steamer SS Central America.
|
E172402
|
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 Lewis Herndon | Statement: [Herndon, namedAfter, William Lewis Herndon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Lewis Herndon Context triple: [Herndon, namedAfter, William Lewis Herndon]
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A.
William Herndon
William Herndon was Abraham Lincoln’s longtime law partner and one of his earliest biographers, known for preserving key insights into Lincoln’s life and character.
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B.
William Lewis Herndon Arthur
William Lewis Herndon Arthur was the son of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur, known primarily for his connection to the 21st president’s family.
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C.
James M. McPherson
James M. McPherson is a prominent American Civil War historian and author, best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning book "Battle Cry of Freedom."
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D.
Augustus Hill Garland
Augustus Hill Garland was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who served as Governor of Arkansas, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Attorney General under President Grover Cleveland.
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E.
Dr. John Brown
Dr. John Brown is a kind, rational American doctor in the novel "Like Water for Chocolate" who becomes Tita’s supportive suitor and represents a calm, nurturing alternative to her passionate but troubled love for Pedro.
- 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 Lewis Herndon Triple: [Herndon, namedAfter, William Lewis Herndon]
Generated description
William Lewis Herndon was a 19th-century U.S. Navy officer and explorer best known for his pioneering exploration of the Amazon River and his heroic death while commanding the mail steamer SS Central America.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Lewis Herndon Target entity description: William Lewis Herndon was a 19th-century U.S. Navy officer and explorer best known for his pioneering exploration of the Amazon River and his heroic death while commanding the mail steamer SS Central America.
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A.
William Herndon
William Herndon was Abraham Lincoln’s longtime law partner and one of his earliest biographers, known for preserving key insights into Lincoln’s life and character.
-
B.
William Lewis Herndon Arthur
William Lewis Herndon Arthur was the son of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur, known primarily for his connection to the 21st president’s family.
-
C.
James M. McPherson
James M. McPherson is a prominent American Civil War historian and author, best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning book "Battle Cry of Freedom."
-
D.
Augustus Hill Garland
Augustus Hill Garland was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who served as Governor of Arkansas, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Attorney General under President Grover Cleveland.
-
E.
Dr. John Brown
Dr. John Brown is a kind, rational American doctor in the novel "Like Water for Chocolate" who becomes Tita’s supportive suitor and represents a calm, nurturing alternative to her passionate but troubled love for Pedro.
- 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_69a885e8caf88190a5fbb6159ce87786 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa61db41c88190a2d97cc9cbbc3f06 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad233e6e748190929b3f339cc9bd4b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad23e279e88190ae341af34ea98487 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad24f7d8b081909241ab3995172f4d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.