Triple

T16391
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward O. Wilson E326 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object Bert Hölldobler
Bert Hölldobler is a German behavioral biologist and myrmecologist renowned for his pioneering research on ant societies and social insects.
E2667 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: Bert Hölldobler | Statement: [Edward O. Wilson, coAuthor, Bert Hölldobler]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bert Hölldobler
Context triple: [Edward O. Wilson, coAuthor, Bert Hölldobler]
  • A. Edward O. Wilson
    Edward O. Wilson was a pioneering American biologist and naturalist renowned for his work on biodiversity, sociobiology, and the study of ants.
  • B. Robert H. MacArthur
    Robert H. MacArthur was a pioneering American ecologist best known for his foundational work in community ecology and the theory of island biogeography.
  • C. Detlev W. Bronk
    Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
  • D. Rita R. Colwell
    Rita R. Colwell is an American microbiologist and former director of the National Science Foundation renowned for her pioneering research on cholera and environmental microbiology.
  • E. Lynn Margulis
    Lynn Margulis was an influential American biologist best known for developing the endosymbiotic theory, which revolutionized understanding of the origin of eukaryotic cells.
  • 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: Bert Hölldobler
Triple: [Edward O. Wilson, coAuthor, Bert Hölldobler]
Generated description
Bert Hölldobler is a German behavioral biologist and myrmecologist renowned for his pioneering research on ant societies and social insects.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bert Hölldobler
Target entity description: Bert Hölldobler is a German behavioral biologist and myrmecologist renowned for his pioneering research on ant societies and social insects.
  • A. Edward O. Wilson
    Edward O. Wilson was a pioneering American biologist and naturalist renowned for his work on biodiversity, sociobiology, and the study of ants.
  • B. Robert H. MacArthur
    Robert H. MacArthur was a pioneering American ecologist best known for his foundational work in community ecology and the theory of island biogeography.
  • C. Detlev W. Bronk
    Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
  • D. Rita R. Colwell
    Rita R. Colwell is an American microbiologist and former director of the National Science Foundation renowned for her pioneering research on cholera and environmental microbiology.
  • E. Lynn Margulis
    Lynn Margulis was an influential American biologist best known for developing the endosymbiotic theory, which revolutionized understanding of the origin of eukaryotic cells.
  • 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_69a23d7ad88c8190bffe8ab091d86642 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:57 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2465c52d8819082bb02b8b539d6ab completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a24e56618081909ba0879a05cd698c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a250c8cf7c8190b71c65d204d21fd8 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2514627f081909a032877d07b30bf completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:21 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:02 a.m.