Triple
T16956261
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Terry Eagleton |
E411310
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature
The Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford dedicated to the study and teaching of English literature.
|
E1242448
|
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: Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature | Statement: [Terry Eagleton, positionHeld, Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature Context triple: [Terry Eagleton, positionHeld, Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature]
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A.
Merton Professor of English Language and Literature
The Merton Professor of English Language and Literature is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford specializing in the study and teaching of English language and literary scholarship.
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B.
Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
The Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford dedicated to the study and teaching of Old English language and literature.
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C.
Sather Professorship of Classical Literature
The Sather Professorship of Classical Literature is a distinguished visiting lectureship at the University of California, Berkeley, awarded to leading scholars of ancient Greek and Roman culture and texts.
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D.
Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford
The Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious, elected academic post traditionally held by distinguished poets and critics who deliver public lectures and contribute to the university’s literary life.
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E.
John Carey
John Carey is a prominent British literary critic, scholar, and author known for his influential work on English literature and his accessible, often provocative essays and books.
- 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: Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature Triple: [Terry Eagleton, positionHeld, Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature]
Generated description
The Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford dedicated to the study and teaching of English literature.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature Target entity description: The Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford dedicated to the study and teaching of English literature.
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A.
Merton Professor of English Language and Literature
The Merton Professor of English Language and Literature is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford specializing in the study and teaching of English language and literary scholarship.
-
B.
Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
The Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford dedicated to the study and teaching of Old English language and literature.
-
C.
Sather Professorship of Classical Literature
The Sather Professorship of Classical Literature is a distinguished visiting lectureship at the University of California, Berkeley, awarded to leading scholars of ancient Greek and Roman culture and texts.
-
D.
Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford
The Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious, elected academic post traditionally held by distinguished poets and critics who deliver public lectures and contribute to the university’s literary life.
-
E.
John Carey
John Carey is an American businessman best known as one of the early founders involved in establishing the semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
- 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_69d886c9c9d481909afe222093641cae |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3d01c7b408190b5a2b6c62b050b76 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00d4666f14819095fc3bcf5e459b61 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:54 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00d51835c48190b1a37de6ac25ceaa |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00d59b96108190a0e55f01529a0b64 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:31 a.m.