Triple
T17610076
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sir John Boardman |
E428942
|
entity |
| Predicate | describedBySource |
P519
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British Academy biographical notes
British Academy biographical notes are authoritative scholarly profiles published by the British Academy that summarize the life, career, and contributions of distinguished academics and fellows.
|
E1277603
|
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: British Academy biographical notes | Statement: [Sir John Boardman, describedBySource, British Academy biographical notes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Academy biographical notes Context triple: [Sir John Boardman, describedBySource, British Academy biographical notes]
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A.
Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg is a British broadcaster, author, and Labour life peer best known for presenting the long-running arts program "The South Bank Show" and for his work promoting culture and literature in the UK.
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B.
Lisa Jardine
Lisa Jardine was a prominent British historian of the Renaissance and early modern period, noted for her work on science, culture, and the history of ideas.
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C.
Nicholas Tomalin
Nicholas Tomalin was a British journalist and war correspondent known for his vivid reporting and for being killed while covering the Yom Kippur War in 1973.
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D.
Basil Blackwell
Basil Blackwell was a prominent British publisher and bookseller best known for his influential role in academic and philosophical publishing in the 20th century.
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E.
Humphrey Carpenter
Humphrey Carpenter was a British biographer, author, and broadcaster best known for his acclaimed biographies of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and the Inklings.
- 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: British Academy biographical notes Triple: [Sir John Boardman, describedBySource, British Academy biographical notes]
Generated description
British Academy biographical notes are authoritative scholarly profiles published by the British Academy that summarize the life, career, and contributions of distinguished academics and fellows.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Academy biographical notes Target entity description: British Academy biographical notes are authoritative scholarly profiles published by the British Academy that summarize the life, career, and contributions of distinguished academics and fellows.
-
A.
Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg is a British broadcaster, author, and Labour life peer best known for presenting the long-running arts program "The South Bank Show" and for his work promoting culture and literature in the UK.
-
B.
Lisa Jardine
Lisa Jardine was a prominent British historian of the Renaissance and early modern period, noted for her work on science, culture, and the history of ideas.
-
C.
Nicholas Tomalin
Nicholas Tomalin was a British journalist and war correspondent known for his vivid reporting and for being killed while covering the Yom Kippur War in 1973.
-
D.
Basil Blackwell
Basil Blackwell was a prominent British publisher and bookseller best known for his influential role in academic and philosophical publishing in the 20th century.
-
E.
Humphrey Carpenter
Humphrey Carpenter was a British biographer, author, and broadcaster best known for his acclaimed biographies of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and the Inklings.
- 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_69d889e1c6148190ba76241e74688f8b |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e46d2d294881908380b2ab0b4d2503 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:50 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01e8241cb481909ebb91e24c6eaf63 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a01ee1a291c81909fa432ccc787028f |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a01eec7e00c81908d88be9f88e924c8 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:51 a.m.