Triple
T17864730
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gavin Menzies |
E446664
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Rowan Gavin Paton Menzies |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Rowan Gavin Paton Menzies | Statement: [Gavin Menzies, fullName, Rowan Gavin Paton Menzies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rowan Gavin Paton Menzies Context triple: [Gavin Menzies, fullName, Rowan Gavin Paton Menzies]
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A.
Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine
Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine, known as Lord Irvine of Lairg, is a British Labour politician and barrister who served as Lord Chancellor under Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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B.
Ivan Reginald Ian Cameron
Ivan Reginald Ian Cameron was the eldest son of former UK Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha, remembered publicly due to his severe disabilities and his death at a young age.
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C.
Alexander Peter Stewart
Alexander Peter Stewart was a Confederate major general during the American Civil War who later became a prominent educator and college administrator in the postwar South.
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D.
Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell
Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell is a Scottish radio and television presenter, journalist, and author best known for hosting BBC Radio 5 Live shows and the long-running TV program "Long Lost Family."
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E.
John Symon Asher Bruce
John Symon Asher Bruce, better known as Jack Bruce, was a Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the bassist and vocalist of the rock band Cream.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rowan Gavin Paton Menzies Target entity description: Rowan Gavin Paton Menzies was a British amateur historian and former Royal Navy submarine commander best known for his controversial books claiming that Chinese explorers reached the Americas before Columbus.
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A.
Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine
Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine, known as Lord Irvine of Lairg, is a British Labour politician and barrister who served as Lord Chancellor under Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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B.
Ivan Reginald Ian Cameron
Ivan Reginald Ian Cameron was the eldest son of former UK Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha, remembered publicly due to his severe disabilities and his death at a young age.
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C.
Alexander Peter Stewart
Alexander Peter Stewart was a Confederate major general during the American Civil War who later became a prominent educator and college administrator in the postwar South.
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D.
Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell
Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell is a Scottish radio and television presenter, journalist, and author best known for hosting BBC Radio 5 Live shows and the long-running TV program "Long Lost Family."
-
E.
John Symon Asher Bruce
John Symon Asher Bruce, better known as Jack Bruce, was a Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the bassist and vocalist of the rock band Cream.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8b9f4c22c819093c2680434472894 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e49792ccf88190a0984963bb385688 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:17 a.m.