Triple
T1890773
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Knox |
E41868
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Knox
Robert Knox was a 17th-century English sailor and writer best known for his detailed account of being held captive for nearly 20 years in Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka).
|
E213282
|
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: Robert Knox | Statement: [Knox, hasNotableBearer, Robert Knox]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Knox Context triple: [Knox, hasNotableBearer, Robert Knox]
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A.
William Wallace Daniel
William Wallace Daniel was the son of American journalist and former New York Times managing editor Clifton Daniel and his wife, former First Lady Bess Truman's daughter Margaret Truman.
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B.
John Scott
John Scott was a notable historical figure whose legacy is honored through the John Scott Medal, an award recognizing significant contributions to science and the useful arts.
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C.
Donald Finlay
Donald Finlay was a British hurdler and Royal Air Force officer who twice medaled in the Olympic 110m hurdles and later took the athletes' oath at the 1948 London Games.
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D.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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E.
Ewen MacIntosh
Ewen MacIntosh is a British actor and comedian best known for playing the deadpan accountant Keith Bishop in the original UK version of "The Office."
- 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: Robert Knox Triple: [Knox, hasNotableBearer, Robert Knox]
Generated description
Robert Knox was a 17th-century English sailor and writer best known for his detailed account of being held captive for nearly 20 years in Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka).
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Knox Target entity description: Robert Knox was a 17th-century English sailor and writer best known for his detailed account of being held captive for nearly 20 years in Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka).
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A.
William Wallace Daniel
William Wallace Daniel was the son of American journalist and former New York Times managing editor Clifton Daniel and his wife, former First Lady Bess Truman's daughter Margaret Truman.
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B.
John Scott
John Scott was a notable historical figure whose legacy is honored through the John Scott Medal, an award recognizing significant contributions to science and the useful arts.
-
C.
Donald Finlay
Donald Finlay was a British hurdler and Royal Air Force officer who twice medaled in the Olympic 110m hurdles and later took the athletes' oath at the 1948 London Games.
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D.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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E.
Ewen MacIntosh
Ewen MacIntosh is a British actor and comedian best known for playing the deadpan accountant Keith Bishop in the original UK version of "The Office."
- 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_69a8864b6de0819098d089f6a1b910a7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb14475448190b291ada3454bf98b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adeae81e4c8190bf480215a8a33630 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adecb9e9508190baefd8cdc99db150 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aded18a34c8190b32c8e55436de805 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:34 p.m.