Triple

T19243175
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject National City Lines E481181 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object E. Roy Fitzgerald
E. Roy Fitzgerald was an American businessman best known for co-founding and leading National City Lines, a major operator that consolidated and ran urban bus and streetcar systems across the United States in the mid-20th century.
E1400232 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: E. Roy Fitzgerald | Statement: [National City Lines, foundedBy, E. Roy Fitzgerald]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: E. Roy Fitzgerald
Context triple: [National City Lines, foundedBy, E. Roy Fitzgerald]
  • A. Edward C. Fitzgerald
    Edward C. Fitzgerald was a member of the prominent Fitzgerald political family, known for its longstanding influence in American public life.
  • B. Ralph Fitzgerald
    Ralph Fitzgerald is a central fictional character in Ken Follett’s historical novel "World Without End," whose life and actions significantly drive the story’s political and social conflicts.
  • C. Anthony B. Richmond
    Anthony B. Richmond is a British cinematographer known for his work on films such as "Don't Look Now," "The Man Who Fell to Earth," and "Fierce Creatures."
  • D. M. Leo Elliott
    M. Leo Elliott was an American architect known for designing prominent early 20th-century buildings in Tampa, Florida, including notable civic and social club structures.
  • E. Charles Gillibert
    Charles Gillibert is a French film producer known for backing acclaimed auteur-driven films such as "Clouds of Sils Maria," "Personal Shopper," and "Mustang."
  • 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: E. Roy Fitzgerald
Triple: [National City Lines, foundedBy, E. Roy Fitzgerald]
Generated description
E. Roy Fitzgerald was an American businessman best known for co-founding and leading National City Lines, a major operator that consolidated and ran urban bus and streetcar systems across the United States in the mid-20th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: E. Roy Fitzgerald
Target entity description: E. Roy Fitzgerald was an American businessman best known for co-founding and leading National City Lines, a major operator that consolidated and ran urban bus and streetcar systems across the United States in the mid-20th century.
  • A. Edward C. Fitzgerald
    Edward C. Fitzgerald was a member of the prominent Fitzgerald political family, known for its longstanding influence in American public life.
  • B. Ralph Fitzgerald
    Ralph Fitzgerald is a central fictional character in Ken Follett’s historical novel "World Without End," whose life and actions significantly drive the story’s political and social conflicts.
  • C. Anthony B. Richmond
    Anthony B. Richmond is a British cinematographer known for his work on films such as "Don't Look Now," "The Man Who Fell to Earth," and "Fierce Creatures."
  • D. M. Leo Elliott
    M. Leo Elliott was an American architect known for designing prominent early 20th-century buildings in Tampa, Florida, including notable civic and social club structures.
  • E. Charles Gillibert
    Charles Gillibert is a French film producer known for backing acclaimed auteur-driven films such as "Clouds of Sils Maria," "Personal Shopper," and "Mustang."
  • 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_69d8e8cd9d1081908a181d02b88b59b8 completed April 10, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5faf3018881909ef866616c45ff2e completed April 20, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a07dba9ca90819093aed4141d589d58 completed May 16, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07dd4080a48190adc444976042bfa8 completed May 16, 2026, 2:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07de09b21c8190a9743ee145a3d9b7 completed May 16, 2026, 3:01 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:27 p.m.