Triple

T1933818

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Carl Woese	`E41403`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair in Microbiology The Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair in Microbiology is a prestigious endowed professorship in microbiology, notably held by pioneering molecular biologist Carl Woese.	`E216321`	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: Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair in Microbiology | Statement: [Carl Woese, positionHeld, Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair in Microbiology]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair in Microbiology
Context triple: [Carl Woese, positionHeld, Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair in Microbiology]

A. Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor
The Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago awarded to scholars of exceptional distinction in their fields.
B. Jack S. Josey–Welch Foundation Chair in Science
The Jack S. Josey–Welch Foundation Chair in Science is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the sciences, notably held by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Steven Weinberg.
C. Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor
The Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, historically associated with eminent scholars such as astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
D. Institute of Microbiology
The Institute of Microbiology is a specialized research and teaching center focused on microorganisms and infectious diseases within Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
E. Department of Microbiology and Immunology
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is an academic unit at McGill University dedicated to research and education in infectious diseases, host–pathogen interactions, and immune system function.
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: Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair in Microbiology
Triple: [Carl Woese, positionHeld, Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair in Microbiology]

Generated description

The Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair in Microbiology is a prestigious endowed professorship in microbiology, notably held by pioneering molecular biologist Carl Woese.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair in Microbiology
Target entity description: The Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair in Microbiology is a prestigious endowed professorship in microbiology, notably held by pioneering molecular biologist Carl Woese.

A. Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor
The Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago awarded to scholars of exceptional distinction in their fields.
B. Jack S. Josey–Welch Foundation Chair in Science
The Jack S. Josey–Welch Foundation Chair in Science is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the sciences, notably held by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Steven Weinberg.
C. Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor
The Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, historically associated with eminent scholars such as astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
D. Institute of Microbiology
The Institute of Microbiology is a specialized research and teaching center focused on microorganisms and infectious diseases within Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
E. Department of Microbiology and Immunology
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is an academic unit at McGill University dedicated to research and education in infectious diseases, host–pathogen interactions, and immune system function.
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_69a88649b24c819080047f26b6db2ded`	completed	March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69abb29b51408190afb2f918814e68c7`	completed	March 7, 2026, 5:07 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69adf3f16d0c8190967862b68e6cc373`	completed	March 8, 2026, 10:10 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69adf484b6788190a678a05a52da7eda`	completed	March 8, 2026, 10:13 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69adf4f8f3c481909efcb6d632522e1a`	completed	March 8, 2026, 10:15 p.m.

Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:35 p.m.