Triple

T20022798
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gresham College E494903 entity
Predicate hasNotableProfessor P13831 FINISHED
Object Nicholas Phillipson
Nicholas Phillipson was a distinguished Scottish historian and biographer, best known for his influential work on the Scottish Enlightenment and figures such as Adam Smith.
 E1406779 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: Nicholas Phillipson | Statement: [Gresham College, hasNotableProfessor, Nicholas Phillipson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nicholas Phillipson
Context triple: [Gresham College, hasNotableProfessor, Nicholas Phillipson]
  • A. Nicholas Gillett
    Nicholas Gillett is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Gillett.
  • B. Martin Lisemore
    Martin Lisemore was a British television producer best known for his acclaimed work on high-profile BBC drama series in the 1970s.
  • C. Nicholas Campbell
    Nicholas Campbell is a Canadian actor best known for his work in film and television, including his lead role in the crime drama series "Da Vinci's Inquest."
  • D. Nicholas Hughes
    Nicholas Hughes was the son of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, who became a respected fisheries biologist before his tragic death in 2009.
  • E. Russell Lissack
    Russell Lissack is an English guitarist best known as the lead guitarist and founding member of the indie rock band Bloc Party.
  • 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: Nicholas Phillipson
Triple: [Gresham College, hasNotableProfessor, Nicholas Phillipson]
Generated description
Nicholas Phillipson was a distinguished Scottish historian and biographer, best known for his influential work on the Scottish Enlightenment and figures such as Adam Smith.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nicholas Phillipson
Target entity description: Nicholas Phillipson was a distinguished Scottish historian and biographer, best known for his influential work on the Scottish Enlightenment and figures such as Adam Smith.
  • A. Nicholas Gillett
    Nicholas Gillett is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Gillett.
  • B. Martin Lisemore
    Martin Lisemore was a British television producer best known for his acclaimed work on high-profile BBC drama series in the 1970s.
  • C. Nicholas Campbell
    Nicholas Campbell is a Canadian actor best known for his work in film and television, including his lead role in the crime drama series "Da Vinci's Inquest."
  • D. Nicholas Hughes
    Nicholas Hughes was the son of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, who became a respected fisheries biologist before his tragic death in 2009.
  • E. Russell Lissack
    Russell Lissack is an English guitarist best known as the lead guitarist and founding member of the indie rock band Bloc Party.
  • 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_69da626bfd288190aa5d65098b6433ae completed April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e66288fc18819083833b55c5e069a6 completed April 20, 2026, 5:29 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a080e2d32008190a770addba6e44adb completed May 16, 2026, 6:26 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a080ec9c56481908b69834b5a1ae105 completed May 16, 2026, 6:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a080f6e218c8190b4c7b0d5de9f984c completed May 16, 2026, 6:32 a.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 3:35 p.m.