Triple

T20104591
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ida Straus E486963 entity
Predicate child P120 FINISHED
Object Herbert Nathan Straus
Herbert Nathan Straus was an American businessman and heir to the Macy’s department store fortune, known as the son of Titanic victims Isidor and Ida Straus.
E1491767 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: Herbert Nathan Straus | Statement: [Ida Straus, child, Herbert Nathan Straus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Nathan Straus
Context triple: [Ida Straus, child, Herbert Nathan Straus]
  • A. Max Rosenthal
    Max Rosenthal is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be distinctly associated with the surname Rosenthal.
  • B. Stanley Hirshson
    Stanley Hirshson was an American historian and biographer known for his scholarly works on major figures in U.S. history.
  • C. Morton Gottlieb
    Morton Gottlieb was an American theatrical and film producer best known for his work on acclaimed stage plays and character-driven movies.
  • D. M. Edgar Rosenblum
    M. Edgar Rosenblum was a prominent American theater producer and arts administrator best known for his leadership in regional theater development.
  • E. Hertz Grosbard
    Hertz Grosbard was a notable individual associated with the name Hertz, though detailed public information about his life and achievements is limited.
  • 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: Herbert Nathan Straus
Triple: [Ida Straus, child, Herbert Nathan Straus]
Generated description
Herbert Nathan Straus was an American businessman and heir to the Macy’s department store fortune, known as the son of Titanic victims Isidor and Ida Straus.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Nathan Straus
Target entity description: Herbert Nathan Straus was an American businessman and heir to the Macy’s department store fortune, known as the son of Titanic victims Isidor and Ida Straus.
  • A. Max Rosenthal
    Max Rosenthal is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be distinctly associated with the surname Rosenthal.
  • B. Stanley Hirshson
    Stanley Hirshson was an American historian and biographer known for his scholarly works on major figures in U.S. history.
  • C. Morton Gottlieb
    Morton Gottlieb was an American theatrical and film producer best known for his work on acclaimed stage plays and character-driven movies.
  • D. M. Edgar Rosenblum
    M. Edgar Rosenblum was a prominent American theater producer and arts administrator best known for his leadership in regional theater development.
  • E. Hertz Grosbard
    Hertz Grosbard was a notable individual associated with the name Hertz, though detailed public information about his life and achievements is limited.
  • 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_69da62636cc08190982cc71733a17b8d completed April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e666daf73c819089f02ca6faa2c283 completed April 20, 2026, 5:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a09f65821448190858aac8599efeae2 completed May 17, 2026, 5:09 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09f7aba1e88190b56decd9839a3afd completed May 17, 2026, 5:15 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a09f825b02c819096f57b1dba02ded2 completed May 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:27 p.m.