Triple
T20166984
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas G. Stemberg |
E491847
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Stemberg |
—
|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Stemberg | Statement: [Thomas G. Stemberg, familyName, Stemberg]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stemberg Context triple: [Thomas G. Stemberg, familyName, Stemberg]
-
A.
Estermann
Estermann is a surname most notably associated with mathematician Theodor Estermann, known for his contributions to analytic number theory.
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B.
Hufstedler
Hufstedler is the surname of Shirley Hufstedler, a prominent American judge and the first U.S. Secretary of Education.
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C.
Steffens
Steffens is a surname most notably associated with Lincoln Steffens, an influential American muckraking journalist of the early 20th century.
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D.
Meyerhof
Meyerhof is a surname of German origin, notably borne by biochemist Otto Fritz Meyerhof, a Nobel laureate recognized for his work on muscle metabolism.
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E.
Morgenstern
Morgenstern is a German surname borne by various notable figures in fields such as economics, literature, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stemberg Target entity description: Stemberg is a surname most notably associated with Thomas G. Stemberg, the American businessman and co-founder of the office-supply retail chain Staples.
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A.
Estermann
Estermann is a surname most notably associated with mathematician Theodor Estermann, known for his contributions to analytic number theory.
-
B.
Hufstedler
Hufstedler is the surname of Shirley Hufstedler, a prominent American judge and the first U.S. Secretary of Education.
-
C.
Steffens
Steffens is a surname most notably associated with Lincoln Steffens, an influential American muckraking journalist of the early 20th century.
-
D.
Meyerhof
Meyerhof is a surname of German origin, notably borne by biochemist Otto Fritz Meyerhof, a Nobel laureate recognized for his work on muscle metabolism.
-
E.
Morgenstern
Morgenstern is a German surname borne by various notable figures in fields such as economics, literature, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69da6266c6888190bc1a3ecf24814d34 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e66844e49081909b7e9ec2b65cc61d |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:54 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:35 p.m.