Triple
T20206091
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dawson Creek, British Columbia |
E493354
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedFor |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
George Mercer Dawson
George Mercer Dawson was a prominent 19th-century Canadian geologist, surveyor, and anthropologist known for his extensive exploration and mapping of western Canada.
|
E1418287
|
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: George Mercer Dawson | Statement: [Dawson Creek, British Columbia, namedFor, George Mercer Dawson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Mercer Dawson Context triple: [Dawson Creek, British Columbia, namedFor, George Mercer Dawson]
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A.
James Frederick Dawson
James Frederick Dawson was an American landscape architect known for his influential work with the renowned Olmsted Brothers firm on parks, estates, and urban planning projects in the early 20th century.
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B.
George Giffard
George Giffard was a British Army general who held senior command roles during World War II, particularly in the Southeast Asian theatre.
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C.
William Dowdeswell
William Dowdeswell was an 18th-century British Whig politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and was a leading figure in the Rockingham Whig faction.
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D.
James Searle Dawley
James Searle Dawley was an early American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his pioneering work in silent cinema during the 1910s.
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E.
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach was a British zoologist and marine biologist of the early 19th century known for his influential work in classifying a wide range of animal groups, including birds and crustaceans.
- 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: George Mercer Dawson Triple: [Dawson Creek, British Columbia, namedFor, George Mercer Dawson]
Generated description
George Mercer Dawson was a prominent 19th-century Canadian geologist, surveyor, and anthropologist known for his extensive exploration and mapping of western Canada.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Mercer Dawson Target entity description: George Mercer Dawson was a prominent 19th-century Canadian geologist, surveyor, and anthropologist known for his extensive exploration and mapping of western Canada.
-
A.
James Frederick Dawson
James Frederick Dawson was an American landscape architect known for his influential work with the renowned Olmsted Brothers firm on parks, estates, and urban planning projects in the early 20th century.
-
B.
George Giffard
George Giffard was a British Army general who held senior command roles during World War II, particularly in the Southeast Asian theatre.
-
C.
William Dowdeswell
William Dowdeswell was an 18th-century British Whig politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and was a leading figure in the Rockingham Whig faction.
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D.
James Searle Dawley
James Searle Dawley was an early American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his pioneering work in silent cinema during the 1910s.
-
E.
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach was a British zoologist and marine biologist of the early 19th century known for his influential work in classifying a wide range of animal groups, including birds and crustaceans.
- 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_69da6269614c8190bb40475d9d477358 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e66d922ebc8190ae012da8ceba74dd |
completed | April 20, 2026, 6:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0843ecd72c8190a605ccb8af032795 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:16 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0845193350819088523da3087fe421 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0845e241048190ba7fb657d4dca3d7 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:24 a.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:38 p.m.