Triple

T20369237
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Orson Squire Fowler E497001 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Matrimony, or Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Compatible Companions for Life
"Matrimony, or Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Compatible Companions for Life" is a 19th-century work by Orson Squire Fowler that uses the then-popular pseudosciences of phrenology and physiology to propose methods for choosing suitable marriage partners.
E1426536 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: Matrimony, or Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Compatible Companions for Life | Statement: [Orson Squire Fowler, notableWork, Matrimony, or Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Compatible Companions for Life]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matrimony, or Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Compatible Companions for Life
Context triple: [Orson Squire Fowler, notableWork, Matrimony, or Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Compatible Companions for Life]
  • A. Mental and Moral Science
    "Mental and Moral Science" is a 19th-century philosophical textbook by Alexander Bain that systematically explores psychology, ethics, and logic within an empiricist framework.
  • B. Theoria generationis
    Theoria generationis is the pioneering 18th-century work by Caspar Friedrich Wolff that laid the foundations of modern embryology by arguing for epigenesis in the development of organisms.
  • C. On the Nature of Man
    On the Nature of Man is a medieval medical and philosophical treatise, traditionally attributed to Qusta ibn Luqa, that explores human physiology, psychology, and the composition of the human body within the framework of Greco-Arabic medicine.
  • D. The Proper Study of Mankind
    The Proper Study of Mankind is a collection of essays by political philosopher Isaiah Berlin that surveys his influential ideas on liberalism, pluralism, and the history of ideas.
  • E. A Short Study of the Development of the Libido
    A Short Study of the Development of the Libido is a psychoanalytic work by Karl Abraham that examines the stages and transformations of human sexual drive in early development.
  • 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: Matrimony, or Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Compatible Companions for Life
Triple: [Orson Squire Fowler, notableWork, Matrimony, or Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Compatible Companions for Life]
Generated description
"Matrimony, or Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Compatible Companions for Life" is a 19th-century work by Orson Squire Fowler that uses the then-popular pseudosciences of phrenology and physiology to propose methods for choosing suitable marriage partners.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matrimony, or Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Compatible Companions for Life
Target entity description: "Matrimony, or Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Compatible Companions for Life" is a 19th-century work by Orson Squire Fowler that uses the then-popular pseudosciences of phrenology and physiology to propose methods for choosing suitable marriage partners.
  • A. Mental and Moral Science
    "Mental and Moral Science" is a 19th-century philosophical textbook by Alexander Bain that systematically explores psychology, ethics, and logic within an empiricist framework.
  • B. Theoria generationis
    Theoria generationis is the pioneering 18th-century work by Caspar Friedrich Wolff that laid the foundations of modern embryology by arguing for epigenesis in the development of organisms.
  • C. On the Nature of Man
    On the Nature of Man is a medieval medical and philosophical treatise, traditionally attributed to Qusta ibn Luqa, that explores human physiology, psychology, and the composition of the human body within the framework of Greco-Arabic medicine.
  • D. The Proper Study of Mankind
    The Proper Study of Mankind is a collection of essays by political philosopher Isaiah Berlin that surveys his influential ideas on liberalism, pluralism, and the history of ideas.
  • E. A Short Study of the Development of the Libido
    A Short Study of the Development of the Libido is a psychoanalytic work by Karl Abraham that examines the stages and transformations of human sexual drive in early development.
  • 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_69e0b4a4f9b081908a5a021919c21ccb completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6787454a88190ae87d9b3c9b5ad27 completed April 20, 2026, 7:03 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08708d48c08190ac0ccbc910d4af4b completed May 16, 2026, 1:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a087129ce3c8190a67ac34ec697ad31 completed May 16, 2026, 1:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0871e3573c81908216b5e508374081 completed May 16, 2026, 1:32 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:26 a.m.