Triple
T2041508
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alexander Column |
E44754
|
entity |
| Predicate | engineer |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Handyside
William Handyside was a 19th-century Scottish civil engineer best known for overseeing the construction of major projects in Russia, including the Alexander Column in Saint Petersburg.
|
E228073
|
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: William Handyside | Statement: [Alexander Column, engineer, William Handyside]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Handyside Context triple: [Alexander Column, engineer, William Handyside]
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A.
Ernest Poole
Ernest Poole was an American novelist and journalist best known for his socially conscious fiction and as the inaugural recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (now Fiction).
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B.
Felix de Weldon
Felix de Weldon was an Austrian-American sculptor best known for creating the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising statue and numerous other public monuments.
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C.
Alfred Duckett
Alfred Duckett was an American writer and journalist best known for collaborating with Jackie Robinson on his autobiographical works.
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D.
Alfred Drake
Alfred Drake was a prominent American actor and baritone best known for originating leading roles in landmark mid-20th-century Broadway musicals.
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E.
Winston Hibler
Winston Hibler was an American screenwriter, producer, and narrator best known for his long association with Walt Disney Studios, where he contributed to classic animated features and nature documentaries.
- 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: William Handyside Triple: [Alexander Column, engineer, William Handyside]
Generated description
William Handyside was a 19th-century Scottish civil engineer best known for overseeing the construction of major projects in Russia, including the Alexander Column in Saint Petersburg.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Handyside Target entity description: William Handyside was a 19th-century Scottish civil engineer best known for overseeing the construction of major projects in Russia, including the Alexander Column in Saint Petersburg.
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A.
Ernest Poole
Ernest Poole was an American novelist and journalist best known for his socially conscious fiction and as the inaugural recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (now Fiction).
-
B.
Felix de Weldon
Felix de Weldon was an Austrian-American sculptor best known for creating the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising statue and numerous other public monuments.
-
C.
Alfred Duckett
Alfred Duckett was an American writer and journalist best known for collaborating with Jackie Robinson on his autobiographical works.
-
D.
Alfred Drake
Alfred Drake was a prominent American actor and baritone best known for originating leading roles in landmark mid-20th-century Broadway musicals.
-
E.
Winston Hibler
Winston Hibler was an American screenwriter, producer, and narrator best known for his long association with Walt Disney Studios, where he contributed to classic animated features and nature documentaries.
- 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_69a889159ec481908f9e4472d9f480c7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb9545aa08190ac74e49e70c4c349 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:36 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae1ffbbf948190a89932013b463f85 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae20946a288190a3bd2a19e3608e86 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae2109d17c819094a298a822064052 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:39 p.m.