Triple
T2058264
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Perkins Library |
E45726
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William R. Perkins (Perkins family)
William R. Perkins was a prominent member of the Perkins family whose philanthropy and legacy are closely associated with Duke University, including its main library.
|
E228281
|
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 R. Perkins (Perkins family) | Statement: [Perkins Library, namedAfter, William R. Perkins (Perkins family)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William R. Perkins (Perkins family) Context triple: [Perkins Library, namedAfter, William R. Perkins (Perkins family)]
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A.
George W. Perkins
George W. Perkins was an American financier and philanthropist known for his influential role in Progressive Era reforms and support of major public health and social causes.
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B.
James Peck
James Peck was an American pacifist and civil rights activist known for his courageous involvement in nonviolent protests, including the Freedom Rides challenging racial segregation in the United States.
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C.
Henry Evelyn Pierrepont
Henry Evelyn Pierrepont was a prominent 19th-century Brooklyn landowner and civic leader who played a key role in shaping the borough’s early urban and cultural development.
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D.
Henry Collins Brown
Henry Collins Brown was a Scottish-born American historian, author, and lecturer best known for chronicling New York City's history and founding the Museum of the City of New York.
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E.
William Belton
William Belton was the namesake of the city of Belton in Missouri, United States, likely a locally significant historical figure such as an early settler, landowner, or community leader.
- 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 R. Perkins (Perkins family) Triple: [Perkins Library, namedAfter, William R. Perkins (Perkins family)]
Generated description
William R. Perkins was a prominent member of the Perkins family whose philanthropy and legacy are closely associated with Duke University, including its main library.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William R. Perkins (Perkins family) Target entity description: William R. Perkins was a prominent member of the Perkins family whose philanthropy and legacy are closely associated with Duke University, including its main library.
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A.
George W. Perkins
George W. Perkins was an American financier and philanthropist known for his influential role in Progressive Era reforms and support of major public health and social causes.
-
B.
James Peck
James Peck was an American pacifist and civil rights activist known for his courageous involvement in nonviolent protests, including the Freedom Rides challenging racial segregation in the United States.
-
C.
Henry Evelyn Pierrepont
Henry Evelyn Pierrepont was a prominent 19th-century Brooklyn landowner and civic leader who played a key role in shaping the borough’s early urban and cultural development.
-
D.
Henry Collins Brown
Henry Collins Brown was a Scottish-born American historian, author, and lecturer best known for chronicling New York City's history and founding the Museum of the City of New York.
-
E.
William Belton
William Belton was the namesake of the city of Belton in Missouri, United States, likely a locally significant historical figure such as an early settler, landowner, or community leader.
- 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_69a8891a19508190a12ef1e192308dcb |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb9ae0130819089f7d62005466a45 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:37 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae2014da048190902b2a23574d34ef |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae20dff3c48190943a913c63247537 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae21465d048190a1ee3a52c96ee37d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.