Triple
T20816111
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans |
E512442
|
entity |
| Predicate | publisher |
P29
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Allen and Ticknor
Allen and Ticknor was a 19th-century Boston publishing firm known for issuing significant early American literary and reform works.
|
E1453083
|
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: Allen and Ticknor | Statement: [An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans, publisher, Allen and Ticknor]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Allen and Ticknor Context triple: [An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans, publisher, Allen and Ticknor]
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A.
Howard Malcom Ticknor
Howard Malcom Ticknor was a 19th-century American editor and publisher associated with the Boston-based Ticknor family of prominent literary figures.
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B.
Seabury & Johnson
Seabury & Johnson was a 19th-century American medical products company that became an early predecessor to Johnson & Johnson.
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C.
Eaton & Howard
Eaton & Howard was an early investment management firm that served as the predecessor to what became Eaton Vance.
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D.
Fowler & Wells
Fowler & Wells was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for promoting phrenology and reform literature, including influential works on social and women's rights.
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E.
Colvin & Earle
Colvin & Earle is a collaborative folk and Americana album by singer-songwriters Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle.
- 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: Allen and Ticknor Triple: [An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans, publisher, Allen and Ticknor]
Generated description
Allen and Ticknor was a 19th-century Boston publishing firm known for issuing significant early American literary and reform works.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Allen and Ticknor Target entity description: Allen and Ticknor was a 19th-century Boston publishing firm known for issuing significant early American literary and reform works.
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A.
Howard Malcom Ticknor
Howard Malcom Ticknor was a 19th-century American editor and publisher associated with the Boston-based Ticknor family of prominent literary figures.
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B.
Seabury & Johnson
Seabury & Johnson was a 19th-century American medical products company that became an early predecessor to Johnson & Johnson.
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C.
Eaton & Howard
Eaton & Howard was an early investment management firm that served as the predecessor to what became Eaton Vance.
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D.
Fowler & Wells
Fowler & Wells was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for promoting phrenology and reform literature, including influential works on social and women's rights.
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E.
Colvin & Earle
Colvin & Earle is a collaborative folk and Americana album by singer-songwriters Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle.
- 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_69e0b4cd25088190b48ca9700cd24efc |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c2f3473c81908c43a2ec242b1acd |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a090074036081908b02a3553181c77c |
completed | May 16, 2026, 11:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a090390e6a0819092dbae50a5845961 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 11:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a090402f0708190910174b850dc779a |
completed | May 16, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:41 p.m.