Triple
T211658
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Russell Kirk |
E4732
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfDeath |
P21
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mecosta, Michigan, United States
Mecosta is a small village in central Michigan, United States, known for its rural character and as the longtime home of conservative writer and thinker Russell Kirk.
|
E28283
|
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: Mecosta, Michigan, United States | Statement: [Russell Kirk, placeOfDeath, Mecosta, Michigan, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mecosta, Michigan, United States Context triple: [Russell Kirk, placeOfDeath, Mecosta, Michigan, United States]
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A.
Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon, Michigan is a port city in western Michigan known for its Lake Michigan shoreline, maritime heritage, and recreational beaches.
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B.
Petoskey, Michigan, United States
Petoskey, Michigan, United States is a small resort city on the shores of Lake Michigan known for its scenic waterfront, historic downtown, and distinctive fossilized coral "Petoskey stones."
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C.
Plymouth, Michigan, United States
Plymouth, Michigan, United States is a small suburban city in Wayne County known for its historic downtown, community events, and role as part of the greater Detroit metropolitan area.
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D.
Holland, Michigan
Holland, Michigan is a city on the shores of Lake Michigan known for its strong Dutch heritage, annual Tulip Time Festival, and traditional Dutch architecture and culture.
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E.
Ecorse, Michigan
Ecorse, Michigan is a small industrial city in Wayne County along the Detroit River, historically known for its steel manufacturing and role in the Downriver Detroit region.
- 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: Mecosta, Michigan, United States Triple: [Russell Kirk, placeOfDeath, Mecosta, Michigan, United States]
Generated description
Mecosta is a small village in central Michigan, United States, known for its rural character and as the longtime home of conservative writer and thinker Russell Kirk.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mecosta, Michigan, United States Target entity description: Mecosta is a small village in central Michigan, United States, known for its rural character and as the longtime home of conservative writer and thinker Russell Kirk.
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A.
Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon, Michigan is a port city in western Michigan known for its Lake Michigan shoreline, maritime heritage, and recreational beaches.
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B.
Petoskey, Michigan, United States
Petoskey, Michigan, United States is a small resort city on the shores of Lake Michigan known for its scenic waterfront, historic downtown, and distinctive fossilized coral "Petoskey stones."
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C.
Plymouth, Michigan, United States
Plymouth, Michigan, United States is a small suburban city in Wayne County known for its historic downtown, community events, and role as part of the greater Detroit metropolitan area.
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D.
Holland, Michigan
Holland, Michigan is a city on the shores of Lake Michigan known for its strong Dutch heritage, annual Tulip Time Festival, and traditional Dutch architecture and culture.
-
E.
Ecorse, Michigan
Ecorse, Michigan is a small industrial city in Wayne County along the Detroit River, historically known for its steel manufacturing and role in the Downriver Detroit region.
- 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_69a2575cb1dc8190a01ad332426dc339 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25c2fd0648190bae9191a84129709 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a34d935eb48190a6f327ae77917d2c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 8:18 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a34e06b8488190b361506c261baab6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 8:20 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a34e63883c81908aa5d8d907c37720 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 8:21 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:52 a.m.