Triple
T21886715
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | State Secretary of the South African Republic |
E540423
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeldBy |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cornelis Hermanus Wessels
Cornelis Hermanus Wessels was a South African statesman who served in the late 19th-century government of the South African Republic (Transvaal), playing a key role in its administrative and political affairs.
|
E1507865
|
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: Cornelis Hermanus Wessels | Statement: [State Secretary of the South African Republic, positionHeldBy, Cornelis Hermanus Wessels]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cornelis Hermanus Wessels Context triple: [State Secretary of the South African Republic, positionHeldBy, Cornelis Hermanus Wessels]
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A.
Jozias van Aartsen
Jozias van Aartsen is a Dutch politician who has held prominent national and local offices, including serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mayor of The Hague.
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B.
Adriaan Goekoop
Adriaan Goekoop was a prominent Dutch archaeologist, collector, and patron of the arts known for his significant contributions to the cultural and historical heritage of The Hague.
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C.
Nicolaas Jacobus Smit
Nicolaas Jacobus Smit was a 19th-century South African politician and statesman who played a significant role in the governance of the South African Republic (Transvaal).
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D.
Hendrik Cornelis Wisse Smit
Hendrik Cornelis Wisse Smit was the father of Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau and a Dutch banker who died in a mountaineering accident when she was young.
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E.
Willem Kok
Willem Kok is a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 to 2002 and was a leading figure in the Labour Party (PvdA).
- 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: Cornelis Hermanus Wessels Triple: [State Secretary of the South African Republic, positionHeldBy, Cornelis Hermanus Wessels]
Generated description
Cornelis Hermanus Wessels was a South African statesman who served in the late 19th-century government of the South African Republic (Transvaal), playing a key role in its administrative and political affairs.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cornelis Hermanus Wessels Target entity description: Cornelis Hermanus Wessels was a South African statesman who served in the late 19th-century government of the South African Republic (Transvaal), playing a key role in its administrative and political affairs.
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A.
Jozias van Aartsen
Jozias van Aartsen is a Dutch politician who has held prominent national and local offices, including serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mayor of The Hague.
-
B.
Adriaan Goekoop
Adriaan Goekoop was a prominent Dutch archaeologist, collector, and patron of the arts known for his significant contributions to the cultural and historical heritage of The Hague.
-
C.
Nicolaas Jacobus Smit
Nicolaas Jacobus Smit was a 19th-century South African politician and statesman who played a significant role in the governance of the South African Republic (Transvaal).
-
D.
Hendrik Cornelis Wisse Smit
Hendrik Cornelis Wisse Smit was the father of Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau and a Dutch banker who died in a mountaineering accident when she was young.
-
E.
Willem Kok
Willem Kok is a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 to 2002 and was a leading figure in the Labour Party (PvdA).
- 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_69e0c47a95908190ae3e19b716accb3d |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f118ed35948190bbffba2c40029eee |
completed | April 28, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0a59ff38c881908efb4cc5840242a8 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 12:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0a5b34e1948190868859eae050ed22 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 12:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0a5bce1c388190aa0149fab353f30f |
completed | May 18, 2026, 12:22 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 7:05 p.m.