Triple

T21905022

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Washington Star	`E540912`	entity
Predicate	foundedBy	`P104`	FINISHED
Object	William Douglas Wallach	`—`	NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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 Douglas Wallach | Statement: [Washington Star, foundedBy, William Douglas Wallach]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: William Douglas Wallach
Context triple: [Washington Star, foundedBy, William Douglas Wallach]

A. Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss is a prominent American nanoscientist known for his pioneering work in nanotechnology and molecular self-assembly.
B. Lawrence J. Fogel
Lawrence J. Fogel was an American engineer and pioneer of evolutionary computation, often regarded as one of the fathers of evolutionary programming.
C. Frank E. Seidman
Frank E. Seidman was an influential figure in the field of political economy, honored by a distinguished award that bears his name.
D. Harvey J. Berger
Harvey J. Berger is an American physician-scientist and biotechnology executive best known as the founder and longtime leader of Ariad Pharmaceuticals, a company focused on developing targeted cancer therapies.
E. Philip B. Heymann
Philip B. Heymann was an American legal scholar and former high-ranking U.S. Justice Department official known for his work in criminal law, national security, and public service.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: William Douglas Wallach
Target entity description: William Douglas Wallach was a 19th-century American newspaper publisher best known for establishing the influential Washington Star in the nation’s capital.

A. Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss is a prominent American nanoscientist known for his pioneering work in nanotechnology and molecular self-assembly.
B. Lawrence J. Fogel
Lawrence J. Fogel was an American engineer and pioneer of evolutionary computation, often regarded as one of the fathers of evolutionary programming.
C. Frank E. Seidman
Frank E. Seidman was an influential figure in the field of political economy, honored by a distinguished award that bears his name.
D. Harvey J. Berger
Harvey J. Berger is an American physician-scientist and biotechnology executive best known as the founder and longtime leader of Ariad Pharmaceuticals, a company focused on developing targeted cancer therapies.
E. Philip B. Heymann
Philip B. Heymann was an American legal scholar and former high-ranking U.S. Justice Department official known for his work in criminal law, national security, and public service.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69e0c47b4e8c81908c8076eaa4c8e4f2`	completed	April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69f121d4c0248190909172decd7cbc64`	completed	April 28, 2026, 9:08 p.m.

Created at: April 16, 2026, 7:32 p.m.