Triple
T22284446
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge |
E550820
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableHolder |
P1918
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas McKenny Hughes |
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|
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: Thomas McKenny Hughes | Statement: [Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge, notableHolder, Thomas McKenny Hughes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas McKenny Hughes Context triple: [Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge, notableHolder, Thomas McKenny Hughes]
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A.
Joseph Hughes
Joseph Hughes is a British musician and songwriter best known as a member of The Lover Speaks, co-writing the song "No More I Love You's" that later became a hit for Annie Lennox.
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B.
William Hardiman
William Hardiman was a co-founder of Arrow Development, an early and influential American amusement ride manufacturing company known for pioneering modern roller coaster and theme park ride design.
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C.
Michael Mulheren
Michael Mulheren is an American stage and screen actor known for his work in Broadway musicals and plays, including roles in major productions alongside high-profile stars.
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D.
Francis Hughes
Francis Hughes was a Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer from Northern Ireland who became widely known for dying on hunger strike in the Maze Prison in 1981.
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E.
Wilfred J. McNeil
Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Thomas McKenny Hughes Target entity description: Thomas McKenny Hughes was a prominent 19th-century British geologist and academic who significantly advanced the study and teaching of geology at the University of Cambridge.
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A.
Joseph Hughes
Joseph Hughes is a British musician and songwriter best known as a member of The Lover Speaks, co-writing the song "No More I Love You's" that later became a hit for Annie Lennox.
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B.
William Hardiman
William Hardiman was a co-founder of Arrow Development, an early and influential American amusement ride manufacturing company known for pioneering modern roller coaster and theme park ride design.
-
C.
Michael Mulheren
Michael Mulheren is an American stage and screen actor known for his work in Broadway musicals and plays, including roles in major productions alongside high-profile stars.
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D.
Francis Hughes
Francis Hughes was a Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer from Northern Ireland who became widely known for dying on hunger strike in the Maze Prison in 1981.
-
E.
Wilfred J. McNeil
Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
- 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_69e11e44d538819097c6b8f333af3352 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f15605a8448190906a0ab9ffa4260b |
completed | April 29, 2026, 12:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:40 p.m.