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 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]
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.