Triple
T22284451
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge |
E550820
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableHolder |
P1918
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Nicholas Shackleton |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Nicholas Shackleton | Statement: [Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge, notableHolder, Nicholas Shackleton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Shackleton Context triple: [Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge, notableHolder, Nicholas Shackleton]
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A.
Professor Sir Nicholas Shackleton
chosen
Professor Sir Nicholas Shackleton was a renowned British geologist and paleoclimatologist whose pioneering work on deep-sea sediments fundamentally advanced understanding of Earth’s past climate changes.
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B.
David Shackleton
David Shackleton was a prominent British trade union leader and Labour politician who played a key role in the early development of the Labour movement in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Geoffrey Smith
Geoffrey Smith is an Australian Anglican archbishop who serves as the national leader (Primate) of the Anglican Church of Australia.
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D.
Nicholas Campbell
Nicholas Campbell is a Canadian actor best known for his work in film and television, including his lead role in the crime drama series "Da Vinci's Inquest."
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E.
Julian Wintle
Julian Wintle was a British film and television producer known for his work on numerous mid-20th-century productions, including influential thrillers and dramas.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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.