Triple

T225876
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Humboldt University of Berlin E4311 entity
Predicate hasNotableAlumni P51 FINISHED
Object Max von Laue
Max von Laue was a German physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of X-ray diffraction in crystals, which provided crucial evidence for the wave nature of X-rays and the atomic structure of matter.
E35556 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: Max von Laue | Statement: [Humboldt University of Berlin, hasNotableAlumni, Max von Laue]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Max von Laue
Context triple: [Humboldt University of Berlin, hasNotableAlumni, Max von Laue]
  • A. James Franck
    James Franck was a German-born physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for the Franck–Hertz experiment and his later work on the Manhattan Project in the United States.
  • B. Wilhelm Röntgen
    Wilhelm Röntgen was a German physicist best known for discovering X-rays, a breakthrough that earned him the first-ever Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
  • C. Arnold Sommerfeld
    Arnold Sommerfeld was a pioneering German theoretical physicist whose work in atomic and quantum theory significantly shaped modern physics and influenced generations of prominent scientists.
  • D. Max Planck
    Max Planck was a German theoretical physicist regarded as the founder of quantum theory and a key figure in modern physics.
  • E. I. I. Rabi
    I. I. Rabi was a Nobel Prize–winning American physicist renowned for his pioneering work in nuclear magnetic resonance and contributions to quantum physics.
  • 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: Max von Laue
Triple: [Humboldt University of Berlin, hasNotableAlumni, Max von Laue]
Generated description
Max von Laue was a German physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of X-ray diffraction in crystals, which provided crucial evidence for the wave nature of X-rays and the atomic structure of matter.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Max von Laue
Target entity description: Max von Laue was a German physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of X-ray diffraction in crystals, which provided crucial evidence for the wave nature of X-rays and the atomic structure of matter.
  • A. James Franck
    James Franck was a German-born physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for the Franck–Hertz experiment and his later work on the Manhattan Project in the United States.
  • B. Wilhelm Röntgen
    Wilhelm Röntgen was a German physicist best known for discovering X-rays, a breakthrough that earned him the first-ever Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
  • C. Arnold Sommerfeld
    Arnold Sommerfeld was a pioneering German theoretical physicist whose work in atomic and quantum theory significantly shaped modern physics and influenced generations of prominent scientists.
  • D. Max Planck
    Max Planck was a German theoretical physicist regarded as the founder of quantum theory and a key figure in modern physics.
  • E. I. I. Rabi
    I. I. Rabi was a Nobel Prize–winning American physicist renowned for his pioneering work in nuclear magnetic resonance and contributions to quantum physics.
  • 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_69a257363ffc81909757bde7ab3404da completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25c8d97d08190ad7c1c3e9322f34c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a38f4c7dbc8190bd240d574dbe77ae completed March 1, 2026, 12:58 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a38fd6772081908bbaf308bdbcd5f6 completed March 1, 2026, 1:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3908a50088190a7cea3de890a8e86 completed March 1, 2026, 1:04 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.