Triple

T2268761
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject York, Pennsylvania E50608 entity
Predicate founder P104 FINISHED
Object Thomas Cookson
Thomas Cookson was an early settler and civic leader credited with establishing the city of York in Pennsylvania.
 E249993 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: Thomas Cookson | Statement: [York, Pennsylvania, founder, Thomas Cookson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomas Cookson
Context triple: [York, Pennsylvania, founder, Thomas Cookson]
  • A. William Jessop
    William Jessop was a prominent 18th-century English civil engineer known for his influential work on canals, docks, and early railways during the Industrial Revolution.
  • B. William Cook
    William Cook was a 19th-century British poultry breeder best known for creating the Orpington chicken breed.
  • C. John Wilkinson
    John Wilkinson was an influential 18th-century English industrialist and ironmaster whose innovations in iron production and precision boring greatly advanced the Industrial Revolution.
  • D. Edward Holcroft
    Edward Holcroft is a British actor known for his roles in film and television, including appearances in the Kingsman franchise and the series London Spy.
  • E. George Coe
    George Coe was an American actor and voice artist known for his work in film, television, and theater, including being part of the original Saturday Night Live cast.
  • 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: Thomas Cookson
Triple: [York, Pennsylvania, founder, Thomas Cookson]
Generated description
Thomas Cookson was an early settler and civic leader credited with establishing the city of York in Pennsylvania.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomas Cookson
Target entity description: Thomas Cookson was an early settler and civic leader credited with establishing the city of York in Pennsylvania.
  • A. William Jessop
    William Jessop was a prominent 18th-century English civil engineer known for his influential work on canals, docks, and early railways during the Industrial Revolution.
  • B. William Cook
    William Cook was a 19th-century British poultry breeder best known for creating the Orpington chicken breed.
  • C. John Wilkinson
    John Wilkinson was an influential 18th-century English industrialist and ironmaster whose innovations in iron production and precision boring greatly advanced the Industrial Revolution.
  • D. Edward Holcroft
    Edward Holcroft is a British actor known for his roles in film and television, including appearances in the Kingsman franchise and the series London Spy.
  • E. George Coe
    George Coe was an American actor and voice artist known for his work in film, television, and theater, including being part of the original Saturday Night Live cast.
  • 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_69a88b05910c8190a9a2b1ff230c85f9 completed March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc1bd376c8190a43decde599f62e6 completed March 7, 2026, 6:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae71d70e488190a2f8276dd7a7bf9e completed March 9, 2026, 7:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae7470e3ac8190ac6e8f7cd10a4262 completed March 9, 2026, 7:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae751895808190aac33870d80aab55 completed March 9, 2026, 7:22 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.