Triple
T2272864
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | De Witt |
E50699
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John L. DeWitt
John L. DeWitt was a U.S. Army general best known for overseeing the Western Defense Command during World War II and for his role in advocating the internment of Japanese Americans.
|
E661872
|
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: John L. DeWitt | Statement: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, John L. DeWitt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John L. DeWitt Context triple: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, John L. DeWitt]
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A.
William B. Isham
William B. Isham was a New York businessman and landowner whose former estate in northern Manhattan became the public green space now known as Isham Park.
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B.
David M. De Witt
David M. De Witt was an American lawyer, historian, and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York in the late 19th century.
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C.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
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D.
Robert L. Eichelberger
Robert L. Eichelberger was a senior U.S. Army general in the Pacific Theater during World War II, noted for his leadership of the Eighth Army in major campaigns against Japanese forces.
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E.
William D. Stephens
William D. Stephens was an American Republican politician who served as the 24th governor of California from 1917 to 1923.
- 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: John L. DeWitt Triple: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, John L. DeWitt]
Generated description
John L. DeWitt was a U.S. Army general best known for overseeing the Western Defense Command during World War II and for his role in advocating the internment of Japanese Americans.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John L. DeWitt Target entity description: John L. DeWitt was a U.S. Army general best known for overseeing the Western Defense Command during World War II and for his role in advocating the internment of Japanese Americans.
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A.
William B. Isham
William B. Isham was a New York businessman and landowner whose former estate in northern Manhattan became the public green space now known as Isham Park.
-
B.
David M. De Witt
David M. De Witt was an American lawyer, historian, and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York in the late 19th century.
-
C.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
-
D.
Robert L. Eichelberger
Robert L. Eichelberger was a senior U.S. Army general in the Pacific Theater during World War II, noted for his leadership of the Eighth Army in major campaigns against Japanese forces.
-
E.
William D. Stephens
William D. Stephens was an American Republican politician who served as the 24th governor of California from 1917 to 1923.
- 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_69abc1e872448190a1d6c6071b2a294b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8108dda308190bb3b7209efe132bb |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8122368b88190812f02f0c4bb3953 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c812c1e9d08190b0e7f052d87011b9 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.