Triple
T23044791
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Alton |
E573847
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Johann Jacob Altmann
Johann Jacob Altmann was the birth name of John Alton, an influential American cinematographer renowned for his pioneering work in film noir lighting and visual style.
|
E1567718
|
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: Johann Jacob Altmann | Statement: [John Alton, birthName, Johann Jacob Altmann]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johann Jacob Altmann Context triple: [John Alton, birthName, Johann Jacob Altmann]
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A.
Johann Anton Leisewitz
Johann Anton Leisewitz was an 18th-century German dramatist associated with the Sturm und Drang movement, best known for his influential tragedy "Julius of Tarent."
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B.
Johann Friedrich Braunstein
Johann Friedrich Braunstein was an architect known for designing the Marly Palace, a notable Baroque-style residence in Peterhof, Russia.
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C.
Johann August Arens
Johann August Arens was a German architect active around the turn of the 19th century, known for his neoclassical designs and contributions to prominent buildings in Weimar.
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D.
Friedrich Grützmacher
Friedrich Grützmacher was a 19th-century German cellist, pedagogue, and editor known for his influential arrangements and editions of cello repertoire.
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E.
August Hirschwald
August Hirschwald was a 19th-century German publisher known for issuing influential scientific and medical works, including key texts in pathology.
- 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: Johann Jacob Altmann Triple: [John Alton, birthName, Johann Jacob Altmann]
Generated description
Johann Jacob Altmann was the birth name of John Alton, an influential American cinematographer renowned for his pioneering work in film noir lighting and visual style.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johann Jacob Altmann Target entity description: Johann Jacob Altmann was the birth name of John Alton, an influential American cinematographer renowned for his pioneering work in film noir lighting and visual style.
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A.
Johann Anton Leisewitz
Johann Anton Leisewitz was an 18th-century German dramatist associated with the Sturm und Drang movement, best known for his influential tragedy "Julius of Tarent."
-
B.
Johann Friedrich Braunstein
Johann Friedrich Braunstein was an architect known for designing the Marly Palace, a notable Baroque-style residence in Peterhof, Russia.
-
C.
Johann August Arens
Johann August Arens was a German architect active around the turn of the 19th century, known for his neoclassical designs and contributions to prominent buildings in Weimar.
-
D.
Friedrich Grützmacher
Friedrich Grützmacher was a 19th-century German cellist, pedagogue, and editor known for his influential arrangements and editions of cello repertoire.
-
E.
August Hirschwald
August Hirschwald was a 19th-century German publisher known for issuing influential scientific and medical works, including key texts in pathology.
- 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_69e245b9c11481909d06c872214d21af |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1851811e08190a5af6a112687327e |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0c0ada60608190990d6ab5b6366c35 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0c0bc891e88190879f2609a178ca70 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 7:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0c0c465a58819098012ea25933b890 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:54 p.m.