Triple
T23139404
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ernst Volgenau |
E577417
|
entity |
| Predicate | memberOf |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Volgenau family |
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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: Volgenau family | Statement: [Ernst Volgenau, memberOf, Volgenau family]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Volgenau family Context triple: [Ernst Volgenau, memberOf, Volgenau family]
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A.
Volgenau family
chosen
The Volgenau family is a philanthropic American family known for its significant contributions to engineering education and support of George Mason University.
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B.
Fenwick family
The Fenwick family was a prominent Border Reiver clan from the Anglo-Scottish borderlands, known for their raiding, feuding, and martial reputation in the late medieval and early modern periods.
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C.
Calvert family
The Calvert family was an influential English noble lineage that held the title of Lords Baltimore and served as the proprietors and rulers of colonial Maryland.
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D.
Lewis family
The Lewis family is a central, long-running fictional clan on the American soap opera "Guiding Light," known for its influential role in the show's major storylines and interfamily dramas.
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E.
Lewis family
The Lewis family is a notable English family historically connected to the ownership and residence of the country estate Harpton Court in Herefordshire.
- 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_69e245f8e6248190ba3d58e068b4dccb |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f18e8e23988190814524f63a7efe36 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:52 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.