Triple

T2480020
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Marsh & McLennan E55791 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Donald R. McLennan
Donald R. McLennan was an American insurance executive and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the global professional services firm Marsh & McLennan.
E474170 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: Donald R. McLennan | Statement: [Marsh & McLennan, foundedBy, Donald R. McLennan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald R. McLennan
Context triple: [Marsh & McLennan, foundedBy, Donald R. McLennan]
  • A. Norman Z. McLeod
    Norman Z. McLeod was an American film director best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies in the 1930s and 1940s, including films with the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields.
  • B. Wilfred J. McNeil
    Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
  • C. Robert L. Stewart
    Robert L. Stewart is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Army brigadier general best known as one of the first astronauts to perform an untethered spacewalk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.
  • D. Robert McMillan
    Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
  • E. Robert N. Fitch
    Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
  • 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: Donald R. McLennan
Triple: [Marsh & McLennan, foundedBy, Donald R. McLennan]
Generated description
Donald R. McLennan was an American insurance executive and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the global professional services firm Marsh & McLennan.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald R. McLennan
Target entity description: Donald R. McLennan was an American insurance executive and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the global professional services firm Marsh & McLennan.
  • A. Norman Z. McLeod
    Norman Z. McLeod was an American film director best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies in the 1930s and 1940s, including films with the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields.
  • B. Wilfred J. McNeil
    Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
  • C. Robert L. Stewart
    Robert L. Stewart is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Army brigadier general best known as one of the first astronauts to perform an untethered spacewalk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.
  • D. Robert McMillan
    Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
  • E. Robert N. Fitch
    Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
  • 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_69ab49e670a88190b928e08302381710 completed March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd160a9708190b28d2f5538ea129a completed March 7, 2026, 7:18 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be5c5e461c8190b4c7f728e2d8632c completed March 21, 2026, 8:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be5f2c3d0c819094a67f6728f2c1b2 completed March 21, 2026, 9:04 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be5fd33a3c81908b23f7a31bfea53c completed March 21, 2026, 9:07 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:45 p.m.