Triple
T2525273
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Samuel Johnson |
E56018
|
entity |
| Predicate | describedBySource |
P519
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell
Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell is a landmark 18th-century biography renowned for its vivid, detailed portrayal of the English writer Samuel Johnson and for helping to define the modern genre of biography.
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E273949
|
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: Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell | Statement: [Samuel Johnson, describedBySource, Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell Context triple: [Samuel Johnson, describedBySource, Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell]
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A.
Johnson’s Life of London
Johnson’s Life of London is a popular history book by Boris Johnson that profiles influential figures and episodes that shaped the city of London.
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B.
Autobiography of Francis Place
Autobiography of Francis Place is the personal memoir of the 19th-century English radical reformer and political activist Francis Place, offering a detailed account of his life, ideas, and involvement in social and political movements.
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C.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
The Diary of Samuel Pepys is a famous 17th-century personal journal that offers an intimate, day-by-day account of London life, politics, and major events such as the Great Plague and the Great Fire.
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D.
Biographia Literaria
Biographia Literaria is Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s seminal autobiographical and critical work that blends literary theory, philosophy, and personal reflection, particularly on the nature of poetry and imagination.
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E.
Studies of a Biographer
Studies of a Biographer is a collection of critical and biographical essays by Victorian man of letters Leslie Stephen, reflecting on the art and practice of biography.
- 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: Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell Triple: [Samuel Johnson, describedBySource, Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell]
Generated description
Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell is a landmark 18th-century biography renowned for its vivid, detailed portrayal of the English writer Samuel Johnson and for helping to define the modern genre of biography.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell Target entity description: Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell is a landmark 18th-century biography renowned for its vivid, detailed portrayal of the English writer Samuel Johnson and for helping to define the modern genre of biography.
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A.
Johnson’s Life of London
Johnson’s Life of London is a popular history book by Boris Johnson that profiles influential figures and episodes that shaped the city of London.
-
B.
Autobiography of Francis Place
Autobiography of Francis Place is the personal memoir of the 19th-century English radical reformer and political activist Francis Place, offering a detailed account of his life, ideas, and involvement in social and political movements.
-
C.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
The Diary of Samuel Pepys is a famous 17th-century personal journal that offers an intimate, day-by-day account of London life, politics, and major events such as the Great Plague and the Great Fire.
-
D.
Biographia Literaria
Biographia Literaria is Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s seminal autobiographical and critical work that blends literary theory, philosophy, and personal reflection, particularly on the nature of poetry and imagination.
-
E.
Studies of a Biographer
Studies of a Biographer is a collection of critical and biographical essays by Victorian man of letters Leslie Stephen, reflecting on the art and practice of biography.
- 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_69ab4a48e4f081908f1218d244608659 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd2544b4481908e105294cebdbb1f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af2bacd4108190980b32c9fa302a72 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:21 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af4413795481908f420ee7832c7b65 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 10:05 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af4479ef6481908b0a74b5e989b6d0 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.