Triple
T2778656
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge |
E61637
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableHolder |
P1918
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sir Geoffrey Elton
Sir Geoffrey Elton was a prominent 20th-century British historian best known for his influential work on Tudor England and the administrative reforms of Henry VIII.
|
E298127
|
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: Sir Geoffrey Elton | Statement: [Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, hasNotableHolder, Sir Geoffrey Elton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Geoffrey Elton Context triple: [Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, hasNotableHolder, Sir Geoffrey Elton]
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A.
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Hugh Trevor-Roper was a prominent 20th-century British historian and Oxford professor best known for his works on early modern Europe and Nazi Germany, including his influential study "The Last Days of Hitler."
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B.
Edward Hall
Edward Hall was a 16th-century English lawyer, historian, and chronicler best known for his influential Tudor-era chronicle "The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancastre and Yorke."
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C.
Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
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D.
Nicholas Hall
Nicholas Hall is a grand, ornately decorated state room within the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, historically used for imperial ceremonies and receptions.
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E.
Sir Sidney Lee
Sir Sidney Lee was a British biographer and literary scholar best known for his extensive work on Shakespeare and for helping shape authoritative reference works on notable figures.
- 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: Sir Geoffrey Elton Triple: [Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, hasNotableHolder, Sir Geoffrey Elton]
Generated description
Sir Geoffrey Elton was a prominent 20th-century British historian best known for his influential work on Tudor England and the administrative reforms of Henry VIII.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Geoffrey Elton Target entity description: Sir Geoffrey Elton was a prominent 20th-century British historian best known for his influential work on Tudor England and the administrative reforms of Henry VIII.
-
A.
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Hugh Trevor-Roper was a prominent 20th-century British historian and Oxford professor best known for his works on early modern Europe and Nazi Germany, including his influential study "The Last Days of Hitler."
-
B.
Edward Hall
Edward Hall was a 16th-century English lawyer, historian, and chronicler best known for his influential Tudor-era chronicle "The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancastre and Yorke."
-
C.
Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
-
D.
Nicholas Hall
Nicholas Hall is a grand, ornately decorated state room within the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, historically used for imperial ceremonies and receptions.
-
E.
Sir Sidney Lee
Sir Sidney Lee was a British biographer and literary scholar best known for his extensive work on Shakespeare and for helping shape authoritative reference works on notable figures.
- 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_69ab4b7e43c48190997b8fc8fb1663ab |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdd83c5fc8190936b971d5577d3f9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afc05cf84881908e771471dbda4c8d |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afc1f3741c8190a806f8cc14fc6334 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afc24c63188190a51f5ae9f2955f0a |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:57 p.m.