Triple
T2832128
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Northfield, Minnesota |
E62262
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John W. North
John W. North was a 19th-century American lawyer, abolitionist, and town founder known for helping establish communities such as Northfield, Minnesota.
|
E395296
|
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: John W. North | Statement: [Northfield, Minnesota, namedAfter, John W. North]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John W. North Context triple: [Northfield, Minnesota, namedAfter, John W. North]
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A.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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B.
Allen M. Davey
Allen M. Davey was an American cinematographer known for his work on early Technicolor films in Hollywood.
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C.
Nathan H. Knorr
Nathan H. Knorr was the third president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, under whose leadership Jehovah’s Witnesses expanded globally and emphasized systematic Bible education.
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D.
R. K. Pierson
R. K. Pierson was a British aeronautical engineer best known for designing the Vickers Wellington bomber used extensively by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
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E.
Kent L. Wakeford
Kent L. Wakeford was an American cinematographer known for his work on influential 1970s films, particularly in collaboration with director Martin Scorsese.
- 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: John W. North Triple: [Northfield, Minnesota, namedAfter, John W. North]
Generated description
John W. North was a 19th-century American lawyer, abolitionist, and town founder known for helping establish communities such as Northfield, Minnesota.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John W. North Target entity description: John W. North was a 19th-century American lawyer, abolitionist, and town founder known for helping establish communities such as Northfield, Minnesota.
-
A.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
-
B.
Allen M. Davey
Allen M. Davey was an American cinematographer known for his work on early Technicolor films in Hollywood.
-
C.
Nathan H. Knorr
Nathan H. Knorr was the third president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, under whose leadership Jehovah’s Witnesses expanded globally and emphasized systematic Bible education.
-
D.
R. K. Pierson
R. K. Pierson was a British aeronautical engineer best known for designing the Vickers Wellington bomber used extensively by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
-
E.
Kent L. Wakeford
Kent L. Wakeford was an American cinematographer known for his work on influential 1970s films, particularly in collaboration with director Martin Scorsese.
- 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_69ab4c3c39188190955b9c49d98463d8 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdebe95188190bf65fb4cd88e2ec5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b511f37d188190b5604645960e3f11 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b51318c0348190a665648a19ea8b51 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5137d9bb0819085be156826bc945a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:51 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:01 p.m.