Triple
T2887933
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Harriet Lane |
E59550
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Henry Elliott Johnston
Henry Elliott Johnston was the husband of Harriet Lane, who served as First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her uncle, James Buchanan.
|
E370667
|
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: Henry Elliott Johnston | Statement: [Harriet Lane, spouse, Henry Elliott Johnston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Elliott Johnston Context triple: [Harriet Lane, spouse, Henry Elliott Johnston]
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A.
Henry Beadman Bryant
Henry Beadman Bryant was a 19th-century American educator and co-founder of the Bryant & Stratton chain of business colleges, known for pioneering practical commercial education.
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B.
Henry Van Brunt
Henry Van Brunt was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for his influential role in shaping civic and institutional architecture across the United States.
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C.
William Dowdeswell
William Dowdeswell was an 18th-century British Whig politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and was a leading figure in the Rockingham Whig faction.
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D.
Philip Christison
Philip Christison was a British Army general who held senior commands in World War II, particularly in Southeast Asia.
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E.
Francis Johnston
Francis Johnston was a prominent early 19th-century Irish architect known for his influential public and ecclesiastical buildings in Dublin and across Ireland.
- 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: Henry Elliott Johnston Triple: [Harriet Lane, spouse, Henry Elliott Johnston]
Generated description
Henry Elliott Johnston was the husband of Harriet Lane, who served as First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her uncle, James Buchanan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Elliott Johnston Target entity description: Henry Elliott Johnston was the husband of Harriet Lane, who served as First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her uncle, James Buchanan.
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A.
Henry Beadman Bryant
Henry Beadman Bryant was a 19th-century American educator and co-founder of the Bryant & Stratton chain of business colleges, known for pioneering practical commercial education.
-
B.
Henry Van Brunt
Henry Van Brunt was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for his influential role in shaping civic and institutional architecture across the United States.
-
C.
William Dowdeswell
William Dowdeswell was an 18th-century British Whig politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and was a leading figure in the Rockingham Whig faction.
-
D.
Philip Christison
Philip Christison was a British Army general who held senior commands in World War II, particularly in Southeast Asia.
-
E.
Francis Johnston
Francis Johnston was a prominent early 19th-century Irish architect known for his influential public and ecclesiastical buildings in Dublin and across Ireland.
- 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_69ab4ac739188190a112f42a5a69c951 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe047aa7c8190a0ed570c13f3a1a2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:22 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b402b005d88190b127d483ee48c2cd |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4034973c08190b0332a9a8b5340d7 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4086ab034819086c5fa7d4b172d75 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:03 p.m.