Triple
T2918403
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Burns Woodward |
E78660
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Flack Norris
James Flack Norris was an American chemist and influential educator known for his work in organic chemistry and for helping shape early 20th-century chemical education in the United States.
|
E494877
|
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: James Flack Norris | Statement: [Robert Burns Woodward, doctoralAdvisor, James Flack Norris]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Flack Norris Context triple: [Robert Burns Woodward, doctoralAdvisor, James Flack Norris]
-
A.
William Harrell Nellis
William Harrell Nellis was a decorated American World War II fighter pilot whose combat service and sacrifice led to a major U.S. Air Force base being named in his honor.
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B.
Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick H. Gillett was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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C.
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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D.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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E.
Roy S. Geiger
Roy S. Geiger was a United States Marine Corps general and pioneering Marine aviator who became one of the Corps’ most prominent World War II commanders in the Pacific.
- 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: James Flack Norris Triple: [Robert Burns Woodward, doctoralAdvisor, James Flack Norris]
Generated description
James Flack Norris was an American chemist and influential educator known for his work in organic chemistry and for helping shape early 20th-century chemical education in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Flack Norris Target entity description: James Flack Norris was an American chemist and influential educator known for his work in organic chemistry and for helping shape early 20th-century chemical education in the United States.
-
A.
William Harrell Nellis
William Harrell Nellis was a decorated American World War II fighter pilot whose combat service and sacrifice led to a major U.S. Air Force base being named in his honor.
-
B.
Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick H. Gillett was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
-
C.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
-
D.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
-
E.
Roy S. Geiger
Roy S. Geiger was a United States Marine Corps general and pioneering Marine aviator who became one of the Corps’ most prominent World War II commanders in the Pacific.
- 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_69ad8b0c2ad081909ff87050ae542bb9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad96a41b4c81909d8ace8ab270ed3c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69beba392ad08190a66ccf58edecb722 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 3:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bebe2ca1cc8190bb7b5fb5b8fed9c7 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 3:50 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bebe8284d08190be8e991246662481 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:54 p.m.