Triple
T2955941
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Marine Biological Laboratory |
E79930
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles Otis Whitman
Charles Otis Whitman was an American zoologist and pioneer in experimental biology and animal behavior studies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
E315362
|
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: Charles Otis Whitman | Statement: [Marine Biological Laboratory, founder, Charles Otis Whitman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Otis Whitman Context triple: [Marine Biological Laboratory, founder, Charles Otis Whitman]
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A.
James Ewing
James Ewing was a pioneering American pathologist and oncologist whose work helped establish cancer research and treatment as a distinct medical discipline.
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B.
David G. Burnet
David G. Burnet was an early political leader of the Republic of Texas who served as its interim president and later held other high offices in the fledgling Texan government.
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C.
Oscar R. Ewing
Oscar R. Ewing was an American lawyer and public official who played a key role in shaping mid-20th-century U.S. social welfare and health policy.
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D.
Arthur Loomis Harmon
Arthur Loomis Harmon was an American architect best known as a partner in the firm that designed the Empire State Building.
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E.
Hugh Boyle Ewing
Hugh Boyle Ewing was a Union Army general and diplomat during the American Civil War era, known for his service in key Western Theater campaigns and later roles as a U.S. minister to foreign countries.
- 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: Charles Otis Whitman Triple: [Marine Biological Laboratory, founder, Charles Otis Whitman]
Generated description
Charles Otis Whitman was an American zoologist and pioneer in experimental biology and animal behavior studies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Otis Whitman Target entity description: Charles Otis Whitman was an American zoologist and pioneer in experimental biology and animal behavior studies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
James Ewing
James Ewing was a pioneering American pathologist and oncologist whose work helped establish cancer research and treatment as a distinct medical discipline.
-
B.
David G. Burnet
David G. Burnet was an early political leader of the Republic of Texas who served as its interim president and later held other high offices in the fledgling Texan government.
-
C.
Oscar R. Ewing
Oscar R. Ewing was an American lawyer and public official who played a key role in shaping mid-20th-century U.S. social welfare and health policy.
-
D.
Arthur Loomis Harmon
Arthur Loomis Harmon was an American architect best known as a partner in the firm that designed the Empire State Building.
-
E.
Hugh Boyle Ewing
Hugh Boyle Ewing was a Union Army general and diplomat during the American Civil War era, known for his service in key Western Theater campaigns and later roles as a U.S. minister to foreign countries.
- 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_69ad8b1276588190a374a0b12e0f7bdf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad99286ac8819084f02fbb0a1616d3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b0fc86af78819089ff24f2621b151f |
completed | March 11, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1003ac79c8190b25f12823b6010ed |
completed | March 11, 2026, 5:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b10421ab508190a741b1973bd05b17 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 5:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:57 p.m.