Triple
T3026754
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gerardus Mercator |
E82793
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gerhard Kremer
Gerhard Kremer, better known by his Latinized name Gerardus Mercator, was a 16th-century Flemish cartographer renowned for creating the Mercator projection, a revolutionary world map used for navigation.
|
E688602
|
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: Gerhard Kremer | Statement: [Gerardus Mercator, birthName, Gerhard Kremer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerhard Kremer Context triple: [Gerardus Mercator, birthName, Gerhard Kremer]
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A.
Eckhard Pfeiffer
Eckhard Pfeiffer is a German-American businessman best known for serving as CEO of Compaq Computer Corporation during its rapid expansion in the 1990s.
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B.
Günther Sabetzki
Günther Sabetzki was a prominent German ice hockey executive and long-serving president of the International Ice Hockey Federation who played a key role in modernizing and internationalizing the sport.
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C.
Wolfgang Schmieder
Wolfgang Schmieder was a German musicologist best known for creating the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, the standard thematic catalog of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works.
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D.
Günter Scholz
Günter Scholz is a German mathematician known for his contributions to algebra and the foundations of mathematics.
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E.
Bernd Rosemeyer
Bernd Rosemeyer was a celebrated pre-World War II German Grand Prix racing driver for Auto Union, renowned for his speed, daring driving style, and multiple European Championship victories.
- 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: Gerhard Kremer Triple: [Gerardus Mercator, birthName, Gerhard Kremer]
Generated description
Gerhard Kremer, better known by his Latinized name Gerardus Mercator, was a 16th-century Flemish cartographer renowned for creating the Mercator projection, a revolutionary world map used for navigation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerhard Kremer Target entity description: Gerhard Kremer, better known by his Latinized name Gerardus Mercator, was a 16th-century Flemish cartographer renowned for creating the Mercator projection, a revolutionary world map used for navigation.
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A.
Eckhard Pfeiffer
Eckhard Pfeiffer is a German-American businessman best known for serving as CEO of Compaq Computer Corporation during its rapid expansion in the 1990s.
-
B.
Günther Sabetzki
Günther Sabetzki was a prominent German ice hockey executive and long-serving president of the International Ice Hockey Federation who played a key role in modernizing and internationalizing the sport.
-
C.
Wolfgang Schmieder
Wolfgang Schmieder was a German musicologist best known for creating the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, the standard thematic catalog of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works.
-
D.
Günter Scholz
Günter Scholz is a German mathematician known for his contributions to algebra and the foundations of mathematics.
-
E.
Bernd Rosemeyer
Bernd Rosemeyer was a celebrated pre-World War II German Grand Prix racing driver for Auto Union, renowned for his speed, daring driving style, and multiple European Championship victories.
- 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_69ad8b21a62881908ec5dd4fba4a187c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad9abd85348190aba9e40658697665 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8de86454081909232f45fa7d48976 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 8:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8df95d77c8190abb80b9b59f20ee3 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 8:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8e037620c8190aa5948b68756793d |
completed | March 29, 2026, 8:17 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3 p.m.