Triple
T3066810
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Book Thief |
E62121
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hans Hubermann
Hans Hubermann is a kind, accordion-playing German foster father in "The Book Thief" whose quiet courage and compassion shape the life of the story’s young protagonist during Nazi-era Germany.
|
E322818
|
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: Hans Hubermann | Statement: [The Book Thief, mainCharacter, Hans Hubermann]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hans Hubermann Context triple: [The Book Thief, mainCharacter, Hans Hubermann]
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A.
Grandpa Vanderhof
Grandpa Vanderhof is the eccentric, free-spirited patriarch at the heart of the comedy "You Can't Take It with You," known for rejecting conventional success in favor of happiness and individuality.
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B.
Alois
Alois is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, notably borne by Alois Hitler, the father of Adolf Hitler.
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C.
Oskar
Oskar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in various European countries.
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D.
Elke Büdenbender
Elke Büdenbender is a German judge who serves as the First Lady of Germany as the wife of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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E.
Liesl
Liesl is a feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive of names like Elisabeth in German-speaking regions.
- 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: Hans Hubermann Triple: [The Book Thief, mainCharacter, Hans Hubermann]
Generated description
Hans Hubermann is a kind, accordion-playing German foster father in "The Book Thief" whose quiet courage and compassion shape the life of the story’s young protagonist during Nazi-era Germany.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hans Hubermann Target entity description: Hans Hubermann is a kind, accordion-playing German foster father in "The Book Thief" whose quiet courage and compassion shape the life of the story’s young protagonist during Nazi-era Germany.
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A.
Grandpa Vanderhof
Grandpa Vanderhof is the eccentric, free-spirited patriarch at the heart of the comedy "You Can't Take It with You," known for rejecting conventional success in favor of happiness and individuality.
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B.
Alois
Alois is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, notably borne by Alois Hitler, the father of Adolf Hitler.
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C.
Oskar
Oskar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in various European countries.
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D.
Elke Büdenbender
Elke Büdenbender is a German judge who serves as the First Lady of Germany as the wife of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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E.
Liesl
Liesl is a feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive of names like Elisabeth in German-speaking regions.
- 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_69ad85793e5c8190a358049bc4a98d8c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada0fd87308190918e7b616f033faa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1ef16cf2881908265dfe8a1e3424d |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1f028cd0881909b35bf1870aae534 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1f0a0f15481909f71c702ecc93924 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:02 p.m.