Triple

T3209604
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University of Franeker E67246 entity
Predicate notableAlumni P51 FINISHED
Object Hermannus Witsius
Hermannus Witsius was a 17th-century Dutch Reformed theologian best known for his influential works on covenant theology and his efforts to reconcile differing Calvinist traditions.
E344452 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: Hermannus Witsius | Statement: [University of Franeker, notableAlumni, Hermannus Witsius]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hermannus Witsius
Context triple: [University of Franeker, notableAlumni, Hermannus Witsius]
  • A. Johannes Cocceius
    Johannes Cocceius was a 17th-century German-Dutch Reformed theologian known for his federal (covenant) theology and influential biblical scholarship in the Dutch Republic.
  • B. Jacobus Arminius
    Jacobus Arminius was a Dutch Reformed theologian whose views on free will and predestination gave rise to the theological movement known as Arminianism.
  • C. Zacharias Ursinus
    Zacharias Ursinus was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and key architect of Reformed doctrine, best known for his central role in composing the Heidelberg Catechism.
  • D. Francis Turretin
    Francis Turretin was a 17th-century Reformed theologian from Geneva, best known for his scholastic defense of Calvinist orthodoxy in works like the "Institutes of Elenctic Theology."
  • E. Caspar Olevianus
    Caspar Olevianus was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and pastor known as a key figure in early Calvinism and contributor to foundational Protestant confessional documents.
  • 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: Hermannus Witsius
Triple: [University of Franeker, notableAlumni, Hermannus Witsius]
Generated description
Hermannus Witsius was a 17th-century Dutch Reformed theologian best known for his influential works on covenant theology and his efforts to reconcile differing Calvinist traditions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hermannus Witsius
Target entity description: Hermannus Witsius was a 17th-century Dutch Reformed theologian best known for his influential works on covenant theology and his efforts to reconcile differing Calvinist traditions.
  • A. Johannes Cocceius
    Johannes Cocceius was a 17th-century German-Dutch Reformed theologian known for his federal (covenant) theology and influential biblical scholarship in the Dutch Republic.
  • B. Jacobus Arminius
    Jacobus Arminius was a Dutch Reformed theologian whose views on free will and predestination gave rise to the theological movement known as Arminianism.
  • C. Zacharias Ursinus
    Zacharias Ursinus was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and key architect of Reformed doctrine, best known for his central role in composing the Heidelberg Catechism.
  • D. Francis Turretin
    Francis Turretin was a 17th-century Reformed theologian from Geneva, best known for his scholastic defense of Calvinist orthodoxy in works like the "Institutes of Elenctic Theology."
  • E. Caspar Olevianus
    Caspar Olevianus was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and pastor known as a key figure in early Calvinism and contributor to foundational Protestant confessional documents.
  • 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_69ad858ac36c81909962589cd277d6e2 completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adaab701c48190b91404ab416f7ce3 completed March 8, 2026, 4:58 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b2e822b64c8190b053234690841d38 completed March 12, 2026, 4:21 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b2e8b79d308190922a310ff1337eae completed March 12, 2026, 4:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b2e9ba41948190b9e4f6f54f32603c completed March 12, 2026, 4:28 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:07 p.m.