Triple
T326650
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Russell Lowell |
E6533
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
|
E41739
|
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: Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University | Statement: [James Russell Lowell, positionHeld, Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University Context triple: [James Russell Lowell, positionHeld, Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University]
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A.
Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University
The Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for a distinguished scholar of university-wide stature.
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B.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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C.
Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
The Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the humanities, notably held by Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel.
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D.
Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University
The Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University is a distinguished endowed chair in the humanities, notably held by Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison.
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E.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University is the main academic division that oversees Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and several other schools, encompassing the university’s core liberal arts and sciences teaching and research.
- 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: Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University Triple: [James Russell Lowell, positionHeld, Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University]
Generated description
The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University Target entity description: The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
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A.
Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University
The Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for a distinguished scholar of university-wide stature.
-
B.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
-
C.
Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
The Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the humanities, notably held by Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel.
-
D.
Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University
The Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University is a distinguished endowed chair in the humanities, notably held by Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison.
-
E.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University is the main academic division that oversees Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and several other schools, encompassing the university’s core liberal arts and sciences teaching and research.
- 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_69a2e7933d6c8190bb2592ad13286ef2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ea974d8481908c7d84f72a7728b6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3cfedb8a4819085970bddbd8ff9c1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3d0575f588190990388e957d78847 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:36 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3d0e13d3c8190b5618ddb66492f41 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:38 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.