Triple
T3342927
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hodgkin |
E70299
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Vere Hodgkin
Thomas Vere Hodgkin was a British historian best known for his influential work on the history and politics of Africa, particularly West Africa and nationalist movements.
|
E70300
|
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: Thomas Vere Hodgkin | Statement: [Hodgkin, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Vere Hodgkin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Vere Hodgkin Context triple: [Hodgkin, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Vere Hodgkin]
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A.
Thomas Lionel Hodgkin
Thomas Lionel Hodgkin was a British historian and political activist best known for his influential scholarship on African history and his support for anti-colonial movements.
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B.
Henry Theodore Hodgkin
Henry Theodore Hodgkin was a British Quaker physician, missionary, and pacifist leader who co-founded the Fellowship of Reconciliation in the early 20th century.
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C.
George Hodgkin
George Hodgkin was a British intelligence officer and colonial administrator known for his service in the Middle East during World War I.
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D.
Lancelot Hodgkin
Lancelot Hodgkin is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Hodgkin surname, though specific widely known achievements or biographical details are not well documented.
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E.
Louis Loeffler
Louis Loeffler was an American film editor active during Hollywood’s studio era, known for his work on numerous major 20th Century Fox productions.
- 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: Thomas Vere Hodgkin Triple: [Hodgkin, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Vere Hodgkin]
Generated description
Thomas Vere Hodgkin was a British historian best known for his influential work on the history and politics of Africa, particularly West Africa and nationalist movements.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Vere Hodgkin Target entity description: Thomas Vere Hodgkin was a British historian best known for his influential work on the history and politics of Africa, particularly West Africa and nationalist movements.
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A.
Thomas Lionel Hodgkin
chosen
Thomas Lionel Hodgkin was a British historian and political activist best known for his influential scholarship on African history and his support for anti-colonial movements.
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B.
Henry Theodore Hodgkin
Henry Theodore Hodgkin was a British Quaker physician, missionary, and pacifist leader who co-founded the Fellowship of Reconciliation in the early 20th century.
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C.
George Hodgkin
George Hodgkin was a British intelligence officer and colonial administrator known for his service in the Middle East during World War I.
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D.
Lancelot Hodgkin
Lancelot Hodgkin is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Hodgkin surname, though specific widely known achievements or biographical details are not well documented.
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E.
Louis Loeffler
Louis Loeffler was an American film editor active during Hollywood’s studio era, known for his work on numerous major 20th Century Fox productions.
- F. None of above.
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_69ad85a405e48190b6e68de7cf9f319e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb1f06f8c8190a6b7c56ac3f5ff07 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b34bba09b481908f448aa1e6fe60be |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b34e44bd748190a9c6c67be6bcb9de |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b34ed57bf0819080fa0eb8e6875cb6 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:40 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.