Triple

T3575532
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge E75677 entity
Predicate hasNotableHolder P1918 FINISHED
Object Hugh Newall
Hugh Newall was a British astronomer known for his work in observational astrophysics and for holding a prominent professorship at the University of Cambridge in the early 20th century.
E404378 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: Hugh Newall | Statement: [Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, hasNotableHolder, Hugh Newall]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hugh Newall
Context triple: [Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, hasNotableHolder, Hugh Newall]
  • A. Richard Suckle
    Richard Suckle is an American film producer known for his work on major studio projects, including the DC superhero film "Wonder Woman" (2017).
  • B. William Dowdeswell
    William Dowdeswell was an 18th-century British Whig politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and was a leading figure in the Rockingham Whig faction.
  • C. Hugh Stanbury
    Hugh Stanbury is a central character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "He Knew He Was Right," depicted as an independent-minded journalist whose unconventional career and romantic choices challenge Victorian social norms.
  • D. Richard Hiscott
    Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
  • E. Geoffrey Unsworth
    Geoffrey Unsworth was a renowned British cinematographer celebrated for his visually rich work on numerous classic films of the 1960s and 1970s.
  • 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: Hugh Newall
Triple: [Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, hasNotableHolder, Hugh Newall]
Generated description
Hugh Newall was a British astronomer known for his work in observational astrophysics and for holding a prominent professorship at the University of Cambridge in the early 20th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hugh Newall
Target entity description: Hugh Newall was a British astronomer known for his work in observational astrophysics and for holding a prominent professorship at the University of Cambridge in the early 20th century.
  • A. Richard Suckle
    Richard Suckle is an American film producer known for his work on major studio projects, including the DC superhero film "Wonder Woman" (2017).
  • B. William Dowdeswell
    William Dowdeswell was an 18th-century British Whig politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and was a leading figure in the Rockingham Whig faction.
  • C. Hugh Stanbury
    Hugh Stanbury is a central character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "He Knew He Was Right," depicted as an independent-minded journalist whose unconventional career and romantic choices challenge Victorian social norms.
  • D. Richard Hiscott
    Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
  • E. Geoffrey Unsworth
    Geoffrey Unsworth was a renowned British cinematographer celebrated for his visually rich work on numerous classic films of the 1960s and 1970s.
  • 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_69ad85d5e3008190bdfe0bacdd1f5a1b completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc0da77008190922f414b85b9cad4 completed March 8, 2026, 6:32 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b53fd5a9ec81909f1836b00f97a3fa completed March 14, 2026, 11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b540eb53788190aa281ee38edc1729 completed March 14, 2026, 11:05 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b541a55cb081909ec1f87a7553b6f2 completed March 14, 2026, 11:08 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:21 p.m.