Triple
T393878
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Tecumseh Sherman |
E8937
|
entity |
| Predicate | father |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles Robert Sherman
Charles Robert Sherman was an American lawyer and Ohio Supreme Court justice best known as the father of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.
|
E108483
|
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: Charles Robert Sherman | Statement: [William Tecumseh Sherman, father, Charles Robert Sherman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Robert Sherman Context triple: [William Tecumseh Sherman, father, Charles Robert Sherman]
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A.
Emile Sherman
Emile Sherman is an Australian film and television producer best known for co-producing the Academy Award–winning film "The King’s Speech" and co-founding the production company See-Saw Films.
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B.
Robert B. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman was an American songwriter best known as one half of the Sherman Brothers duo, who wrote many iconic songs for Disney films such as "Mary Poppins" and "The Jungle Book."
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C.
Edward David Burt
Edward David Burt is a Bermudian politician who has served as the Premier of Bermuda and leader of the Progressive Labour Party.
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D.
William Tilden Blodgett
William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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E.
Andrew Arthur Allen
Andrew Arthur Allen is the son of acclaimed American actress and director Phylicia Rashad.
- 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: Charles Robert Sherman Triple: [William Tecumseh Sherman, father, Charles Robert Sherman]
Generated description
Charles Robert Sherman was an American lawyer and Ohio Supreme Court justice best known as the father of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Robert Sherman Target entity description: Charles Robert Sherman was an American lawyer and Ohio Supreme Court justice best known as the father of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.
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A.
Emile Sherman
Emile Sherman is an Australian film and television producer best known for co-producing the Academy Award–winning film "The King’s Speech" and co-founding the production company See-Saw Films.
-
B.
Robert B. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman was an American songwriter best known as one half of the Sherman Brothers duo, who wrote many iconic songs for Disney films such as "Mary Poppins" and "The Jungle Book."
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C.
Edward David Burt
Edward David Burt is a Bermudian politician who has served as the Premier of Bermuda and leader of the Progressive Labour Party.
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D.
William Tilden Blodgett
William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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E.
Andrew Arthur Allen
Andrew Arthur Allen is the son of acclaimed American actress and director Phylicia Rashad.
- 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_69a2e7f55c60819097aff65ea2ca2832 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec77a8a08190b6f96373aa8c1346 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7cf473e48819095390a5904429a9c |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7d063fe8c81909a32afaf2798297f |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7d0c6a14c81909d98c648aef4e87b |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:27 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.