Triple

T4043086
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) E83998 entity
Predicate hasNotableAlumnus P51 FINISHED
Object Melvin B. Tolson
Melvin B. Tolson was an influential American poet, educator, and politician known for his modernist verse and for coaching the renowned debate team at Wiley College.
E410756 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: Melvin B. Tolson | Statement: [Lincoln University (Pennsylvania), hasNotableAlumnus, Melvin B. Tolson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melvin B. Tolson
Context triple: [Lincoln University (Pennsylvania), hasNotableAlumnus, Melvin B. Tolson]
  • A. Arna Bontemps
    Arna Bontemps was an American poet, novelist, and librarian closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance and later the Chicago Black Renaissance, known for his influential contributions to African American literature and culture.
  • B. Countee Cullen
    Countee Cullen was a prominent African American poet and leading literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance, known for his lyrical verse and exploration of race, identity, and classical themes.
  • C. Gwendolyn Brooks
    Gwendolyn Brooks was a pioneering African American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner whose work powerfully depicted Black urban life and influenced generations of writers and artists.
  • D. Langston Hughes
    Langston Hughes was a leading poet, novelist, and playwright of the Harlem Renaissance, celebrated for his powerful portrayals of African American life and culture in the 20th century.
  • E. James Weldon Johnson
    James Weldon Johnson was an influential African American writer, civil rights activist, and cultural leader whose poetry, novels, and leadership in the NAACP helped shape the Harlem Renaissance.
  • 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: Melvin B. Tolson
Triple: [Lincoln University (Pennsylvania), hasNotableAlumnus, Melvin B. Tolson]
Generated description
Melvin B. Tolson was an influential American poet, educator, and politician known for his modernist verse and for coaching the renowned debate team at Wiley College.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melvin B. Tolson
Target entity description: Melvin B. Tolson was an influential American poet, educator, and politician known for his modernist verse and for coaching the renowned debate team at Wiley College.
  • A. Arna Bontemps
    Arna Bontemps was an American poet, novelist, and librarian closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance and later the Chicago Black Renaissance, known for his influential contributions to African American literature and culture.
  • B. Countee Cullen
    Countee Cullen was a prominent African American poet and leading literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance, known for his lyrical verse and exploration of race, identity, and classical themes.
  • C. Gwendolyn Brooks
    Gwendolyn Brooks was a pioneering African American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner whose work powerfully depicted Black urban life and influenced generations of writers and artists.
  • D. Langston Hughes
    Langston Hughes was a leading poet, novelist, and playwright of the Harlem Renaissance, celebrated for his powerful portrayals of African American life and culture in the 20th century.
  • E. James Weldon Johnson
    James Weldon Johnson was an influential African American writer, civil rights activist, and cultural leader whose poetry, novels, and leadership in the NAACP helped shape the Harlem Renaissance.
  • 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_69aed930bd5c819083e7dcc14fc44f69 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aefb5b65c08190ba3f340ed18737f8 completed March 9, 2026, 4:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5629c312c8190b89af732e2ad0fa3 completed March 14, 2026, 1:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5637cd5b881909a930ecb33eed991 completed March 14, 2026, 1:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b564603b4881909e80970aa21e3db4 completed March 14, 2026, 1:36 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:37 p.m.