Triple
T4066267
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomson |
E86329
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Thomson (physician)
John Thomson was a Scottish physician and medical educator of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his contributions to pathology and surgery.
|
E410482
|
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: John Thomson (physician) | Statement: [Thomson, hasNotableBearer, John Thomson (physician)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Thomson (physician) Context triple: [Thomson, hasNotableBearer, John Thomson (physician)]
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A.
Edward Darley Boit
Edward Darley Boit was a 19th-century American lawyer and art collector best known today as the father of the four girls depicted in John Singer Sargent’s famous painting "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit."
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B.
Gordon Holmes
Gordon Holmes is a name shared by several notable individuals, including a British neurologist and a mystery writer, recognized in their respective fields.
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C.
W. H. Harvey
W. H. Harvey was a 19th-century Irish botanist and phycologist known for his influential work on algae and plant taxonomy.
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D.
John Callcott Horsley
John Callcott Horsley was a 19th-century English painter and illustrator best known for designing the first commercially produced Christmas card.
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E.
George Paton
George Paton is an NFL executive best known for serving as the general manager responsible for building and overseeing the Denver Broncos’ roster and football operations.
- 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: John Thomson (physician) Triple: [Thomson, hasNotableBearer, John Thomson (physician)]
Generated description
John Thomson was a Scottish physician and medical educator of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his contributions to pathology and surgery.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Thomson (physician) Target entity description: John Thomson was a Scottish physician and medical educator of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his contributions to pathology and surgery.
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A.
Edward Darley Boit
Edward Darley Boit was a 19th-century American lawyer and art collector best known today as the father of the four girls depicted in John Singer Sargent’s famous painting "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit."
-
B.
Gordon Holmes
Gordon Holmes is a name shared by several notable individuals, including a British neurologist and a mystery writer, recognized in their respective fields.
-
C.
W. H. Harvey
W. H. Harvey was a 19th-century Irish botanist and phycologist known for his influential work on algae and plant taxonomy.
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D.
John Callcott Horsley
John Callcott Horsley was a 19th-century English painter and illustrator best known for designing the first commercially produced Christmas card.
-
E.
George Paton
George Paton is an NFL executive best known for serving as the general manager responsible for building and overseeing the Denver Broncos’ roster and football operations.
- 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_69aed93c69208190a4efac0efe3cd69b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefbf58d9c8190936e453b0d397cb0 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b562b17c888190ac4771f2bb4f0d58 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5637e72948190989169b0a46916a8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b563fc4cb081908ba0f1a799338a8c |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:38 p.m.