Triple
T40830
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Angela Merkel |
E805
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ulrich Merkel
Ulrich Merkel is a German physicist best known as the first husband of former German chancellor Angela Merkel.
|
E19995
|
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: Ulrich Merkel | Statement: [Angela Merkel, spouse, Ulrich Merkel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulrich Merkel Context triple: [Angela Merkel, spouse, Ulrich Merkel]
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A.
Lutz Zülicke
Lutz Zülicke is a German physicist and academic best known for supervising Angela Merkel’s doctoral research in quantum chemistry.
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B.
Olaf Kölzig
Olaf Kölzig is a former German-Canadian NHL goaltender best known for his long, standout career with the Washington Capitals, including winning the Vezina Trophy in 2000.
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C.
Rudolf Lange
Rudolf Lange was a high-ranking SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator who played a key role in mass shootings in Latvia and participated in the Wannsee Conference that coordinated the "Final Solution."
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D.
Eberhard Schöngarth
Eberhard Schöngarth was a high-ranking Nazi SS and police leader involved in war crimes and the Holocaust, including participation in the Wannsee Conference.
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E.
Albert Speer
Albert Speer was a German architect and Nazi official who served as Adolf Hitler’s chief architect and later as Minister of Armaments and War Production, becoming one of the most prominent defendants at the Nuremberg trials.
- 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: Ulrich Merkel Triple: [Angela Merkel, spouse, Ulrich Merkel]
Generated description
Ulrich Merkel is a German physicist best known as the first husband of former German chancellor Angela Merkel.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulrich Merkel Target entity description: Ulrich Merkel is a German physicist best known as the first husband of former German chancellor Angela Merkel.
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A.
Lutz Zülicke
Lutz Zülicke is a German physicist and academic best known for supervising Angela Merkel’s doctoral research in quantum chemistry.
-
B.
Olaf Kölzig
Olaf Kölzig is a former German-Canadian NHL goaltender best known for his long, standout career with the Washington Capitals, including winning the Vezina Trophy in 2000.
-
C.
Rudolf Lange
Rudolf Lange was a high-ranking SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator who played a key role in mass shootings in Latvia and participated in the Wannsee Conference that coordinated the "Final Solution."
-
D.
Eberhard Schöngarth
Eberhard Schöngarth was a high-ranking Nazi SS and police leader involved in war crimes and the Holocaust, including participation in the Wannsee Conference.
-
E.
Albert Speer
Albert Speer was a German architect and Nazi official who served as Adolf Hitler’s chief architect and later as Minister of Armaments and War Production, becoming one of the most prominent defendants at the Nuremberg trials.
- 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_69a247a8f6c08190bac804906d62ed5a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24ae0b7c4819092220568e8e52ad5 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2d72dfb1c81908e127aa79bee1bdc |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2d888919c81909f7caab3242f7198 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2d8dc6d688190b38a1ee77fb3f18e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, noon |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.