Triple
T4396169
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Stephen Jay Gould |
E99492
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University
The Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in zoology historically associated with leading evolutionary biologists such as Stephen Jay Gould.
|
E436722
|
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: Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University | Statement: [Stephen Jay Gould, positionHeld, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University Context triple: [Stephen Jay Gould, positionHeld, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University]
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A.
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
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B.
Auguste Agassiz
Auguste Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss watchmaker and entrepreneur best known for establishing the foundations of the Longines watch brand.
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C.
Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
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D.
Marine Biological Laboratory
The Marine Biological Laboratory is a renowned research and educational institution specializing in biological and environmental sciences, located in Woods Hole on Cape Cod.
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E.
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz was an American educator and naturalist, co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College, known for her influential role in advancing women's higher education in the 19th century.
- 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: Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University Triple: [Stephen Jay Gould, positionHeld, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University]
Generated description
The Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in zoology historically associated with leading evolutionary biologists such as Stephen Jay Gould.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University Target entity description: The Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in zoology historically associated with leading evolutionary biologists such as Stephen Jay Gould.
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A.
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
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B.
Auguste Agassiz
Auguste Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss watchmaker and entrepreneur best known for establishing the foundations of the Longines watch brand.
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C.
Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
-
D.
Marine Biological Laboratory
The Marine Biological Laboratory is a renowned research and educational institution specializing in biological and environmental sciences, located in Woods Hole on Cape Cod.
-
E.
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz was an American educator and naturalist, co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College, known for her influential role in advancing women's higher education in the 19th century.
- 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_69b345506b408190b0e3dee616738a7d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b352ab928c81909f4406d5df3e081b |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5e536e1848190a2517ab351adfe48 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5eeaf35348190a1611f5b04baed1f |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5ef5c7e0c819080b0e8914dcd6568 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:29 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:20 p.m.