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]
  • 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.
  • B. Auguste Agassiz
    Auguste Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss watchmaker and entrepreneur best known for establishing the foundations of the Longines watch brand.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • B. Auguste Agassiz
    Auguste Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss watchmaker and entrepreneur best known for establishing the foundations of the Longines watch brand.
  • 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.