Triple
T4433415
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Volker Campus |
E95587
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Volker
William Volker was an early 20th-century Kansas City businessman and philanthropist known for his extensive charitable work and support of public institutions, including higher education.
|
E440595
|
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: William Volker | Statement: [Volker Campus, namedAfter, William Volker]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Volker Context triple: [Volker Campus, namedAfter, William Volker]
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A.
Peter Anspach
Peter Anspach was one of the early New York brokers who helped found what became the New York Stock Exchange by signing the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement.
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B.
Philip Holzer
Philip Holzer is a German investment banker and football executive best known for serving as chairman of Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
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C.
Anthony Kilhoffer
Anthony Kilhoffer is a Grammy-winning American record producer and audio engineer known for his extensive work with artists like Kanye West and other major hip-hop and pop acts.
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D.
Michael Kohl
Michael Kohl was an East German diplomat and politician who played a key role in negotiating the 1972 Basic Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic.
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E.
Robert M. Speer
Robert M. Speer was an American public official who served as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) and later as acting Secretary of the Army.
- 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: William Volker Triple: [Volker Campus, namedAfter, William Volker]
Generated description
William Volker was an early 20th-century Kansas City businessman and philanthropist known for his extensive charitable work and support of public institutions, including higher education.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Volker Target entity description: William Volker was an early 20th-century Kansas City businessman and philanthropist known for his extensive charitable work and support of public institutions, including higher education.
-
A.
Peter Anspach
Peter Anspach was one of the early New York brokers who helped found what became the New York Stock Exchange by signing the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement.
-
B.
Philip Holzer
Philip Holzer is a German investment banker and football executive best known for serving as chairman of Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
-
C.
Anthony Kilhoffer
Anthony Kilhoffer is a Grammy-winning American record producer and audio engineer known for his extensive work with artists like Kanye West and other major hip-hop and pop acts.
-
D.
Michael Kohl
Michael Kohl was an East German diplomat and politician who played a key role in negotiating the 1972 Basic Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic.
-
E.
Robert M. Speer
Robert M. Speer was an American public official who served as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) and later as acting Secretary of the Army.
- 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_69b3453ea2b48190a26f154b3b8fece5 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b35587bc048190aee8e0ed94b6e064 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b6137171148190b77a6f783d5cf315 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 2:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b6177d1a588190991fddf506239d22 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 2:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b61b6bc1448190b30d444a821bb1a5 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 2:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:31 p.m.