Triple
T5272
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Harvard |
E103
|
entity |
| Predicate | sibling |
P363
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Harvard
Thomas Harvard was a 17th-century Englishman known primarily as the brother of John Harvard, the clergyman and benefactor after whom Harvard University is named.
|
E2922
|
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: Thomas Harvard | Statement: [John Harvard, sibling, Thomas Harvard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Harvard Context triple: [John Harvard, sibling, Thomas Harvard]
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A.
John Harvard
John Harvard was a 17th-century English clergyman and benefactor whose substantial bequest helped establish the institution that became Harvard University.
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B.
James Bowdoin
James Bowdoin was an 18th-century American political leader, scholar, and governor of Massachusetts who played a key role in the intellectual and civic life of the early United States.
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C.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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D.
Edward Everett
Edward Everett was a prominent 19th-century American politician, orator, and statesman who served as a U.S. senator, governor of Massachusetts, and briefly as U.S. Secretary of State.
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E.
John V. L. Hogan
John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
- 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: Thomas Harvard Triple: [John Harvard, sibling, Thomas Harvard]
Generated description
Thomas Harvard was a 17th-century Englishman known primarily as the brother of John Harvard, the clergyman and benefactor after whom Harvard University is named.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Harvard Target entity description: Thomas Harvard was a 17th-century Englishman known primarily as the brother of John Harvard, the clergyman and benefactor after whom Harvard University is named.
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A.
John Harvard
John Harvard was a 17th-century English clergyman and benefactor whose substantial bequest helped establish the institution that became Harvard University.
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B.
James Bowdoin
James Bowdoin was an 18th-century American political leader, scholar, and governor of Massachusetts who played a key role in the intellectual and civic life of the early United States.
-
C.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
-
D.
Edward Everett
Edward Everett was a prominent 19th-century American politician, orator, and statesman who served as a U.S. senator, governor of Massachusetts, and briefly as U.S. Secretary of State.
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E.
John V. L. Hogan
John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
- 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_69a238d6b47881909e68288aed2fd858 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a23ff0650c8190bea8724de0343e58 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a24e51246c819098f53258d869ecde |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a250b213c881909381abc66f5ebe68 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2515b915c8190b122de0025bd954f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:22 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:40 a.m.