Triple
T5781850
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Henry Perkin |
E127575
|
entity |
| Predicate | studentOf |
P48
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
August Wilhelm von Hofmann was a prominent 19th-century German chemist known for his pioneering work in organic chemistry, especially on aniline dyes and amines, and for his influential role as a teacher and organizer of chemical research.
|
E545313
|
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: August Wilhelm von Hofmann | Statement: [William Henry Perkin, studentOf, August Wilhelm von Hofmann]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: August Wilhelm von Hofmann Context triple: [William Henry Perkin, studentOf, August Wilhelm von Hofmann]
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A.
Adolf von Baeyer
Adolf von Baeyer was a German chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in organic chemistry, including the synthesis of indigo dye and contributions to the understanding of aromatic compounds.
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B.
Friedrich Wöhler
Friedrich Wöhler was a pioneering 19th-century German chemist best known for synthesizing urea from inorganic compounds, a landmark achievement that helped establish modern organic chemistry.
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C.
Hermann Fehling
Hermann Fehling was a German architect known for his influential modernist and postwar building designs.
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D.
Heinrich von Liebieg
Heinrich von Liebieg was a prominent German industrialist and art patron whose collection and philanthropy significantly supported cultural institutions in Germany.
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E.
Hermann Carl Vogel
Hermann Carl Vogel was a 19th-century German astronomer renowned for pioneering spectroscopic methods to measure the radial velocities of stars.
- 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: August Wilhelm von Hofmann Triple: [William Henry Perkin, studentOf, August Wilhelm von Hofmann]
Generated description
August Wilhelm von Hofmann was a prominent 19th-century German chemist known for his pioneering work in organic chemistry, especially on aniline dyes and amines, and for his influential role as a teacher and organizer of chemical research.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: August Wilhelm von Hofmann Target entity description: August Wilhelm von Hofmann was a prominent 19th-century German chemist known for his pioneering work in organic chemistry, especially on aniline dyes and amines, and for his influential role as a teacher and organizer of chemical research.
-
A.
Adolf von Baeyer
Adolf von Baeyer was a German chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in organic chemistry, including the synthesis of indigo dye and contributions to the understanding of aromatic compounds.
-
B.
Friedrich Wöhler
Friedrich Wöhler was a pioneering 19th-century German chemist best known for synthesizing urea from inorganic compounds, a landmark achievement that helped establish modern organic chemistry.
-
C.
Hermann Fehling
Hermann Fehling was a German architect known for his influential modernist and postwar building designs.
-
D.
Heinrich von Liebieg
Heinrich von Liebieg was a prominent German industrialist and art patron whose collection and philanthropy significantly supported cultural institutions in Germany.
-
E.
Hermann Carl Vogel
Hermann Carl Vogel was a 19th-century German astronomer renowned for pioneering spectroscopic methods to measure the radial velocities of stars.
- 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_69c008361fa88190aefa4dc41b051e7f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c02a17315881908aa12a830ba5f22b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c07e7773888190bd8c3e1d7df62f5c |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c086cd0904819089dbacd6c948abec |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0873661788190847751ba82975e82 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:50 p.m.