Triple
T5797266
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Chinua Achebe |
E128536
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies
The David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies is a distinguished endowed academic chair in Africana Studies at Brown University, once held by renowned Nigerian novelist and critic Chinua Achebe.
|
E548366
|
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: David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies | Statement: [Chinua Achebe, positionHeld, David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies Context triple: [Chinua Achebe, positionHeld, David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies]
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A.
Department of African and African American Studies (Brandeis University)
The Department of African and African American Studies at Brandeis University is an academic unit dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the histories, cultures, politics, and experiences of African and African-descended peoples in the United States and around the world.
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B.
Alva O. Way University Professor
The Alva O. Way University Professor is a distinguished endowed professorship at Brown University held by eminent historian Gordon S. Wood.
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C.
Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University
The Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University is the chief academic and administrative leader of the university’s reestablished fine arts college, named in honor of actor and alumnus Chadwick Boseman.
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D.
Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University
The Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University is a distinguished endowed chair awarded to a leading scholar whose work bridges historical analysis and political science.
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E.
Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University
The Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by leading scholars, notably in African and African American studies and related fields.
- 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: David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies Triple: [Chinua Achebe, positionHeld, David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies]
Generated description
The David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies is a distinguished endowed academic chair in Africana Studies at Brown University, once held by renowned Nigerian novelist and critic Chinua Achebe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies Target entity description: The David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies is a distinguished endowed academic chair in Africana Studies at Brown University, once held by renowned Nigerian novelist and critic Chinua Achebe.
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A.
Department of African and African American Studies (Brandeis University)
The Department of African and African American Studies at Brandeis University is an academic unit dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the histories, cultures, politics, and experiences of African and African-descended peoples in the United States and around the world.
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B.
Alva O. Way University Professor
The Alva O. Way University Professor is a distinguished endowed professorship at Brown University held by eminent historian Gordon S. Wood.
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C.
Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University
The Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University is the chief academic and administrative leader of the university’s reestablished fine arts college, named in honor of actor and alumnus Chadwick Boseman.
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D.
Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University
The Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University is a distinguished endowed chair awarded to a leading scholar whose work bridges historical analysis and political science.
-
E.
Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University
The Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by leading scholars, notably in African and African American studies and related fields.
- 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_69c00845ca68819081a2ce3ecca577f7 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c02a945fe0819095e62d480c84a2b5 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0982ce0ac8190b9f12cedb66c5eb3 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:32 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c099b16d148190b442739fbe2802ad |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c09a13a19c8190a04807755d16fb95 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:51 p.m.