Triple
T595228
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Willis Group Holdings |
E17365
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Henry Willis & Co.
Henry Willis & Co. was a historic insurance brokerage firm that evolved into the global insurance and risk management company later known as Willis Group Holdings.
|
E74493
|
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: Henry Willis & Co. | Statement: [Willis Group Holdings, formerName, Henry Willis & Co.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Willis & Co. Context triple: [Willis Group Holdings, formerName, Henry Willis & Co.]
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A.
John Graham & Company
John Graham & Company was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle and numerous commercial buildings in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Pemberton-Billing Ltd
Pemberton-Billing Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturing company founded by Noel Pemberton Billing that later evolved into the renowned Supermarine aviation firm.
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C.
Charles L. Webster and Company
Charles L. Webster and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm founded by Mark Twain to publish his own works and those of other authors.
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D.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. was a 19th-century decorative arts firm founded by William Morris and his associates, renowned for its handcrafted designs and central role in the Arts and Crafts and Pre-Raphaelite movements.
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E.
Methuen & Co.
Methuen & Co. was a prominent British publishing house known for issuing influential literary works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Henry Willis & Co. Triple: [Willis Group Holdings, formerName, Henry Willis & Co.]
Generated description
Henry Willis & Co. was a historic insurance brokerage firm that evolved into the global insurance and risk management company later known as Willis Group Holdings.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Willis & Co. Target entity description: Henry Willis & Co. was a historic insurance brokerage firm that evolved into the global insurance and risk management company later known as Willis Group Holdings.
-
A.
John Graham & Company
John Graham & Company was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle and numerous commercial buildings in the mid-20th century.
-
B.
Pemberton-Billing Ltd
Pemberton-Billing Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturing company founded by Noel Pemberton Billing that later evolved into the renowned Supermarine aviation firm.
-
C.
Charles L. Webster and Company
Charles L. Webster and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm founded by Mark Twain to publish his own works and those of other authors.
-
D.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. was a 19th-century decorative arts firm founded by William Morris and his associates, renowned for its handcrafted designs and central role in the Arts and Crafts and Pre-Raphaelite movements.
-
E.
Methuen & Co.
Methuen & Co. was a prominent British publishing house known for issuing influential literary works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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_69a49379d09c8190ac7e00b24e2810b1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49bd280ac8190b6a530ce73da85c8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a518c61744819090ccc037d61a61b1 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 4:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5197869fc8190b3e11f46f4eea7b9 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a519e6319c81908d49076dfe2cd963 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.