Triple
T609902
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Northwestern University |
E12074
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Evans
John Evans was a 19th-century American physician, politician, and railroad developer who served as governor of the Colorado Territory and played a key role in the founding of Northwestern University.
|
E112893
|
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: John Evans | Statement: [Northwestern University, founder, John Evans]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Evans Context triple: [Northwestern University, founder, John Evans]
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A.
John Sullivan
John Sullivan was an American general and political leader who played a prominent role in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
James Rogers
James Rogers is a common personal name shared by numerous individuals across various fields, including politics, academia, sports, and the arts.
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C.
James Caldwell
James Caldwell was one of the colonial civilians killed by British soldiers during the 1770 Boston Massacre, an event that helped fuel anti-British sentiment before the American Revolution.
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D.
Ted Cheesman
Ted Cheesman was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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E.
Bryan Foy
Bryan Foy was an American film producer and director, known as one of the pioneering figures of early sound cinema at Warner Bros.
- 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: John Evans Triple: [Northwestern University, founder, John Evans]
Generated description
John Evans was a 19th-century American physician, politician, and railroad developer who served as governor of the Colorado Territory and played a key role in the founding of Northwestern University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Evans Target entity description: John Evans was a 19th-century American physician, politician, and railroad developer who served as governor of the Colorado Territory and played a key role in the founding of Northwestern University.
-
A.
John Sullivan
John Sullivan was an American general and political leader who played a prominent role in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
-
B.
James Rogers
James Rogers is a common personal name shared by numerous individuals across various fields, including politics, academia, sports, and the arts.
-
C.
James Caldwell
James Caldwell was one of the colonial civilians killed by British soldiers during the 1770 Boston Massacre, an event that helped fuel anti-British sentiment before the American Revolution.
-
D.
Ted Cheesman
Ted Cheesman was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the 1933 monster film "King Kong."
-
E.
Bryan Foy
Bryan Foy was an American film producer and director, known as one of the pioneering figures of early sound cinema at Warner Bros.
- 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_69a493309df48190a327f748e88049a6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49df68f2c8190a0ee9da4692b2a62 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac1185da8c8190a70f4fd885bbe209 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac1279e9d481908644b2e6c6bdb645 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac12fba71881909537bc73c8f6c620 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.