Triple
T6208769
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | George Sarton Medal |
E138813
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alistair C. Crombie
Alistair C. Crombie was a prominent historian of science known for his influential work on the development of scientific thought in Western culture.
|
E577848
|
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: Alistair C. Crombie | Statement: [George Sarton Medal, notableRecipient, Alistair C. Crombie]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alistair C. Crombie Context triple: [George Sarton Medal, notableRecipient, Alistair C. Crombie]
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A.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
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B.
Charles Morris
Charles Morris was a distinguished early 19th-century United States Navy officer noted for his valor and leadership during the War of 1812.
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C.
Geoffrey Burgon
Geoffrey Burgon was a British composer best known for his evocative film and television scores, including acclaimed work on series such as "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "Brideshead Revisited."
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D.
Colin Turnbull
Colin Turnbull was a British anthropologist and writer best known for his influential ethnographic works on African societies, such as "The Forest People" and "The Mountain People."
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E.
H. A. Prichard
H. A. Prichard was a 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his influential work in intuitionist ethics and his critique of consequentialist moral theories.
- 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: Alistair C. Crombie Triple: [George Sarton Medal, notableRecipient, Alistair C. Crombie]
Generated description
Alistair C. Crombie was a prominent historian of science known for his influential work on the development of scientific thought in Western culture.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alistair C. Crombie Target entity description: Alistair C. Crombie was a prominent historian of science known for his influential work on the development of scientific thought in Western culture.
-
A.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
-
B.
Charles Morris
Charles Morris was a distinguished early 19th-century United States Navy officer noted for his valor and leadership during the War of 1812.
-
C.
Geoffrey Burgon
Geoffrey Burgon was a British composer best known for his evocative film and television scores, including acclaimed work on series such as "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "Brideshead Revisited."
-
D.
Colin Turnbull
Colin Turnbull was a British anthropologist and writer best known for his influential ethnographic works on African societies, such as "The Forest People" and "The Mountain People."
-
E.
H. A. Prichard
H. A. Prichard was a 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his influential work in intuitionist ethics and his critique of consequentialist moral theories.
- 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_69c008ada364819096c9e92c74d639b5 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c062870d5881909b8d4e33ff31a907 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c20da55e3c81909a61471b38e88894 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:05 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c2138258c88190a953345a34ba70ed |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c21434d18c81909b5921db80090e8e |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:21 p.m.