Triple
T6225489
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin |
E139220
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University
The Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Harvard astronomy department, historically notable as the first such professorship in the field to be held by a woman.
|
E576884
|
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: Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University | Statement: [Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, positionHeld, Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University Context triple: [Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, positionHeld, Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University]
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A.
Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University
The Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, historically associated with leading figures in theoretical and observational astronomy.
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B.
Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
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C.
Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin
The Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin is a prestigious academic chair in astronomy historically associated with the mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton.
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D.
Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
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E.
Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford
The Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy held by leading scholars, historically including figures such as Sir Christopher Wren.
- 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: Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University Triple: [Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, positionHeld, Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University]
Generated description
The Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Harvard astronomy department, historically notable as the first such professorship in the field to be held by a woman.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University Target entity description: The Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Harvard astronomy department, historically notable as the first such professorship in the field to be held by a woman.
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A.
Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University
The Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, historically associated with leading figures in theoretical and observational astronomy.
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B.
Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
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C.
Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin
The Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin is a prestigious academic chair in astronomy historically associated with the mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton.
-
D.
Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
-
E.
Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford
The Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy held by leading scholars, historically including figures such as Sir Christopher Wren.
- 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_69c008afd3148190b71e9eaa60420dd1 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c062d42c688190be4d8d8325d6daaa |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c20dd3dc5c8190bf48da3a90863727 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c21131f31881909704aac2130d25a7 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c2118792948190b54b6b54d52d291d |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:22 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:22 p.m.