Triple

T6855855
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff E158139 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Boshoff
Boshoff is an Afrikaans-origin surname commonly found in South Africa, associated with several notable historical and contemporary figures.
 E624500 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: Boshoff | Statement: [Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff, familyName, Boshoff]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Boshoff
Context triple: [Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff, familyName, Boshoff]
  • A. Greeff
    Greeff is a surname of likely Afrikaans or Dutch origin borne by individuals such as Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff.
  • B. Verwoerd
    Verwoerd is a surname most prominently associated with Hendrik Verwoerd, the South African prime minister widely regarded as the chief architect of apartheid.
  • C. Marthinus
    Marthinus is a masculine given name of Afrikaans and Dutch origin, historically borne by several notable South African figures.
  • D. Zoutkamp
    Zoutkamp is a historic fishing village in the Dutch province of Groningen, known for its former role as a fortified harbor and its traditional maritime character.
  • E. Marais Louw
    Marais Louw is a South African rugby union player known for his performances as a flanker in domestic and international competitions.
  • 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: Boshoff
Triple: [Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff, familyName, Boshoff]
Generated description
Boshoff is an Afrikaans-origin surname commonly found in South Africa, associated with several notable historical and contemporary figures.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Boshoff
Target entity description: Boshoff is an Afrikaans-origin surname commonly found in South Africa, associated with several notable historical and contemporary figures.
  • A. Greeff
    Greeff is a surname of likely Afrikaans or Dutch origin borne by individuals such as Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff.
  • B. Verwoerd
    Verwoerd is a surname most prominently associated with Hendrik Verwoerd, the South African prime minister widely regarded as the chief architect of apartheid.
  • C. Marthinus
    Marthinus is a masculine given name of Afrikaans and Dutch origin, historically borne by several notable South African figures.
  • D. Zoutkamp
    Zoutkamp is a historic fishing village in the Dutch province of Groningen, known for its former role as a fortified harbor and its traditional maritime character.
  • E. Marais Louw
    Marais Louw is a South African rugby union player known for his performances as a flanker in domestic and international competitions.
  • 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_69c6882fae988190864cbba788c5ebb4 completed March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6d86f03ac8190b4307156ab65a276 completed March 27, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c72fdda9cc8190b039f892d046d7af completed March 28, 2026, 1:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c73913cac88190b97db49266b30b23 completed March 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c739c4313881909fa14f471db0f923 completed March 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:20 p.m.