Triple
T7127610
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai |
E166103
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Merlin de Douai
Merlin de Douai was a prominent French lawyer, revolutionary politician, and jurist who played a key role during the French Revolution and later served under Napoleon.
|
E643679
|
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: Merlin de Douai | Statement: [Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai, alsoKnownAs, Merlin de Douai]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merlin de Douai Context triple: [Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai, alsoKnownAs, Merlin de Douai]
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A.
Geoffrey
Geoffrey is a masculine given name of English origin, famously borne by pioneering computer scientist and AI researcher Geoffrey Hinton.
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B.
Lancelot Heath
Lancelot Heath is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Heath.
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C.
William of Deloraine
William of Deloraine is a fictional Border reiver and warrior in Sir Walter Scott’s narrative poem "The Lay of the Last Minstrel," known for his daring exploits and loyalty amid the turbulent Anglo-Scottish border wars.
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D.
Sir Eyck of Denesle
Sir Eyck of Denesle is a minor but memorable knight character in the fantasy series "The Witcher," known for his arrogance and comic relief.
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E.
Robert of Arbrissel
Robert of Arbrissel was an 11th–12th century French itinerant preacher and reformer best known for founding the double monastery of Fontevraud and promoting radical ideals of poverty and mixed-gender religious life.
- 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: Merlin de Douai Triple: [Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai, alsoKnownAs, Merlin de Douai]
Generated description
Merlin de Douai was a prominent French lawyer, revolutionary politician, and jurist who played a key role during the French Revolution and later served under Napoleon.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merlin de Douai Target entity description: Merlin de Douai was a prominent French lawyer, revolutionary politician, and jurist who played a key role during the French Revolution and later served under Napoleon.
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A.
Geoffrey
Geoffrey is a masculine given name of English origin, famously borne by pioneering computer scientist and AI researcher Geoffrey Hinton.
-
B.
Lancelot Heath
Lancelot Heath is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Heath.
-
C.
William of Deloraine
William of Deloraine is a fictional Border reiver and warrior in Sir Walter Scott’s narrative poem "The Lay of the Last Minstrel," known for his daring exploits and loyalty amid the turbulent Anglo-Scottish border wars.
-
D.
Sir Eyck of Denesle
Sir Eyck of Denesle is a minor but memorable knight character in the fantasy series "The Witcher," known for his arrogance and comic relief.
-
E.
Robert of Arbrissel
Robert of Arbrissel was an 11th–12th century French itinerant preacher and reformer best known for founding the double monastery of Fontevraud and promoting radical ideals of poverty and mixed-gender religious life.
- 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_69c6888350588190870cd552b427a1cd |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e64ee8ac81909ee1c7cb1db3af33 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7a338b6908190bace3ee43a080c2f |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7a446c5088190908dd7b4cdc57f18 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7a4fc9f788190b38437c6e91a5f8a |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:53 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:44 p.m.