Triple
T736186
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dreyfus affair |
E14938
|
entity |
| Predicate | involves |
P1256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Auguste Mercier
Auguste Mercier was a French general and Minister of War best known for his central and controversial role in the Dreyfus affair.
|
E175286
|
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: Auguste Mercier | Statement: [Dreyfus affair, involves, Auguste Mercier]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Auguste Mercier Context triple: [Dreyfus affair, involves, Auguste Mercier]
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A.
Honoré Daumet
Honoré Daumet was a prominent 19th-century French architect known for his work on major public buildings and contributions to the Beaux-Arts architectural tradition.
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B.
Gabriel-François Doyen
Gabriel-François Doyen was an 18th-century French painter known for his dramatic religious and historical compositions within the Rococo and early Neoclassical traditions.
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C.
Jacques Hébertot
Jacques Hébertot was a French theater director, journalist, and cultural entrepreneur known for his influential role in early 20th-century Parisian arts and entertainment.
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D.
Auguste De Gas
Auguste De Gas was a French banker and art collector best known as the father of the Impressionist painter Edgar Degas.
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E.
Émile Nouguier
Émile Nouguier was a French civil engineer best known as one of the principal designers of the Eiffel Tower.
- 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: Auguste Mercier Triple: [Dreyfus affair, involves, Auguste Mercier]
Generated description
Auguste Mercier was a French general and Minister of War best known for his central and controversial role in the Dreyfus affair.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Auguste Mercier Target entity description: Auguste Mercier was a French general and Minister of War best known for his central and controversial role in the Dreyfus affair.
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A.
Honoré Daumet
Honoré Daumet was a prominent 19th-century French architect known for his work on major public buildings and contributions to the Beaux-Arts architectural tradition.
-
B.
Gabriel-François Doyen
Gabriel-François Doyen was an 18th-century French painter known for his dramatic religious and historical compositions within the Rococo and early Neoclassical traditions.
-
C.
Jacques Hébertot
Jacques Hébertot was a French theater director, journalist, and cultural entrepreneur known for his influential role in early 20th-century Parisian arts and entertainment.
-
D.
Auguste De Gas
Auguste De Gas was a French banker and art collector best known as the father of the Impressionist painter Edgar Degas.
-
E.
Émile Nouguier
Émile Nouguier was a French civil engineer best known as one of the principal designers of the Eiffel Tower.
- 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_69a4934d9930819099eed80096b0597d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a5da30b88190afbd12ae6109cc1b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad3072c3a881908c33159cdd55ae0b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:16 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad30f9377481909d75f6e5eaab6221 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad314bdc388190a682fc84d2ccabeb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.