Triple
T81561
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert H. MacArthur |
E1638
|
entity |
| Predicate | influencedBy |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
G. Evelyn Hutchinson was a pioneering 20th-century ecologist often called the "father of modern ecology" for his influential work on ecological niches, limnology, and the theoretical foundations of population and community ecology.
|
E18220
|
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: G. Evelyn Hutchinson | Statement: [Robert H. MacArthur, influencedBy, G. Evelyn Hutchinson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G. Evelyn Hutchinson Context triple: [Robert H. MacArthur, influencedBy, G. Evelyn Hutchinson]
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A.
Alfred Gause
Alfred Gause was a German Wehrmacht general who served as a senior staff officer and field commander during World War II, including in the Mediterranean theater.
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B.
Robert H. MacArthur
Robert H. MacArthur was a pioneering American ecologist best known for his foundational work in community ecology and the theory of island biogeography.
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C.
Edward O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson was a pioneering American biologist and naturalist renowned for his work on biodiversity, sociobiology, and the study of ants.
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D.
Paul R. Ehrlich
Paul R. Ehrlich is an American biologist and population studies scholar best known for his influential and controversial work on overpopulation and environmental sustainability, including the book "The Population Bomb."
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E.
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
- 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: G. Evelyn Hutchinson Triple: [Robert H. MacArthur, influencedBy, G. Evelyn Hutchinson]
Generated description
G. Evelyn Hutchinson was a pioneering 20th-century ecologist often called the "father of modern ecology" for his influential work on ecological niches, limnology, and the theoretical foundations of population and community ecology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G. Evelyn Hutchinson Target entity description: G. Evelyn Hutchinson was a pioneering 20th-century ecologist often called the "father of modern ecology" for his influential work on ecological niches, limnology, and the theoretical foundations of population and community ecology.
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A.
Alfred Gause
Alfred Gause was a German Wehrmacht general who served as a senior staff officer and field commander during World War II, including in the Mediterranean theater.
-
B.
Robert H. MacArthur
Robert H. MacArthur was a pioneering American ecologist best known for his foundational work in community ecology and the theory of island biogeography.
-
C.
Edward O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson was a pioneering American biologist and naturalist renowned for his work on biodiversity, sociobiology, and the study of ants.
-
D.
Paul R. Ehrlich
Paul R. Ehrlich is an American biologist and population studies scholar best known for his influential and controversial work on overpopulation and environmental sustainability, including the book "The Population Bomb."
-
E.
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
- 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_69a24c60d19c8190a1b6c105ca59ef5b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24f367b208190a69f5b76d6ae0496 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2c529506c81908da1e88f04d6b0a0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:36 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2c633ed688190937e3603b5bcfac8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2c6cb23a88190a134f3820a080201 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:43 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.