Triple

T81814
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lynn Margulis E1643 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Thomas N. Margulis
Thomas N. Margulis is known primarily as the former husband of renowned evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis.
 E64619 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: Thomas N. Margulis | Statement: [Lynn Margulis, spouse, Thomas N. Margulis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomas N. Margulis
Context triple: [Lynn Margulis, spouse, Thomas N. Margulis]
  • A. Thomas J. Biersteker
    Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
  • B. Alan M. Garber
    Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
  • C. John V. L. Hogan
    John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
  • D. Philip M. Kaiser
    Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
  • E. Patrick E. Haggerty
    Patrick E. Haggerty was an American engineer and business executive who played a pivotal role in the early semiconductor industry and the growth of Texas Instruments into a major technology company.
  • 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: Thomas N. Margulis
Triple: [Lynn Margulis, spouse, Thomas N. Margulis]
Generated description
Thomas N. Margulis is known primarily as the former husband of renowned evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomas N. Margulis
Target entity description: Thomas N. Margulis is known primarily as the former husband of renowned evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis.
  • A. Thomas J. Biersteker
    Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
  • B. Alan M. Garber
    Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
  • C. John V. L. Hogan
    John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
  • D. Philip M. Kaiser
    Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
  • E. Patrick E. Haggerty
    Patrick E. Haggerty was an American engineer and business executive who played a pivotal role in the early semiconductor industry and the growth of Texas Instruments into a major technology company.
  • 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_69a24c8150408190910a693eb51c1f71 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_69a4a4238ff481908c835c3fd7f2863e completed March 1, 2026, 8:40 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4a4a83cb48190a5d80557c5573ab2 completed March 1, 2026, 8:42 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4a52e4ae081909f880462479fc51f completed March 1, 2026, 8:44 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.