Triple
T8519740
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Norway rat |
E201664
|
entity |
| Predicate | firstDescribedBy |
P7386
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Berkenhout
John Berkenhout was an 18th-century English physician and naturalist known for his taxonomic work, including the early scientific description of the Norway rat.
|
E739696
|
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: John Berkenhout | Statement: [Norway rat, firstDescribedBy, John Berkenhout]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Berkenhout Context triple: [Norway rat, firstDescribedBy, John Berkenhout]
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A.
Carolus Clusius
Carolus Clusius was a pioneering 16th-century Flemish botanist whose work in plant classification and the introduction of new species, including tulips, greatly advanced European horticulture and botanical science.
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B.
Christian Hendrik Persoon
Christian Hendrik Persoon was a pioneering mycologist whose early systematic work on fungi laid the foundation for modern fungal taxonomy.
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C.
Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt
Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt was a Dutch botanist and naturalist of the early 19th century who played a key role in developing botanical research and gardens in the Dutch East Indies.
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D.
Hieronymus Meyer
Hieronymus Meyer was a mountaineer known for being among the first to successfully climb the Swiss peak Jungfrau.
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E.
Johannes Heinsius
Johannes Heinsius was a notable historical figure bearing the surname Heinsius, likely recognized for contributions in scholarly, political, or cultural fields.
- 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: John Berkenhout Triple: [Norway rat, firstDescribedBy, John Berkenhout]
Generated description
John Berkenhout was an 18th-century English physician and naturalist known for his taxonomic work, including the early scientific description of the Norway rat.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Berkenhout Target entity description: John Berkenhout was an 18th-century English physician and naturalist known for his taxonomic work, including the early scientific description of the Norway rat.
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A.
Carolus Clusius
Carolus Clusius was a pioneering 16th-century Flemish botanist whose work in plant classification and the introduction of new species, including tulips, greatly advanced European horticulture and botanical science.
-
B.
Christian Hendrik Persoon
Christian Hendrik Persoon was a pioneering mycologist whose early systematic work on fungi laid the foundation for modern fungal taxonomy.
-
C.
Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt
Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt was a Dutch botanist and naturalist of the early 19th century who played a key role in developing botanical research and gardens in the Dutch East Indies.
-
D.
Hieronymus Meyer
Hieronymus Meyer was a mountaineer known for being among the first to successfully climb the Swiss peak Jungfrau.
-
E.
Johannes Heinsius
Johannes Heinsius was a notable historical figure bearing the surname Heinsius, likely recognized for contributions in scholarly, political, or cultural fields.
- 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_69ca8321bb44819081b74df0b710276d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe627de908190b463da0f26da4ffb |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4e76dcd08190866fde75cd0ac389 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce4ffc30e08190b71e941d63d56015 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce54dc664081908ff63ec7f92834d7 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:16 p.m.