Triple

T8862596

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Josiah Parsons Cooke	`E210927`	entity
Predicate	hasHonorificTitle	`P368`	FINISHED
Object	Erving Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University The Erving Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard's chemistry department historically held by notable chemists such as Josiah Parsons Cooke.	`E762242`	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: Erving Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University | Statement: [Josiah Parsons Cooke, hasHonorificTitle, Erving Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Erving Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University
Context triple: [Josiah Parsons Cooke, hasHonorificTitle, Erving Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University]

A. Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University
The Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, historically associated with leading researchers such as Nobel laureate Elias J. Corey.
B. Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
C. J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University
The J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University is a distinguished endowed chair in theoretical chemistry named after pioneering American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
D. Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
E. Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University
The Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University is a distinguished endowed chair in the university’s chemistry department, held by leading researchers recognized for exceptional contributions to the field.
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: Erving Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University
Triple: [Josiah Parsons Cooke, hasHonorificTitle, Erving Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University]

Generated description

The Erving Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard's chemistry department historically held by notable chemists such as Josiah Parsons Cooke.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Erving Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University
Target entity description: The Erving Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard's chemistry department historically held by notable chemists such as Josiah Parsons Cooke.

A. Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University
The Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, historically associated with leading researchers such as Nobel laureate Elias J. Corey.
B. Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
C. J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University
The J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University is a distinguished endowed chair in theoretical chemistry named after pioneering American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
D. Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
E. Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University
The Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University is a distinguished endowed chair in the university’s chemistry department, held by leading researchers recognized for exceptional contributions to the field.
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_69ca838bbddc8190ab546d737e5d350f`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69cc610263048190931bb2c3ac573a08`	completed	April 1, 2026, 12:04 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69cfa0c248108190815d593f44029183`	completed	April 3, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69cfa1714b4081909035c9b15c82c1be`	completed	April 3, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69cfa24be80481909e2b575f99cd1dc4`	completed	April 3, 2026, 11:19 a.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:50 p.m.