Triple
T8871786
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Francis B. Sayre Sr. |
E211172
|
entity |
| Predicate | child |
P120
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Francis B. Sayre Jr.
Francis B. Sayre Jr. was an American Episcopal clergyman and social activist known for his outspoken advocacy for civil rights and opposition to McCarthyism during his tenure as Dean of the Washington National Cathedral.
|
E766043
|
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: Francis B. Sayre Jr. | Statement: [Francis B. Sayre Sr., child, Francis B. Sayre Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis B. Sayre Jr. Context triple: [Francis B. Sayre Sr., child, Francis B. Sayre Jr.]
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A.
Francis B. Sayre Sr.
Francis B. Sayre Sr. was an American diplomat and legal scholar who served as U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippines and was the son-in-law of President Woodrow Wilson.
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B.
James R. Sayre Jr.
James R. Sayre Jr. was an American industrialist and co-founder of the Sayre & Fisher Brick Company, after whom the borough of Sayreville, New Jersey, is named.
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C.
Francis B. Deane Jr.
Francis B. Deane Jr. was a 19th-century American industrialist best known for establishing the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia, one of the largest and most important iron manufacturers in the United States before and during the Civil War.
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D.
John Bassett
John Bassett was a Canadian media executive and sports entrepreneur best known for his influential role in professional hockey, including helping launch the World Hockey Association.
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E.
William M. Rice
William M. Rice was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder and namesake of Rice University in Houston, Texas.
- 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: Francis B. Sayre Jr. Triple: [Francis B. Sayre Sr., child, Francis B. Sayre Jr.]
Generated description
Francis B. Sayre Jr. was an American Episcopal clergyman and social activist known for his outspoken advocacy for civil rights and opposition to McCarthyism during his tenure as Dean of the Washington National Cathedral.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis B. Sayre Jr. Target entity description: Francis B. Sayre Jr. was an American Episcopal clergyman and social activist known for his outspoken advocacy for civil rights and opposition to McCarthyism during his tenure as Dean of the Washington National Cathedral.
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A.
Francis B. Sayre Sr.
Francis B. Sayre Sr. was an American diplomat and legal scholar who served as U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippines and was the son-in-law of President Woodrow Wilson.
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B.
James R. Sayre Jr.
James R. Sayre Jr. was an American industrialist and co-founder of the Sayre & Fisher Brick Company, after whom the borough of Sayreville, New Jersey, is named.
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C.
Francis B. Deane Jr.
Francis B. Deane Jr. was a 19th-century American industrialist best known for establishing the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia, one of the largest and most important iron manufacturers in the United States before and during the Civil War.
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D.
John Bassett
John Bassett was a Canadian media executive and sports entrepreneur best known for his influential role in professional hockey, including helping launch the World Hockey Association.
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E.
William M. Rice
William M. Rice was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder and namesake of Rice University in Houston, Texas.
- 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_69ca838d3c7c8190a849566d5afd2b11 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc61281e888190a32b08980310979f |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfba149400819096cb93fdda440dcd |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:01 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfbab0b0048190a0ad002787dddffa |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfbb4f1f6881908ec9e419d175d044 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:51 p.m.