Triple

T8924087
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Brian Houghton Hodgson E212497 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Hodgson
Hodgson is an English-language surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, literature, and science.
 E766952 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: Hodgson | Statement: [Brian Houghton Hodgson, familyName, Hodgson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hodgson
Context triple: [Brian Houghton Hodgson, familyName, Hodgson]
  • A. Hodgson
    Hodgson is the middle name of William Edward Hodgson Berwick, an English mathematician known for his work in number theory.
  • B. David Hodgson
    David Hodgson was a 19th-century English landscape painter associated with the Norwich School, known for his depictions of Norfolk architecture and scenery.
  • C. Mike Hodgson
    Mike Hodgson is an artist known for his background artwork on the animated fantasy film "The Black Cauldron."
  • D. David Hodges
    David Hodges is an American songwriter, producer, and former Evanescence member known for co-writing numerous pop and rock hits for major artists.
  • E. Ralph Hodgson
    Ralph Hodgson was an English poet best known for his lyrical, nature-focused verse and his role in the early 20th-century Georgian poetry movement.
  • 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: Hodgson
Triple: [Brian Houghton Hodgson, familyName, Hodgson]
Generated description
Hodgson is an English-language surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, literature, and science.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hodgson
Target entity description: Hodgson is an English-language surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, literature, and science.
  • A. Hodgson
    Hodgson is the middle name of William Edward Hodgson Berwick, an English mathematician known for his work in number theory.
  • B. David Hodgson
    David Hodgson was a 19th-century English landscape painter associated with the Norwich School, known for his depictions of Norfolk architecture and scenery.
  • C. Mike Hodgson
    Mike Hodgson is an artist known for his background artwork on the animated fantasy film "The Black Cauldron."
  • D. David Hodges
    David Hodges is an American songwriter, producer, and former Evanescence member known for co-writing numerous pop and rock hits for major artists.
  • E. Ralph Hodgson
    Ralph Hodgson was an English poet best known for his lyrical, nature-focused verse and his role in the early 20th-century Georgian poetry movement.
  • 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_69ca839481d48190b42b037e0d0f636c completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc6652d63881908821c8735984322a completed April 1, 2026, 12:26 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfba5480d48190bf126caaa882d39e completed April 3, 2026, 1:02 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfbb0db6848190a375196a021d1bb9 completed April 3, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfbf7f551c819089830d16fe55599e completed April 3, 2026, 1:24 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:57 p.m.