Triple
T8935263
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Spiritualism |
E212759
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasKeyFigure |
P810
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Crookes
William Crookes was a prominent 19th-century British chemist and physicist, known for discovering the element thallium and for his influential but controversial investigations into spiritualist phenomena.
|
E767788
|
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: William Crookes | Statement: [Spiritualism, hasKeyFigure, William Crookes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Crookes Context triple: [Spiritualism, hasKeyFigure, William Crookes]
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A.
J. J. Thomson
J. J. Thomson was a British physicist best known for discovering the electron and proposing the "plum pudding" model of the atom.
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B.
Norman Lockyer
Norman Lockyer was a British astronomer and science communicator best known for co-discovering the element helium in the solar spectrum and for founding the journal Nature.
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C.
Julius Plücker
Julius Plücker was a 19th-century German mathematician and physicist known for his pioneering work in analytic and projective geometry as well as early contributions to spectroscopy.
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D.
Robert Bunsen
Robert Bunsen was a German chemist best known for co-developing the Bunsen burner and pioneering the field of spectrum analysis.
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E.
Oliver Lodge
Oliver Lodge was a British physicist and writer best known for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy and early radio, as well as his popular writings on science and spiritualism.
- 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: William Crookes Triple: [Spiritualism, hasKeyFigure, William Crookes]
Generated description
William Crookes was a prominent 19th-century British chemist and physicist, known for discovering the element thallium and for his influential but controversial investigations into spiritualist phenomena.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Crookes Target entity description: William Crookes was a prominent 19th-century British chemist and physicist, known for discovering the element thallium and for his influential but controversial investigations into spiritualist phenomena.
-
A.
J. J. Thomson
J. J. Thomson was a British physicist best known for discovering the electron and proposing the "plum pudding" model of the atom.
-
B.
Norman Lockyer
Norman Lockyer was a British astronomer and science communicator best known for co-discovering the element helium in the solar spectrum and for founding the journal Nature.
-
C.
Julius Plücker
Julius Plücker was a 19th-century German mathematician and physicist known for his pioneering work in analytic and projective geometry as well as early contributions to spectroscopy.
-
D.
Robert Bunsen
Robert Bunsen was a German chemist best known for co-developing the Bunsen burner and pioneering the field of spectrum analysis.
-
E.
Oliver Lodge
Oliver Lodge was a British physicist and writer best known for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy and early radio, as well as his popular writings on science and spiritualism.
- 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_69ca8395c438819087d7cb844ab5990c |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc669138b48190a6bb4968f029a69e |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfc1ddac548190bf520321dd35de1c |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfc26e039881909f623ba5b1b7f7e1 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfc350afc08190a17c61041d6d8193 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:40 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:58 p.m.