Triple
T8997136
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Greenfield, Massachusetts |
E214944
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotablePerson |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Apess
William Apess was a 19th-century Pequot writer, Methodist minister, and activist known for being one of the first Native American authors to publish extensive autobiographical and political works in English.
|
E771340
|
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 Apess | Statement: [Greenfield, Massachusetts, hasNotablePerson, William Apess]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Apess Context triple: [Greenfield, Massachusetts, hasNotablePerson, William Apess]
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A.
Samson Occom
Samson Occom was an 18th-century Mohegan minister, educator, and one of the first Native American writers to publish in English, known for his influential role in early Native American Christian missions and education.
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B.
Samuel A. Worcester
Samuel A. Worcester was an American missionary whose conviction under Georgia law led to the landmark 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia, which affirmed the sovereignty of Native American nations.
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C.
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller was a 19th-century Canadian-born architect best known for designing major public buildings in North America, including prominent government structures.
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D.
Moses Grandy
Moses Grandy was a formerly enslaved African American who became known for his powerful 19th-century narrative detailing his experiences in slavery and his eventual purchase of his own freedom.
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E.
Frederick McGowan
Frederick McGowan was a key early 20th-century American theater figure best known for co-founding the Cleveland Play House, one of the nation’s first professional regional theaters.
- 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 Apess Triple: [Greenfield, Massachusetts, hasNotablePerson, William Apess]
Generated description
William Apess was a 19th-century Pequot writer, Methodist minister, and activist known for being one of the first Native American authors to publish extensive autobiographical and political works in English.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Apess Target entity description: William Apess was a 19th-century Pequot writer, Methodist minister, and activist known for being one of the first Native American authors to publish extensive autobiographical and political works in English.
-
A.
Samson Occom
Samson Occom was an 18th-century Mohegan minister, educator, and one of the first Native American writers to publish in English, known for his influential role in early Native American Christian missions and education.
-
B.
Samuel A. Worcester
Samuel A. Worcester was an American missionary whose conviction under Georgia law led to the landmark 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia, which affirmed the sovereignty of Native American nations.
-
C.
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller was a 19th-century Canadian-born architect best known for designing major public buildings in North America, including prominent government structures.
-
D.
Moses Grandy
Moses Grandy was a formerly enslaved African American who became known for his powerful 19th-century narrative detailing his experiences in slavery and his eventual purchase of his own freedom.
-
E.
Frederick McGowan
Frederick McGowan was a key early 20th-century American theater figure best known for co-founding the Cleveland Play House, one of the nation’s first professional regional theaters.
- 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_69ca83a05c608190bdfdbdb25e994b39 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc68e0d3588190bdab0e2b86b09228 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfd0d586c881909090b424f6fd036f |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfd15c82208190adc11bc6ab1b959b |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfd1eb7f588190a7b7a4ccb48a51d9 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:05 p.m.