Triple

T10172773
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John M. Pfau Library E235371 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object John M. Pfau
John M. Pfau was the founding president of California State University, San Bernardino, recognized for his leadership in establishing and developing the institution.
 E1009367 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: John M. Pfau | Statement: [John M. Pfau Library, namedAfter, John M. Pfau]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John M. Pfau
Context triple: [John M. Pfau Library, namedAfter, John M. Pfau]
  • A. Timothy L. Pflueger
    Timothy L. Pflueger was a prominent American architect known for his influential Art Deco and Moderne designs in the San Francisco Bay Area, including major theaters, skyscrapers, and civic projects.
  • B. John M. Balch
    John M. Balch was an individual significant enough in local history that the city of Balch Springs, Texas, was named in his honor.
  • C. James S. Voss
    James S. Voss is a retired U.S. Army officer and NASA astronaut who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and spent over five months aboard the International Space Station.
  • D. Charles T. Brumback
    Charles T. Brumback was an American media executive best known for serving as a top leader, including CEO, of the Tribune Company, the major newspaper and broadcasting conglomerate.
  • E. Russell F. Schoengarth
    Russell F. Schoengarth was a film editor active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his work on mystery and crime films.
  • 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: John M. Pfau
Triple: [John M. Pfau Library, namedAfter, John M. Pfau]
Generated description
John M. Pfau was the founding president of California State University, San Bernardino, recognized for his leadership in establishing and developing the institution.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John M. Pfau
Target entity description: John M. Pfau was the founding president of California State University, San Bernardino, recognized for his leadership in establishing and developing the institution.
  • A. Timothy L. Pflueger
    Timothy L. Pflueger was a prominent American architect known for his influential Art Deco and Moderne designs in the San Francisco Bay Area, including major theaters, skyscrapers, and civic projects.
  • B. John M. Balch
    John M. Balch was an individual significant enough in local history that the city of Balch Springs, Texas, was named in his honor.
  • C. James S. Voss
    James S. Voss is a retired U.S. Army officer and NASA astronaut who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and spent over five months aboard the International Space Station.
  • D. Charles T. Brumback
    Charles T. Brumback was an American media executive best known for serving as a top leader, including CEO, of the Tribune Company, the major newspaper and broadcasting conglomerate.
  • E. Russell F. Schoengarth
    Russell F. Schoengarth was a film editor active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his work on mystery and crime films.
  • 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_69ca84ceafd0819085828600e11bed6b completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cdec9f6dd8819081588600499165ee completed April 2, 2026, 4:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6a52daf1c81909c586e470a998073 completed May 3, 2026, 1:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6a616f6e4819096c9850434882548 completed May 3, 2026, 1:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6a716bb2c81909dccc5ddbf3c92b5 completed May 3, 2026, 1:38 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:10 p.m.