Triple
T10547056
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William L. Langer |
E248846
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Archibald Cary Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University
The Archibald Cary Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s History Department, named in honor of influential historian and librarian Archibald Cary Coolidge.
|
E870070
|
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: Archibald Cary Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University | Statement: [William L. Langer, positionHeld, Archibald Cary Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Archibald Cary Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University Context triple: [William L. Langer, positionHeld, Archibald Cary Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University]
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A.
Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University
The Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University is a distinguished endowed chair awarded to a leading scholar whose work bridges historical analysis and political science.
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B.
Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University
The Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for distinguished scholars recognized for exceptional contributions to their academic fields.
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C.
Smith Professor of the History of Fine Arts at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of the History of Fine Arts at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in art history at Harvard, historically associated with leading scholars such as Charles Eliot Norton.
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D.
Harrington Professor of History
Harrington Professor of History is a distinguished endowed academic chair in the field of history, held by historian Alfred W. McCoy.
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E.
Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University
The Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by leading scholars, notably in African and African American studies and related fields.
- 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: Archibald Cary Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University Triple: [William L. Langer, positionHeld, Archibald Cary Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University]
Generated description
The Archibald Cary Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s History Department, named in honor of influential historian and librarian Archibald Cary Coolidge.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Archibald Cary Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University Target entity description: The Archibald Cary Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s History Department, named in honor of influential historian and librarian Archibald Cary Coolidge.
-
A.
Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University
The Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University is a distinguished endowed chair awarded to a leading scholar whose work bridges historical analysis and political science.
-
B.
Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University
The Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for distinguished scholars recognized for exceptional contributions to their academic fields.
-
C.
Smith Professor of the History of Fine Arts at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of the History of Fine Arts at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in art history at Harvard, historically associated with leading scholars such as Charles Eliot Norton.
-
D.
Harrington Professor of History
Harrington Professor of History is a distinguished endowed academic chair in the field of history, held by historian Alfred W. McCoy.
-
E.
Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University
The Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by leading scholars, notably in African and African American studies and related fields.
- 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_69d381c733c08190ab1dd6239f5f34ae |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d526d20ef48190ab9f70d4ce5f2a11 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 3:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d9344a53fc81909765061d07d0cd20 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d938c8b25c8190bb048053d8668e5c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d939b1844881908c8fbcb9488863f6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:33 p.m.