Triple
T1057840
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Archibald Wheeler |
E22836
|
entity |
| Predicate | academicAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Karl Herzfeld
Karl Herzfeld was an Austrian-American physicist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics and acoustics, and for mentoring influential physicists such as John Archibald Wheeler.
|
E333540
|
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: Karl Herzfeld | Statement: [John Archibald Wheeler, academicAdvisor, Karl Herzfeld]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Herzfeld Context triple: [John Archibald Wheeler, academicAdvisor, Karl Herzfeld]
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A.
Hans Wiegel
Hans Wiegel is a prominent Dutch liberal politician who served as leader of the VVD and as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands in the late 20th century.
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B.
Gerhard Doerfer
Gerhard Doerfer was a German linguist renowned for his critical work on Turkic and other Central Asian languages and for his influential rejection of the proposed Altaic language family.
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C.
Hermann Weingärtner
Hermann Weingärtner was a German gymnast who became one of the most successful competitors at the inaugural modern Olympic Games in 1896, winning multiple medals across several events.
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D.
Ernst Göhner
Ernst Göhner was a prominent Swiss entrepreneur and industrialist known for building a major construction and real estate empire and for his significant philanthropic legacy.
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E.
Theodor Jung
Theodor Jung was an American photographer best known for his documentary work during the Great Depression as part of the Farm Security Administration’s historic photography project.
- 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: Karl Herzfeld Triple: [John Archibald Wheeler, academicAdvisor, Karl Herzfeld]
Generated description
Karl Herzfeld was an Austrian-American physicist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics and acoustics, and for mentoring influential physicists such as John Archibald Wheeler.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Herzfeld Target entity description: Karl Herzfeld was an Austrian-American physicist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics and acoustics, and for mentoring influential physicists such as John Archibald Wheeler.
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A.
Hans Wiegel
Hans Wiegel is a prominent Dutch liberal politician who served as leader of the VVD and as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands in the late 20th century.
-
B.
Gerhard Doerfer
Gerhard Doerfer was a German linguist renowned for his critical work on Turkic and other Central Asian languages and for his influential rejection of the proposed Altaic language family.
-
C.
Hermann Weingärtner
Hermann Weingärtner was a German gymnast who became one of the most successful competitors at the inaugural modern Olympic Games in 1896, winning multiple medals across several events.
-
D.
Ernst Göhner
Ernst Göhner was a prominent Swiss entrepreneur and industrialist known for building a major construction and real estate empire and for his significant philanthropic legacy.
-
E.
Theodor Jung
Theodor Jung was an American photographer best known for his documentary work during the Great Depression as part of the Farm Security Administration’s historic photography project.
- 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_69a493dada0481909c43649f9843ea91 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b8dc9e8c819099fbb192bcf80615 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b234e0c7b081909dfd144ef2768e18 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b23634df448190b63f08b107511cb2 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b236f6ca1c8190ad3ca4f329d1a5ae |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:45 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.