Triple

T10623062
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Scudder E250252 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object William Scudder
William Scudder is a person notable enough to be specifically recorded as a bearer of the surname Scudder.
 E925371 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 Scudder | Statement: [Scudder, hasNotableBearer, William Scudder]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Scudder
Context triple: [Scudder, hasNotableBearer, William Scudder]
  • A. George Scudder
    George Scudder is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Scudder, though specific widely known public details about him are limited.
  • B. Thomas Scudder
    Thomas Scudder is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably recorded as a bearer of the Scudder surname.
  • C. Horace Scudder
    Horace Scudder was a 19th-century American editor, author, and biographer best known for his work with The Atlantic Monthly and his influential writings for children.
  • D. William Cottrell
    William Cottrell was an American screenwriter and director best known for his work on classic Disney animated films in the mid-20th century.
  • E. William Tharp
    William Tharp was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Delaware.
  • 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 Scudder
Triple: [Scudder, hasNotableBearer, William Scudder]
Generated description
William Scudder is a person notable enough to be specifically recorded as a bearer of the surname Scudder.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Scudder
Target entity description: William Scudder is a person notable enough to be specifically recorded as a bearer of the surname Scudder.
  • A. George Scudder
    George Scudder is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Scudder, though specific widely known public details about him are limited.
  • B. Thomas Scudder
    Thomas Scudder is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably recorded as a bearer of the Scudder surname.
  • C. Horace Scudder
    Horace Scudder was a 19th-century American editor, author, and biographer best known for his work with The Atlantic Monthly and his influential writings for children.
  • D. William Cottrell
    William Cottrell was an American screenwriter and director best known for his work on classic Disney animated films in the mid-20th century.
  • E. William Tharp
    William Tharp was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Delaware.
  • 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_69d6aa5993448190a493b790b8f85010 completed April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d6df7f11fc8190aed858f2e1443c08 completed April 8, 2026, 11:06 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e5d2d717888190b7e455d006d01033 completed April 20, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e5d615b6a08190b6000339bec4270d completed April 20, 2026, 7:30 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e5d924963c8190bfc55ffeb529a499 completed April 20, 2026, 7:43 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 8:51 p.m.