Triple
T1091746
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Technical University of Munich |
E24177
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gerhard Ertl
Gerhard Ertl is a German physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in surface chemistry and heterogeneous catalysis.
|
E127419
|
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: Gerhard Ertl | Statement: [Technical University of Munich, hasNotableAlumni, Gerhard Ertl]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerhard Ertl Context triple: [Technical University of Munich, hasNotableAlumni, Gerhard Ertl]
-
A.
George A. Olah
George A. Olah was a Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his groundbreaking work on carbocations and superacids, which fundamentally advanced the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms.
-
B.
John Polanyi
John Polanyi is a Canadian chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical kinetics and reaction dynamics.
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C.
Jean-Marie Lehn
Jean-Marie Lehn is a French chemist and Nobel laureate renowned as a founder of supramolecular chemistry for his pioneering work on molecular recognition and self-assembly.
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D.
Albert Eschenmoser
Albert Eschenmoser is a Swiss organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work on the structure and synthesis of vitamin B12 and for fundamental contributions to the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms and prebiotic chemistry.
-
E.
Richard R. Schrock
Richard R. Schrock is an American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on olefin metathesis and organometallic chemistry.
- 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: Gerhard Ertl Triple: [Technical University of Munich, hasNotableAlumni, Gerhard Ertl]
Generated description
Gerhard Ertl is a German physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in surface chemistry and heterogeneous catalysis.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerhard Ertl Target entity description: Gerhard Ertl is a German physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in surface chemistry and heterogeneous catalysis.
-
A.
George A. Olah
George A. Olah was a Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his groundbreaking work on carbocations and superacids, which fundamentally advanced the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms.
-
B.
John Polanyi
John Polanyi is a Canadian chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical kinetics and reaction dynamics.
-
C.
Jean-Marie Lehn
Jean-Marie Lehn is a French chemist and Nobel laureate renowned as a founder of supramolecular chemistry for his pioneering work on molecular recognition and self-assembly.
-
D.
Albert Eschenmoser
Albert Eschenmoser is a Swiss organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work on the structure and synthesis of vitamin B12 and for fundamental contributions to the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms and prebiotic chemistry.
-
E.
Richard R. Schrock
Richard R. Schrock is an American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on olefin metathesis and organometallic chemistry.
- 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_69a49404428c819092dcc9632f5f7b8b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b982018481908b222df095e318c0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac538cd45c8190bcab18ce4e281e72 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac53f04ad081908f1536f17e65f633 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac54971fc88190b009a05180f10cf5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:38 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.