Triple

T11082970
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nathaniel P. Banks E262047 entity
Predicate succeededBy P78 FINISHED
Object John A. Andrew
John A. Andrew was the 25th Governor of Massachusetts, best known for his strong anti-slavery stance and leadership of the state during the American Civil War.
 E905121 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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 A. Andrew | Statement: [Nathaniel P. Banks, succeededBy, John A. Andrew]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John A. Andrew
Context triple: [Nathaniel P. Banks, succeededBy, John A. Andrew]
  • A. Zachary Taylor Davis
    Zachary Taylor Davis was an American architect best known for designing iconic early 20th-century baseball parks, including Chicago’s Wrigley Field.
  • B. John Slidell
    John Slidell was a 19th-century American politician and diplomat from Louisiana, known for his role in the lead-up to the Mexican–American War and his involvement in the Confederate diplomatic mission during the American Civil War.
  • C. Alexander Stephen
    Alexander Stephen was a Scottish shipbuilder and entrepreneur best known for establishing the prominent shipbuilding firm Alexander Stephen and Sons on the River Clyde.
  • D. Richard L. Johnson
    Richard L. Johnson is an actor known for his role in the acclaimed British ensemble film "Gosford Park."
  • E. Andrew Jackson Donelson
    Andrew Jackson Donelson was a 19th-century American politician, diplomat, and nephew and namesake of President Andrew Jackson who served as U.S. minister to several European countries and ran for vice president in the 1856 election.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John A. Andrew
Target entity description: John A. Andrew was the 25th Governor of Massachusetts, best known for his strong anti-slavery stance and leadership of the state during the American Civil War.
  • A. Zachary Taylor Davis
    Zachary Taylor Davis was an American architect best known for designing iconic early 20th-century baseball parks, including Chicago’s Wrigley Field.
  • B. John Slidell
    John Slidell was a 19th-century American politician and diplomat from Louisiana, known for his role in the lead-up to the Mexican–American War and his involvement in the Confederate diplomatic mission during the American Civil War.
  • C. Alexander Stephen
    Alexander Stephen was a Scottish shipbuilder and entrepreneur best known for establishing the prominent shipbuilding firm Alexander Stephen and Sons on the River Clyde.
  • D. Richard L. Johnson
    Richard L. Johnson is an actor known for his role in the acclaimed British ensemble film "Gosford Park."
  • E. Andrew Jackson Donelson
    Andrew Jackson Donelson was a 19th-century American politician, diplomat, and nephew and namesake of President Andrew Jackson who served as U.S. minister to several European countries and ran for vice president in the 1856 election.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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 A. Andrew
Triple: [Nathaniel P. Banks, succeededBy, John A. Andrew]
Generated description
John A. Andrew was the 25th Governor of Massachusetts, best known for his strong anti-slavery stance and leadership of the state during the American Civil War.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6aa9983c08190b0ef61603b69feac elicitation completed
NER batch_69d799bf89f48190889f08d2f5dd220a ner completed
NED1 batch_69e42d641c288190b3fed49022f5552d ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69e4308103c48190b32ee3047d9a0860 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69e42e67724481908bd9e73487a80d44 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.