Triple
T1123642
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | University of Alberta |
E24668
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Henry Marshall Tory
Henry Marshall Tory was a Canadian academic and university administrator best known for helping establish several major Canadian universities, including serving as the founding president of the University of Alberta.
|
E146542
|
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: Henry Marshall Tory | Statement: [University of Alberta, founder, Henry Marshall Tory]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Marshall Tory Context triple: [University of Alberta, founder, Henry Marshall Tory]
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A.
Charles Hamilton
Charles Hamilton is a name shared by several notable individuals, including an 18th-century Scottish-born British politician and a contemporary American rapper and producer.
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B.
Joseph Hume
Joseph Hume was a prominent 19th-century Scottish physician and radical British politician known for his campaigns for parliamentary reform, economy in public spending, and civil liberties.
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C.
Thomas Burke
Thomas Burke was an American sprinter who became the first Olympic champion in both the 100-meter and 400-meter races at the modern Games.
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D.
John Hamilton
John Hamilton is a common personal name shared by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, military service, and the arts.
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E.
Reginald McKenna
Reginald McKenna was a British Liberal politician who held several senior government posts, including Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, during the early 20th century.
- 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: Henry Marshall Tory Triple: [University of Alberta, founder, Henry Marshall Tory]
Generated description
Henry Marshall Tory was a Canadian academic and university administrator best known for helping establish several major Canadian universities, including serving as the founding president of the University of Alberta.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Marshall Tory Target entity description: Henry Marshall Tory was a Canadian academic and university administrator best known for helping establish several major Canadian universities, including serving as the founding president of the University of Alberta.
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A.
Charles Hamilton
Charles Hamilton is a name shared by several notable individuals, including an 18th-century Scottish-born British politician and a contemporary American rapper and producer.
-
B.
Joseph Hume
Joseph Hume was a prominent 19th-century Scottish physician and radical British politician known for his campaigns for parliamentary reform, economy in public spending, and civil liberties.
-
C.
Thomas Burke
Thomas Burke was an American sprinter who became the first Olympic champion in both the 100-meter and 400-meter races at the modern Games.
-
D.
John Hamilton
John Hamilton is a common personal name shared by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, military service, and the arts.
-
E.
Reginald McKenna
Reginald McKenna was a British Liberal politician who held several senior government posts, including Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, during the early 20th century.
- 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_69a4940712c88190aa244f3fc6070a65 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bbc09e708190b099d436d1f737eb |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aca2e36fc081908de3b67293c7bbf6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aca391037c8190b6f256fcd1ac882e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 10:15 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aca42e7c74819089666f4940ea6d4d |
completed | March 7, 2026, 10:18 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:44 p.m.