Triple
T11324392
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors |
E268171
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James D. Hornfischer
James D. Hornfischer was an American naval historian and literary agent best known for his acclaimed narrative histories of World War II at sea.
|
E919209
|
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: James D. Hornfischer | Statement: [The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, author, James D. Hornfischer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James D. Hornfischer Context triple: [The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, author, James D. Hornfischer]
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A.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian and biographer best known for his popular works on World War II and the U.S. presidency.
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B.
Rick Atkinson
Rick Atkinson is an American author and historian best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning books on World War II and U.S. military history.
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C.
Thomas E. Gaddis
Thomas E. Gaddis was an American writer best known for his biographical works on prisoners, most notably the book that inspired the film "Birdman of Alcatraz."
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D.
Samuel Eliot Morison
Samuel Eliot Morison was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American historian and naval officer best known for his authoritative works on maritime history and World War II naval operations.
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E.
Andrew Bacevich
Andrew Bacevich is an American historian, retired U.S. Army colonel, and prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy and militarism.
- 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: James D. Hornfischer Triple: [The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, author, James D. Hornfischer]
Generated description
James D. Hornfischer was an American naval historian and literary agent best known for his acclaimed narrative histories of World War II at sea.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James D. Hornfischer Target entity description: James D. Hornfischer was an American naval historian and literary agent best known for his acclaimed narrative histories of World War II at sea.
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A.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian and biographer best known for his popular works on World War II and the U.S. presidency.
-
B.
Rick Atkinson
Rick Atkinson is an American author and historian best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning books on World War II and U.S. military history.
-
C.
Thomas E. Gaddis
Thomas E. Gaddis was an American writer best known for his biographical works on prisoners, most notably the book that inspired the film "Birdman of Alcatraz."
-
D.
Samuel Eliot Morison
Samuel Eliot Morison was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American historian and naval officer best known for his authoritative works on maritime history and World War II naval operations.
-
E.
Andrew Bacevich
Andrew Bacevich is an American historian, retired U.S. Army colonel, and prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy and militarism.
- 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_69d6aacb1f0881908c84a349fd1be047 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7e9e122e48190b3f890de8d561480 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 6:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e525fb8d74819089d1505d1f0f116c |
completed | April 19, 2026, 6:59 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e52c82b6108190aec9b6e9d726f803 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e531c2a4b88190bb1efd57536bae9a |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m.