Triple

T11583745
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject High-z Supernova Search Team E274696 entity
Predicate keyPerson P256 FINISHED
Object Robert A. Schommer
Robert A. Schommer was an American observational astronomer known for his work on supernovae, galaxy clusters, and the extragalactic distance scale.
E934856 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: Robert A. Schommer | Statement: [High-z Supernova Search Team, keyPerson, Robert A. Schommer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert A. Schommer
Context triple: [High-z Supernova Search Team, keyPerson, Robert A. Schommer]
  • A. Robert G. Heft
    Robert G. Heft was an American designer best known for creating the 50-star version of the United States flag while still a high school student.
  • B. Ron L. Brinkerhoff
    Ron L. Brinkerhoff is an American screenwriter best known for writing the action-drama film "The Guardian" (2006).
  • C. Donald L. Kirkpatrick
    Donald L. Kirkpatrick was an American professor and training expert best known for developing the influential four-level model for evaluating training programs.
  • D. Charles F. Wennerstrum
    Charles F. Wennerstrum was an American judge best known for serving as a presiding judge at one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials following World War II.
  • E. Roger K. Ulrich
    Roger K. Ulrich is a distinguished solar physicist recognized for his influential contributions to the study of the Sun’s interior and dynamics.
  • 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: Robert A. Schommer
Triple: [High-z Supernova Search Team, keyPerson, Robert A. Schommer]
Generated description
Robert A. Schommer was an American observational astronomer known for his work on supernovae, galaxy clusters, and the extragalactic distance scale.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert A. Schommer
Target entity description: Robert A. Schommer was an American observational astronomer known for his work on supernovae, galaxy clusters, and the extragalactic distance scale.
  • A. Robert G. Heft
    Robert G. Heft was an American designer best known for creating the 50-star version of the United States flag while still a high school student.
  • B. Ron L. Brinkerhoff
    Ron L. Brinkerhoff is an American screenwriter best known for writing the action-drama film "The Guardian" (2006).
  • C. Donald L. Kirkpatrick
    Donald L. Kirkpatrick was an American professor and training expert best known for developing the influential four-level model for evaluating training programs.
  • D. Charles F. Wennerstrum
    Charles F. Wennerstrum was an American judge best known for serving as a presiding judge at one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials following World War II.
  • E. Roger K. Ulrich
    Roger K. Ulrich is a distinguished solar physicist recognized for his influential contributions to the study of the Sun’s interior and dynamics.
  • 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_69d6aae6b14c81908dc5a74bad7591f9 completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d8904db5748190ae5f10ae86ccdf46 completed April 10, 2026, 5:53 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e7142d442c8190a48372e0e17db517 completed April 21, 2026, 6:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e720fb192881909c129f93c8b88f42 completed April 21, 2026, 7:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e7233efb6c81909dbf1aef080f5598 completed April 21, 2026, 7:11 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:38 p.m.