Triple

T11615159
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alexander Somervell E275485 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Somervell
Somervell is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable figures in fields such as politics, the military, and the arts.
 E935603 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: Somervell | Statement: [Alexander Somervell, familyName, Somervell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Somervell
Context triple: [Alexander Somervell, familyName, Somervell]
  • A. Truscott
    Truscott is an English-language surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as politics, the military, and the arts.
  • B. Lee Scoresby
    Lee Scoresby is a Texan aeronaut and skilled balloonist in Philip Pullman’s *His Dark Materials* series, known for his loyalty, sharpshooting, and close bond with his dæmon Hester.
  • C. Bomber Harris
    Bomber Harris was the nickname of Sir Arthur Harris, the British Air Chief Marshal who led the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command during World War II and became known for his controversial area bombing strategy against Germany.
  • D. Selfridge
    Selfridge is a surname most notably associated with figures such as American mathematician John L. Selfridge and retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge.
  • E. Selfridge
    Selfridge is a small town located within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota, United States.
  • 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: Somervell
Triple: [Alexander Somervell, familyName, Somervell]
Generated description
Somervell is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable figures in fields such as politics, the military, and the arts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Somervell
Target entity description: Somervell is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable figures in fields such as politics, the military, and the arts.
  • A. Truscott
    Truscott is an English-language surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as politics, the military, and the arts.
  • B. Lee Scoresby
    Lee Scoresby is a Texan aeronaut and skilled balloonist in Philip Pullman’s *His Dark Materials* series, known for his loyalty, sharpshooting, and close bond with his dæmon Hester.
  • C. Bomber Harris
    Bomber Harris was the nickname of Sir Arthur Harris, the British Air Chief Marshal who led the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command during World War II and became known for his controversial area bombing strategy against Germany.
  • D. Selfridge
    Selfridge is a surname most notably associated with figures such as American mathematician John L. Selfridge and retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge.
  • E. Selfridge
    Selfridge is a small town located within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota, United States.
  • 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_69d6aaf84b548190ac072e4fb89ae18f completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d8a04675e08190837a3717242fd0f9 completed April 10, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e8a84161d88190a3e810d19d6ea8b8 completed April 22, 2026, 10:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e8af972e90819096568e7ec2a34059 completed April 22, 2026, 11:23 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e8b0aa21e0819090157b11309a84f6 completed April 22, 2026, 11:27 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:38 p.m.