Triple

T11754467
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Under the Volcano E279488 entity
Predicate hasCharacter P2308 FINISHED
Object Hugh Firmin
Hugh Firmin is a character in Malcolm Lowry’s novel "Under the Volcano," depicted as the brother of the alcoholic British consul Geoffrey Firmin.
 E952755 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: Hugh Firmin | Statement: [Under the Volcano, hasCharacter, Hugh Firmin]

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: Hugh Firmin
Context triple: [Under the Volcano, hasCharacter, Hugh Firmin]
  • A. Firmin Bourgeois
    Firmin Bourgeois was a 19th-century French architect best known for designing the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris.
  • B. Jules Lefebvre
    Jules Lefebvre was a prominent 19th-century French academic painter renowned for his refined portraits and idealized female figures, and for his influential role as a teacher in Paris.
  • C. Louis Charbonnier
    Louis Charbonnier was a French Revolutionary general best known for his leadership role in the Sambre–Meuse campaign during the War of the First Coalition.
  • D. Frantz Jourdain
    Frantz Jourdain was a French architect, art critic, and influential cultural organizer known for championing modern art and architecture in the early 20th century.
  • E. Gustave Besnard
    Gustave Besnard was a high-ranking French naval officer who attained the prestigious rank of Admiral of France.
  • 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: Hugh Firmin
Target entity description: Hugh Firmin is a character in Malcolm Lowry’s novel "Under the Volcano," depicted as the brother of the alcoholic British consul Geoffrey Firmin.
  • A. Firmin Bourgeois
    Firmin Bourgeois was a 19th-century French architect best known for designing the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris.
  • B. Jules Lefebvre
    Jules Lefebvre was a prominent 19th-century French academic painter renowned for his refined portraits and idealized female figures, and for his influential role as a teacher in Paris.
  • C. Louis Charbonnier
    Louis Charbonnier was a French Revolutionary general best known for his leadership role in the Sambre–Meuse campaign during the War of the First Coalition.
  • D. Frantz Jourdain
    Frantz Jourdain was a French architect, art critic, and influential cultural organizer known for championing modern art and architecture in the early 20th century.
  • E. Gustave Besnard
    Gustave Besnard was a high-ranking French naval officer who attained the prestigious rank of Admiral of France.
  • 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: Hugh Firmin
Triple: [Under the Volcano, hasCharacter, Hugh Firmin]
Generated description
Hugh Firmin is a character in Malcolm Lowry’s novel "Under the Volcano," depicted as the brother of the alcoholic British consul Geoffrey Firmin.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6ab01038c819080714901502c84fc elicitation completed
NER batch_69d8a50b8a14819092a7397d73f0a8e3 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f4174972ac819094f3938b18a5081e ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f4225a4b5c8190958aaddbd10035b1 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f41f16f43c81909f5d36e8b4b0b9c3 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:41 p.m.