Triple
T11874248
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carl O. Sauer |
E282482
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableStudent |
P4838
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Lowenthal
David Lowenthal was an American historian and geographer best known for his influential work on heritage studies, particularly his book "The Past is a Foreign Country."
|
E950656
|
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: David Lowenthal | Statement: [Carl O. Sauer, hasNotableStudent, David Lowenthal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Lowenthal Context triple: [Carl O. Sauer, hasNotableStudent, David Lowenthal]
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A.
Michael Kammen
Michael Kammen was an American historian renowned for his work on U.S. cultural history and collective memory, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
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B.
Sebastian Brock
Sebastian Brock is a leading British scholar of Syriac studies, renowned for his translations and research on early Syriac Christian literature.
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C.
Robert Homans
Robert Homans was an American character actor of the early 20th century, known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films.
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D.
Brian Fagan
Brian Fagan is a British-born archaeologist and prolific author known for his popular books on ancient civilizations, climate history, and the human past.
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E.
Hayden White
Hayden White was an American historian and literary theorist best known for his work on the narrative and rhetorical structures of historical writing, especially in his influential book "Metahistory."
- 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: David Lowenthal Triple: [Carl O. Sauer, hasNotableStudent, David Lowenthal]
Generated description
David Lowenthal was an American historian and geographer best known for his influential work on heritage studies, particularly his book "The Past is a Foreign Country."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Lowenthal Target entity description: David Lowenthal was an American historian and geographer best known for his influential work on heritage studies, particularly his book "The Past is a Foreign Country."
-
A.
Michael Kammen
Michael Kammen was an American historian renowned for his work on U.S. cultural history and collective memory, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
-
B.
Sebastian Brock
Sebastian Brock is a leading British scholar of Syriac studies, renowned for his translations and research on early Syriac Christian literature.
-
C.
Robert Homans
Robert Homans was an American character actor of the early 20th century, known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films.
-
D.
Brian Fagan
Brian Fagan is a British-born archaeologist and prolific author known for his popular books on ancient civilizations, climate history, and the human past.
-
E.
Hayden White
Hayden White was an American historian and literary theorist best known for his work on the narrative and rhetorical structures of historical writing, especially in his influential book "Metahistory."
- 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_69d6ab2945d081908a5851c916cbcfb5 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8be1a22448190bd0722188c14d7bd |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f281cac9a48190b4b0f4c53b41110f |
completed | April 29, 2026, 10:10 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f28a9378348190866e38259cc9467e |
completed | April 29, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f28c5f7638819098aa93aa1610ca0a |
completed | April 29, 2026, 10:55 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:43 p.m.