Triple
T11896744
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mercersburg, Pennsylvania |
E283051
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotablePerson |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
George Washington Atherton
George Washington Atherton was an American educator and academic leader best known for serving as president of Pennsylvania State College (now Penn State University) in the late 19th century.
|
E966875
|
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: George Washington Atherton | Statement: [Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, hasNotablePerson, George Washington Atherton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Washington Atherton Context triple: [Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, hasNotablePerson, George Washington Atherton]
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A.
George Holbrook
George Holbrook was an American clockmaker and bell founder known for producing church bells and tower clocks in the 19th century.
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B.
Charles Holbrook
Charles Holbrook is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Holbrook.
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C.
Robert Holbrook
Robert Holbrook is a person notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname Holbrook.
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D.
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films from the 1910s through the 1950s.
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E.
William Frawley
William Frawley was an American character actor best known for playing the gruff but lovable landlord Fred Mertz on the classic television sitcom "I Love Lucy."
- 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: George Washington Atherton Triple: [Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, hasNotablePerson, George Washington Atherton]
Generated description
George Washington Atherton was an American educator and academic leader best known for serving as president of Pennsylvania State College (now Penn State University) in the late 19th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Washington Atherton Target entity description: George Washington Atherton was an American educator and academic leader best known for serving as president of Pennsylvania State College (now Penn State University) in the late 19th century.
-
A.
George Holbrook
George Holbrook was an American clockmaker and bell founder known for producing church bells and tower clocks in the 19th century.
-
B.
Charles Holbrook
Charles Holbrook is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Holbrook.
-
C.
Robert Holbrook
Robert Holbrook is a person notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname Holbrook.
-
D.
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films from the 1910s through the 1950s.
-
E.
William Frawley
William Frawley was an American character actor best known for playing the gruff but lovable landlord Fred Mertz on the classic television sitcom "I Love Lucy."
- 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_69d6ab2a90b08190a4e818821cc93e6d |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8dd1286808190949719f54ff49a01 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f5f6389ba08190b07fac8e90da0f5b |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f601e0777081909e1212436680a10d |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f602a21f948190849839301f49d55a |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:44 p.m.