Triple
T12240435
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bellefontaine Cemetery |
E291714
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William McPherson
William McPherson was a 19th-century St. Louis businessman and civic leader best known for helping establish Bellefontaine Cemetery, one of the city's most prominent rural cemeteries.
|
E1123891
|
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: William McPherson | Statement: [Bellefontaine Cemetery, founder, William McPherson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William McPherson Context triple: [Bellefontaine Cemetery, founder, William McPherson]
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A.
James C. Adamson
James C. Adamson is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Army colonel who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and contributed to both spaceflight operations and aerospace management.
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B.
Edward McPherson
Edward McPherson was a 19th-century American politician and journalist best known for serving multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as Clerk of the House.
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C.
William Cameron
William Cameron was a British surveyor whose exploration work in the Malay Peninsula led to the discovery and subsequent naming of the Cameron Highlands in his honor.
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D.
George G. Robertson
George G. Robertson is a computer scientist known for his work in information visualization and human-computer interaction, often in collaboration with researchers like Stuart K. Card.
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E.
John B. T. Campbell
John B. T. Campbell was a notable figure interred at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, recognized for his historical significance to the region.
- 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: William McPherson Triple: [Bellefontaine Cemetery, founder, William McPherson]
Generated description
William McPherson was a 19th-century St. Louis businessman and civic leader best known for helping establish Bellefontaine Cemetery, one of the city's most prominent rural cemeteries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William McPherson Target entity description: William McPherson was a 19th-century St. Louis businessman and civic leader best known for helping establish Bellefontaine Cemetery, one of the city's most prominent rural cemeteries.
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A.
James C. Adamson
James C. Adamson is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Army colonel who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and contributed to both spaceflight operations and aerospace management.
-
B.
Edward McPherson
Edward McPherson was a 19th-century American politician and journalist best known for serving multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as Clerk of the House.
-
C.
William Cameron
William Cameron was a British surveyor whose exploration work in the Malay Peninsula led to the discovery and subsequent naming of the Cameron Highlands in his honor.
-
D.
George G. Robertson
George G. Robertson is a computer scientist known for his work in information visualization and human-computer interaction, often in collaboration with researchers like Stuart K. Card.
-
E.
John B. T. Campbell
John B. T. Campbell was a notable figure interred at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, recognized for his historical significance to the region.
- 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_69d6ab67950c8190be08450a06228c4b |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91cb59ce4819099999b8755fb8b98 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe64e2991c81908f474fe07a6ba10a |
completed | May 8, 2026, 10:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe674ad60c8190a3be185f71983b2f |
completed | May 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe67a5c7ec8190b30f190e9416a41c |
completed | May 8, 2026, 10:45 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:51 p.m.