Triple
T1271964
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bette Davis |
E15728
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Grant Sherry
William Grant Sherry was an American artist and World War II veteran best known as the third husband of actress Bette Davis.
|
E144662
|
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 Grant Sherry | Statement: [Bette Davis, spouse, William Grant Sherry]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Grant Sherry Context triple: [Bette Davis, spouse, William Grant Sherry]
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A.
Harrison Tweed
Harrison Tweed was a prominent American lawyer and legal reformer known for his leadership in bar associations and efforts to improve legal education and access to justice.
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B.
Richard Brown
Richard Brown is an American writer and illustrator best known as the husband and creative collaborator of author Reeve Lindbergh.
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C.
William Kirkpatrick
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
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D.
Thomas Montgomerie
Thomas Montgomerie was a 19th-century British surveyor and officer of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, noted for his early mapping of the Karakoram and Himalaya.
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E.
Archibald Hamilton
Archibald Hamilton is a name shared by several notable historical figures, including Scottish nobles and politicians active in the 17th to 19th centuries.
- 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 Grant Sherry Triple: [Bette Davis, spouse, William Grant Sherry]
Generated description
William Grant Sherry was an American artist and World War II veteran best known as the third husband of actress Bette Davis.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Grant Sherry Target entity description: William Grant Sherry was an American artist and World War II veteran best known as the third husband of actress Bette Davis.
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A.
Harrison Tweed
Harrison Tweed was a prominent American lawyer and legal reformer known for his leadership in bar associations and efforts to improve legal education and access to justice.
-
B.
Richard Brown
Richard Brown is an American writer and illustrator best known as the husband and creative collaborator of author Reeve Lindbergh.
-
C.
William Kirkpatrick
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
-
D.
Thomas Montgomerie
Thomas Montgomerie was a 19th-century British surveyor and officer of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, noted for his early mapping of the Karakoram and Himalaya.
-
E.
Archibald Hamilton
Archibald Hamilton is a name shared by several notable historical figures, including Scottish nobles and politicians active in the 17th to 19th centuries.
- 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_69a4935a94308190bb92555b79032824 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c06c033081909bc594157abaf5bb |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac998e56488190ac3cf51563335e30 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac9a13e9548190ae1fbfeba3326cd5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac9a96d4f081908e608a3f247bbfb2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.