Triple
T12960024
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | La Recherche de l’absolu |
E310115
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Balthazar Claës
Balthazar Claës is a fictional Flemish nobleman and obsessive scientist in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "La Recherche de l’absolu," whose quest for absolute knowledge leads to the ruin of his family.
|
E1013455
|
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: Balthazar Claës | Statement: [La Recherche de l’absolu, mainCharacter, Balthazar Claës]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Balthazar Claës Context triple: [La Recherche de l’absolu, mainCharacter, Balthazar Claës]
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A.
Lambert Reynst
Lambert Reynst was a 17th-century Dutch regent and politician who served as burgomaster (mayor) of Amsterdam and played a significant role in the city’s governance during the Dutch Golden Age.
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B.
Balthasar Gérard
Balthasar Gérard was a French Catholic zealot best known for assassinating William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt, in 1584.
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C.
Willem Arondeus
Willem Arondeus was a Dutch artist and openly gay resistance fighter during World War II, best known for his role in the 1943 attack on Amsterdam’s population registry to hinder Nazi persecution of Jews.
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D.
Anthonie van Slingelandt
Anthonie van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman and Grand Pensionary of Holland known for his influential role in European diplomacy and political thought.
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E.
Nicolaes de Giselaer
Nicolaes de Giselaer was a Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman known for his architectural views and detailed cityscapes.
- 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: Balthazar Claës Triple: [La Recherche de l’absolu, mainCharacter, Balthazar Claës]
Generated description
Balthazar Claës is a fictional Flemish nobleman and obsessive scientist in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "La Recherche de l’absolu," whose quest for absolute knowledge leads to the ruin of his family.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Balthazar Claës Target entity description: Balthazar Claës is a fictional Flemish nobleman and obsessive scientist in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "La Recherche de l’absolu," whose quest for absolute knowledge leads to the ruin of his family.
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A.
Lambert Reynst
Lambert Reynst was a 17th-century Dutch regent and politician who served as burgomaster (mayor) of Amsterdam and played a significant role in the city’s governance during the Dutch Golden Age.
-
B.
Balthasar Gérard
Balthasar Gérard was a French Catholic zealot best known for assassinating William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt, in 1584.
-
C.
Willem Arondeus
Willem Arondeus was a Dutch artist and openly gay resistance fighter during World War II, best known for his role in the 1943 attack on Amsterdam’s population registry to hinder Nazi persecution of Jews.
-
D.
Anthonie van Slingelandt
Anthonie van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman and Grand Pensionary of Holland known for his influential role in European diplomacy and political thought.
-
E.
Nicolaes de Giselaer
Nicolaes de Giselaer was a Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman known for his architectural views and detailed cityscapes.
- 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_69d7bdfb57a88190836b743e2825feca |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d97e2e44908190bb8b43fc5c3b8a8a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6b8e006cc819091e5f4b044cadea4 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6b9dac2c88190850304023f156969 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6bb03d8d88190930edd0f49fec8aa |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:44 p.m.