Triple
T13050887
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Owens College |
E327444
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Owens
John Owens was a 19th-century English merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the founding of Owens College, a precursor to the University of Manchester.
|
E1028184
|
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: John Owens | Statement: [Owens College, namedAfter, John Owens]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Owens Context triple: [Owens College, namedAfter, John Owens]
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A.
William McRee
William McRee was a U.S. Army engineer and officer known for his service in the early 19th century, particularly during the War of 1812, for which a coastal fortification was later named in his honor.
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B.
Wilfred Johnson
Wilfred Johnson was the paternal grandfather of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a British politician of Turkish descent who served as a Conservative Party councillor.
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C.
Joe Guinn
Joe Guinn was a civil rights activist best known for helping establish the Congress of Racial Equality, a key organization in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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D.
Elam Ferguson
Elam Ferguson is a formerly enslaved man who becomes a central figure in the post–Civil War frontier drama of the TV series "Hell on Wheels," navigating racial tensions, violence, and his search for identity and justice.
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E.
Monty Matthews
Monty Matthews is an American singer best known as one of the original members of the vocal quartet The Jordanaires, famed for their work backing Elvis Presley and other country and gospel artists.
- 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: John Owens Triple: [Owens College, namedAfter, John Owens]
Generated description
John Owens was a 19th-century English merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the founding of Owens College, a precursor to the University of Manchester.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Owens Target entity description: John Owens was a 19th-century English merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the founding of Owens College, a precursor to the University of Manchester.
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A.
William McRee
William McRee was a U.S. Army engineer and officer known for his service in the early 19th century, particularly during the War of 1812, for which a coastal fortification was later named in his honor.
-
B.
Wilfred Johnson
Wilfred Johnson was the paternal grandfather of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a British politician of Turkish descent who served as a Conservative Party councillor.
-
C.
Joe Guinn
Joe Guinn was a civil rights activist best known for helping establish the Congress of Racial Equality, a key organization in the U.S. civil rights movement.
-
D.
Elam Ferguson
Elam Ferguson is a formerly enslaved man who becomes a central figure in the post–Civil War frontier drama of the TV series "Hell on Wheels," navigating racial tensions, violence, and his search for identity and justice.
-
E.
Monty Matthews
Monty Matthews is an American singer best known as one of the original members of the vocal quartet The Jordanaires, famed for their work backing Elvis Presley and other country and gospel artists.
- 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_69d8076e64308190904fb5c93517c901 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d980b98fa081908cfa92116799e874 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6ff02c1448190b0b41beb427fae23 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6ffeec1e8819090e1917fc6449ede |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7017d8d308190bb54958764026325 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8:04 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 8:57 p.m.