Triple
T13253460
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Davis County, Iowa |
E315593
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Henry Gassaway Davis
Henry Gassaway Davis was a 19th-century American industrialist, railroad executive, and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from West Virginia and was the party’s vice-presidential nominee in 1904.
|
E1031061
|
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: Henry Gassaway Davis | Statement: [Davis County, Iowa, namedAfter, Henry Gassaway Davis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Gassaway Davis Context triple: [Davis County, Iowa, namedAfter, Henry Gassaway Davis]
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A.
Shelton Jackson Lee
Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an influential American filmmaker, producer, and actor renowned for his provocative, socially conscious films exploring race, politics, and urban life.
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B.
Henry A. Wise
Henry A. Wise was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Virginia and U.S. congressman, known for his influential role in antebellum Southern politics.
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C.
Jefferson Davis Taylor
Jefferson Davis Taylor is a lesser-known member of the Taylor family, recognized primarily as the sibling of American writer and editor Ann Taylor.
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D.
George W. Randolph
George W. Randolph was an American lawyer, Confederate general, and politician who served as the Confederate States' Secretary of War during the American Civil War.
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E.
James B. Merryman
James B. Merryman is a film and concert director known for his work on major music-related projects, including Beyoncé’s concert film "Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé."
- 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: Henry Gassaway Davis Triple: [Davis County, Iowa, namedAfter, Henry Gassaway Davis]
Generated description
Henry Gassaway Davis was a 19th-century American industrialist, railroad executive, and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from West Virginia and was the party’s vice-presidential nominee in 1904.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Gassaway Davis Target entity description: Henry Gassaway Davis was a 19th-century American industrialist, railroad executive, and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from West Virginia and was the party’s vice-presidential nominee in 1904.
-
A.
Shelton Jackson Lee
Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an influential American filmmaker, producer, and actor renowned for his provocative, socially conscious films exploring race, politics, and urban life.
-
B.
Henry A. Wise
Henry A. Wise was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Virginia and U.S. congressman, known for his influential role in antebellum Southern politics.
-
C.
Jefferson Davis Taylor
Jefferson Davis Taylor is a lesser-known member of the Taylor family, recognized primarily as the sibling of American writer and editor Ann Taylor.
-
D.
George W. Randolph
George W. Randolph was an American lawyer, Confederate general, and politician who served as the Confederate States' Secretary of War during the American Civil War.
-
E.
James B. Merryman
James B. Merryman is a film and concert director known for his work on major music-related projects, including Beyoncé’s concert film "Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé."
- 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_69d806b1072881909e46bd212259c5f0 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d98f7517048190b4eac4e44e81ff66 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 12:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f70a3d6b808190b4ae5225961de03f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f70bc5111c8190ae5b098c806bb845 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f70ca343f08190b6484f464ed40810 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:24 p.m.