Triple
T1364788
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Highland Clearances |
E29177
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAgent |
P7346
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Patrick Sellar
Patrick Sellar was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer and factor infamous for his central role in the brutal Highland Clearances on the Sutherland estate.
|
E230287
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Patrick Sellar | Statement: [Highland Clearances, notableAgent, Patrick Sellar]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Sellar Context triple: [Highland Clearances, notableAgent, Patrick Sellar]
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A.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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B.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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C.
Geoffrey McGivern
Geoffrey McGivern is a British actor best known for originating the role of Ford Prefect in the radio and early television adaptations of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
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D.
John Brett
John Brett was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, renowned for his highly detailed landscapes and maritime scenes.
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E.
Brian Pippard
Brian Pippard was a prominent British physicist known for his pioneering work in superconductivity and for serving as Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge.
- 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: Patrick Sellar Triple: [Highland Clearances, notableAgent, Patrick Sellar]
Generated description
Patrick Sellar was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer and factor infamous for his central role in the brutal Highland Clearances on the Sutherland estate.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Sellar Target entity description: Patrick Sellar was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer and factor infamous for his central role in the brutal Highland Clearances on the Sutherland estate.
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A.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
-
B.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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C.
Geoffrey McGivern
Geoffrey McGivern is a British actor best known for originating the role of Ford Prefect in the radio and early television adaptations of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
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D.
John Brett
John Brett was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, renowned for his highly detailed landscapes and maritime scenes.
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E.
Brian Pippard
Brian Pippard was a prominent British physicist known for his pioneering work in superconductivity and for serving as Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableAgent Context triple: [Highland Clearances, notableAgent, Patrick Sellar]
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A.
notableAdvisor
Indicates that one entity serves, or has served, as a significant or distinguished advisor to another entity.
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B.
notableFor
Indicates that an entity is especially recognized or distinguished for a particular quality, achievement, characteristic, or role.
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C.
notableAdversary
Indicates that one entity is recognized as a significant or prominent opponent or rival of another entity.
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D.
notableProsecutor
Indicates that the person served as a prosecutor in a way that is widely recognized as significant or noteworthy.
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E.
notableProponent
chosen
Indicates that an entity is a well-known advocate or supporter of another entity, idea, or practice.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a498d77abc8190913bf57e5f51d2c4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c2b725248190bdfdc0031ddc477f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae26d7583c8190b84127ad2e5ca4c1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae277895488190ae4a2337cf2ae915 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae27e7113081909835657bfff3f9e8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:52 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4bef945c08190a027472fdd695ea5 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:57 p.m.