Triple

T13663507
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Erskine family E327054 entity
Predicate notableMember P10 FINISHED
Object John Erskine (theologian, 1721–1803)
John Erskine (1721–1803) was a prominent Scottish Presbyterian minister, evangelical leader, and theologian known for his influential preaching, writings, and role in the Scottish Enlightenment church.
E1053458 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 Erskine (theologian, 1721–1803) | Statement: [Erskine family, notableMember, John Erskine (theologian, 1721–1803)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Erskine (theologian, 1721–1803)
Context triple: [Erskine family, notableMember, John Erskine (theologian, 1721–1803)]
  • A. John Cockburn (theologian)
    John Cockburn was a Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his controversial views and involvement in church disputes.
  • B. Thomas Chalmers
    Thomas Chalmers was a prominent 19th-century Scottish theologian, church leader, and social reformer who played a leading role in the formation of the Free Church of Scotland.
  • C. John Maxwell (Archbishop of Glasgow)
    John Maxwell was a 17th-century Scottish clergyman who served as Archbishop of Glasgow and was a prominent supporter of royal and episcopal authority in the Church of Scotland.
  • D. John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine
    John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and political figure known for his prominent role in the Protestant Reformation in Scotland.
  • E. Gilbert Burnet
    Gilbert Burnet was a Scottish theologian, historian, and bishop best known for his influential "History of My Own Time" and his prominent role in the religious and political life of late 17th-century Britain.
  • 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 Erskine (theologian, 1721–1803)
Triple: [Erskine family, notableMember, John Erskine (theologian, 1721–1803)]
Generated description
John Erskine (1721–1803) was a prominent Scottish Presbyterian minister, evangelical leader, and theologian known for his influential preaching, writings, and role in the Scottish Enlightenment church.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Erskine (theologian, 1721–1803)
Target entity description: John Erskine (1721–1803) was a prominent Scottish Presbyterian minister, evangelical leader, and theologian known for his influential preaching, writings, and role in the Scottish Enlightenment church.
  • A. John Cockburn (theologian)
    John Cockburn was a Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his controversial views and involvement in church disputes.
  • B. Thomas Chalmers
    Thomas Chalmers was a prominent 19th-century Scottish theologian, church leader, and social reformer who played a leading role in the formation of the Free Church of Scotland.
  • C. John Maxwell (Archbishop of Glasgow)
    John Maxwell was a 17th-century Scottish clergyman who served as Archbishop of Glasgow and was a prominent supporter of royal and episcopal authority in the Church of Scotland.
  • D. John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine
    John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and political figure known for his prominent role in the Protestant Reformation in Scotland.
  • E. Gilbert Burnet
    Gilbert Burnet was a Scottish theologian, historian, and bishop best known for his influential "History of My Own Time" and his prominent role in the religious and political life of late 17th-century Britain.
  • 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_69d8076d8270819092afc2f0e9c359a8 completed April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dbc622a07c81909ef7fb55e719dd9a completed April 12, 2026, 4:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f78b0ac4c88190ab6f753c6847eb6e completed May 3, 2026, 5:51 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f78cdf1a74819087b0370060ddfa99 completed May 3, 2026, 5:58 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f78e00007c81909007a751fd4625c2 completed May 3, 2026, 6:03 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:52 p.m.