Triple

T13944893
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hubert Howe Bancroft E335354 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Hubert Howe
Hubert Howe was the given name of Hubert Howe Bancroft, a prominent 19th-century American historian and publisher known for his extensive works on the history of the western United States and Central America.
E1071778 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: Hubert Howe | Statement: [Hubert Howe Bancroft, givenName, Hubert Howe]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hubert Howe
Context triple: [Hubert Howe Bancroft, givenName, Hubert Howe]
  • A. Charles Willard Hayes
    Charles Willard Hayes was an American geologist and explorer known for his significant contributions to the geological study and mapping of Alaska.
  • B. John Scott Harrison
    John Scott Harrison was a 19th-century American politician and farmer from Ohio, notable as the son of President William Henry Harrison and the father of President Benjamin Harrison.
  • C. William M. Jennings
    William M. Jennings was a prominent National Hockey League executive and longtime president of the New York Rangers, honored for his contributions to the sport.
  • D. Albert Nelson
    Albert Nelson, better known as Albert King, was an influential American blues guitarist and singer renowned for his powerful string-bending style and impact on electric blues and rock music.
  • E. Carter Bassett Harrison
    Carter Bassett Harrison was an American politician and member of the prominent Harrison family, which produced multiple U.S. presidents.
  • 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: Hubert Howe
Triple: [Hubert Howe Bancroft, givenName, Hubert Howe]
Generated description
Hubert Howe was the given name of Hubert Howe Bancroft, a prominent 19th-century American historian and publisher known for his extensive works on the history of the western United States and Central America.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hubert Howe
Target entity description: Hubert Howe was the given name of Hubert Howe Bancroft, a prominent 19th-century American historian and publisher known for his extensive works on the history of the western United States and Central America.
  • A. Charles Willard Hayes
    Charles Willard Hayes was an American geologist and explorer known for his significant contributions to the geological study and mapping of Alaska.
  • B. John Scott Harrison
    John Scott Harrison was a 19th-century American politician and farmer from Ohio, notable as the son of President William Henry Harrison and the father of President Benjamin Harrison.
  • C. William M. Jennings
    William M. Jennings was a prominent National Hockey League executive and longtime president of the New York Rangers, honored for his contributions to the sport.
  • D. Albert Nelson
    Albert Nelson, better known as Albert King, was an influential American blues guitarist and singer renowned for his powerful string-bending style and impact on electric blues and rock music.
  • E. Carter Bassett Harrison
    Carter Bassett Harrison was an American politician and member of the prominent Harrison family, which produced multiple U.S. presidents.
  • 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_69d81c6081b88190b53e317c3370c8fe completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de2e10f60c81908ee9636e85c070ff completed April 14, 2026, 12:07 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fba1ca49a881909e77b5a2ae13265f completed May 6, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fba6e596a081909843ea5173e60af4 completed May 6, 2026, 8:39 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fba74fe350819080eee658bca7eaf0 completed May 6, 2026, 8:40 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:17 p.m.