Triple

T1432655
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lars Onsager E30483 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University
The J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University is a distinguished endowed chair in theoretical chemistry named after pioneering American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
E163915 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: J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University | Statement: [Lars Onsager, positionHeld, J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University
Context triple: [Lars Onsager, positionHeld, J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University]
  • A. Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics
    The Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics is a distinguished endowed professorship at the California Institute of Technology named in honor of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and held by leading researchers in chemical physics.
  • B. Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
    The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
  • C. Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
    The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
  • D. Fullerian Professor of Chemistry
    The Fullerian Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious chair at the Royal Institution in London historically associated with leading experimental chemists such as Michael Faraday.
  • E. Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
    The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
  • 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: J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University
Triple: [Lars Onsager, positionHeld, J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University]
Generated description
The J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University is a distinguished endowed chair in theoretical chemistry named after pioneering American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University
Target entity description: The J. Willard Gibbs Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University is a distinguished endowed chair in theoretical chemistry named after pioneering American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
  • A. Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics
    The Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics is a distinguished endowed professorship at the California Institute of Technology named in honor of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and held by leading researchers in chemical physics.
  • B. Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
    The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
  • C. Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
    The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
  • D. Fullerian Professor of Chemistry
    The Fullerian Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious chair at the Royal Institution in London historically associated with leading experimental chemists such as Michael Faraday.
  • E. Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
    The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
  • 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_69a498fc69ec8190b61722bd4b67c4d2 completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c4ddbe208190a68cb000a6970d17 completed March 1, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad016e25808190880a6e637dd2590a completed March 8, 2026, 4:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad01f8028881909af95e9f61a17e88 completed March 8, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad02c618c48190abf3e16d9f85e703 completed March 8, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.