Triple
T1436125
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata |
E30564
|
entity |
| Predicate | architect |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Nairn Forbes
William Nairn Forbes was a 19th-century British engineer and architect known for his prominent work on colonial-era buildings in India, particularly in Kolkata.
|
E243774
|
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: William Nairn Forbes | Statement: [St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata, architect, William Nairn Forbes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Nairn Forbes Context triple: [St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata, architect, William Nairn Forbes]
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A.
Richard Lumsden
Richard Lumsden is a British actor, writer, and composer known for his work in television, film, and theatre.
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B.
William Kirkpatrick
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
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C.
Francis Wallace Burns
Francis Wallace Burns was one of the sons of the famed Scottish poet Robert Burns, remembered primarily through his connection to his father's legacy.
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D.
J. Campbell Bruce
J. Campbell Bruce was an American journalist and author best known for writing the non-fiction book "Escape from Alcatraz," which chronicled real-life escape attempts from the infamous prison.
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E.
John Lorne Campbell
John Lorne Campbell was a Scottish historian, folklorist, and Gaelic scholar best known for his preservation of Hebridean culture and traditional music.
- 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: William Nairn Forbes Triple: [St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata, architect, William Nairn Forbes]
Generated description
William Nairn Forbes was a 19th-century British engineer and architect known for his prominent work on colonial-era buildings in India, particularly in Kolkata.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Nairn Forbes Target entity description: William Nairn Forbes was a 19th-century British engineer and architect known for his prominent work on colonial-era buildings in India, particularly in Kolkata.
-
A.
Richard Lumsden
Richard Lumsden is a British actor, writer, and composer known for his work in television, film, and theatre.
-
B.
William Kirkpatrick
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
-
C.
Francis Wallace Burns
Francis Wallace Burns was one of the sons of the famed Scottish poet Robert Burns, remembered primarily through his connection to his father's legacy.
-
D.
J. Campbell Bruce
J. Campbell Bruce was an American journalist and author best known for writing the non-fiction book "Escape from Alcatraz," which chronicled real-life escape attempts from the infamous prison.
-
E.
John Lorne Campbell
John Lorne Campbell was a Scottish historian, folklorist, and Gaelic scholar best known for his preservation of Hebridean culture and traditional music.
- 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_69a4c50418d08190ace2cab98af87f29 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae6515d5f881908f89fa1d6377596e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae65d419048190ad723d21ab7f1cab |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae666e71908190b50be2cac5bdfa28 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.