Triple

T14409239
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Charles G. Herbermann E357280 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Herbermann
Herbermann is a German-origin surname most notably associated with Charles G. Herbermann, a scholar and editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia.
E1097063 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: Herbermann | Statement: [Charles G. Herbermann, familyName, Herbermann]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbermann
Context triple: [Charles G. Herbermann, familyName, Herbermann]
  • A. Marmarica
    Marmarica was an ancient coastal region in North Africa, situated between Cyrenaica (in modern eastern Libya) and Egypt, known from Greek and Roman geography.
  • B. Othmer
    Othmer is a surname most prominently associated with American chemical engineer and educator Donald F. Othmer, known for co-editing the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology.
  • C. Youmans
    Youmans is a surname most notably associated with American Broadway composer Vincent Youmans, known for classic songs from the early 20th century.
  • D. Felben-Wellhausen
    Felben-Wellhausen is a municipality in the canton of Thurgau in northeastern Switzerland.
  • E. Herzfeld
    Herzfeld is a German-language surname borne by various notable figures in fields such as archaeology, physics, and the arts.
  • 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: Herbermann
Triple: [Charles G. Herbermann, familyName, Herbermann]
Generated description
Herbermann is a German-origin surname most notably associated with Charles G. Herbermann, a scholar and editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbermann
Target entity description: Herbermann is a German-origin surname most notably associated with Charles G. Herbermann, a scholar and editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • A. Marmarica
    Marmarica was an ancient coastal region in North Africa, situated between Cyrenaica (in modern eastern Libya) and Egypt, known from Greek and Roman geography.
  • B. Othmer
    Othmer is a surname most prominently associated with American chemical engineer and educator Donald F. Othmer, known for co-editing the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology.
  • C. Youmans
    Youmans is a surname most notably associated with American Broadway composer Vincent Youmans, known for classic songs from the early 20th century.
  • D. Felben-Wellhausen
    Felben-Wellhausen is a municipality in the canton of Thurgau in northeastern Switzerland.
  • E. Herzfeld
    Herzfeld is a German-language surname borne by various notable figures in fields such as archaeology, physics, and the arts.
  • 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_69d82793421c8190861eb0e673b085de completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de90c7a068819081b4b516983a1412 completed April 14, 2026, 7:08 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd5524e26c81909424b5ba88b5f330 completed May 8, 2026, 3:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd56844d7c8190906b6550fb1c28d5 completed May 8, 2026, 3:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd5731c9188190bda2958bef87dfe2 completed May 8, 2026, 3:23 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:17 a.m.