Triple
T14409310
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Catholic Encyclopedia |
E357282
|
entity |
| Predicate | editor |
P1954
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas J. Shahan |
E454962
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Thomas J. Shahan | Statement: [Catholic Encyclopedia, editor, Thomas J. Shahan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas J. Shahan Context triple: [Catholic Encyclopedia, editor, Thomas J. Shahan]
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A.
Thomas J. Shahan
chosen
Thomas J. Shahan was an American Roman Catholic priest, church historian, and educator who served as a prominent editor and scholar in early 20th-century Catholic intellectual life.
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B.
Vincent J. McDonough
Vincent J. McDonough was a prominent figure at Georgetown University, honored for his contributions to the institution through the naming of McDonough Gymnasium.
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C.
John J. Tominac
John J. Tominac was a United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient recognized for extraordinary heroism during World War II.
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D.
Edward M. Egan
Edward M. Egan was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the early 21st century.
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E.
John F. Shea
John F. Shea was an American lyricist best known for writing the words to the University of Notre Dame’s iconic fight song.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69fee5dc9b908190b1d7583810dc9c41 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:44 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:17 a.m.