Triple

T14919920
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ryan Field E371481 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object Patrick G. Ryan
Patrick G. Ryan is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of Aon Corporation and a major benefactor of Northwestern University.
E1166772 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: Patrick G. Ryan | Statement: [Ryan Field, namedAfter, Patrick G. Ryan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick G. Ryan
Context triple: [Ryan Field, namedAfter, Patrick G. Ryan]
  • A. John P. Ryan
    John P. Ryan was an American character actor known for his intense performances in film and television, often portraying tough or villainous roles.
  • B. William F. O’Connor
    William F. O’Connor was an Irish political figure who succeeded Tomás Mac Curtain in office, likely in a local governmental role in Cork during the early 20th century.
  • C. Thomas J. Sheehan
    Thomas J. Sheehan was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading the defense of Fort Ridgely during the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862.
  • D. John A. Byrne
    John A. Byrne is an American business journalist and author best known for his work covering corporate leadership and management, including co-authoring high-profile business books.
  • E. John A. O’Brien
    John A. O’Brien was a prominent Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian known for his influential work in American Catholic thought and education.
  • 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: Patrick G. Ryan
Triple: [Ryan Field, namedAfter, Patrick G. Ryan]
Generated description
Patrick G. Ryan is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of Aon Corporation and a major benefactor of Northwestern University.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick G. Ryan
Target entity description: Patrick G. Ryan is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of Aon Corporation and a major benefactor of Northwestern University.
  • A. John P. Ryan
    John P. Ryan was an American character actor known for his intense performances in film and television, often portraying tough or villainous roles.
  • B. William F. O’Connor
    William F. O’Connor was an Irish political figure who succeeded Tomás Mac Curtain in office, likely in a local governmental role in Cork during the early 20th century.
  • C. Thomas J. Sheehan
    Thomas J. Sheehan was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading the defense of Fort Ridgely during the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862.
  • D. John A. Byrne
    John A. Byrne is an American business journalist and author best known for his work covering corporate leadership and management, including co-authoring high-profile business books.
  • E. John A. O’Brien
    John A. O’Brien was a prominent Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian known for his influential work in American Catholic thought and education.
  • 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_69d85cc7ea3481908228b5acb7d06f12 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded62f76bc81909ebc8899096cd1a0 completed April 15, 2026, 12:05 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff56afa5ec8190a058574dff7431dc completed May 9, 2026, 3:45 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff57c304188190afa695ae88cf0234 completed May 9, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff5920436c81909addad5bb4566ae9 completed May 9, 2026, 3:56 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:33 a.m.