Triple

T14936833
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hepburn family E372416 entity
Predicate hasNotableMember P304 FINISHED
Object James Hepburn (missionary)
James Hepburn was a 19th-century Scottish Presbyterian missionary and Bible translator known for his work in Japan and contributions to the study of the Japanese language.
E1128561 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: James Hepburn (missionary) | Statement: [Hepburn family, hasNotableMember, James Hepburn (missionary)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Hepburn (missionary)
Context triple: [Hepburn family, hasNotableMember, James Hepburn (missionary)]
  • A. William Dickson (missionary)
    William Dickson was a Scottish missionary and notable alumnus of Dumfries Academy who devoted his life to religious and educational work abroad.
  • B. John Paton
    John Paton is a notable individual, most commonly referring to the 19th-century Scottish missionary known for his work in the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu).
  • C. Adoniram Judson
    Adoniram Judson was a pioneering early 19th-century American Baptist missionary best known for his long-term work in Burma, where he translated the Bible into Burmese and helped establish a lasting Christian presence.
  • D. Hudson Taylor
    Hudson Taylor was a pioneering 19th-century British Protestant missionary who greatly expanded Christian mission work in inland China and became a key figure in the history of modern missions.
  • E. Hudson Taylor
    Hudson Taylor is an Irish folk-pop duo of brothers known for their melodic harmonies and acoustic-driven songs.
  • 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: James Hepburn (missionary)
Triple: [Hepburn family, hasNotableMember, James Hepburn (missionary)]
Generated description
James Hepburn was a 19th-century Scottish Presbyterian missionary and Bible translator known for his work in Japan and contributions to the study of the Japanese language.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Hepburn (missionary)
Target entity description: James Hepburn was a 19th-century Scottish Presbyterian missionary and Bible translator known for his work in Japan and contributions to the study of the Japanese language.
  • A. William Dickson (missionary)
    William Dickson was a Scottish missionary and notable alumnus of Dumfries Academy who devoted his life to religious and educational work abroad.
  • B. John Paton
    John Paton is a notable individual, most commonly referring to the 19th-century Scottish missionary known for his work in the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu).
  • C. Adoniram Judson
    Adoniram Judson was a pioneering early 19th-century American Baptist missionary best known for his long-term work in Burma, where he translated the Bible into Burmese and helped establish a lasting Christian presence.
  • D. Hudson Taylor
    Hudson Taylor was a pioneering 19th-century British Protestant missionary who greatly expanded Christian mission work in inland China and became a key figure in the history of modern missions.
  • E. Hudson Taylor
    Hudson Taylor is an Irish folk-pop duo of brothers known for their melodic harmonies and acoustic-driven songs.
  • 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_69d85cc9da0c81908d583ca3f63a3908 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded64904d88190b6b4140da8e8199d completed April 15, 2026, 12:05 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe7e8e9c0c81909cfb1e02987527c0 completed May 9, 2026, 12:23 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe7f299cf081909a3e15ead54bd2fc completed May 9, 2026, 12:26 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe7fb4aa5c8190bca9fc60a1ef6833 completed May 9, 2026, 12:28 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:37 a.m.