Triple

T15441111
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Macfadyen E369901 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Allan Macfadyen
Allan Macfadyen was a Scottish bacteriologist known for his pioneering work in microbiology and infectious diseases in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
E1158958 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: Allan Macfadyen | Statement: [Macfadyen, hasNotableBearer, Allan Macfadyen]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Allan Macfadyen
Context triple: [Macfadyen, hasNotableBearer, Allan Macfadyen]
  • A. Dugald Macfadyen
    Dugald Macfadyen was a British Congregational minister, author, and biographer known for his religious writings and historical works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • B. Robert Carlyle
    Robert Carlyle is a Scottish actor known for his intense and versatile performances in films such as "Trainspotting," "The Full Monty," and "28 Weeks Later," as well as the TV series "Once Upon a Time."
  • C. Alastair Macfadyen
    Alastair Macfadyen is a notable individual who bears the Scottish surname Macfadyen, recognized for contributions associated with that family name.
  • D. Dougray Scott
    Dougray Scott is a Scottish actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent parts in projects like "Mission: Impossible 2," "Ever After," and various British dramas.
  • E. Jay McGillis
    Jay McGillis was a Boston College football player whose battle with leukemia inspired the creation of the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation to support families of children with cancer.
  • 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: Allan Macfadyen
Triple: [Macfadyen, hasNotableBearer, Allan Macfadyen]
Generated description
Allan Macfadyen was a Scottish bacteriologist known for his pioneering work in microbiology and infectious diseases in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Allan Macfadyen
Target entity description: Allan Macfadyen was a Scottish bacteriologist known for his pioneering work in microbiology and infectious diseases in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • A. Dugald Macfadyen
    Dugald Macfadyen was a British Congregational minister, author, and biographer known for his religious writings and historical works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • B. Robert Carlyle
    Robert Carlyle is a Scottish actor known for his intense and versatile performances in films such as "Trainspotting," "The Full Monty," and "28 Weeks Later," as well as the TV series "Once Upon a Time."
  • C. Alastair Macfadyen
    Alastair Macfadyen is a notable individual who bears the Scottish surname Macfadyen, recognized for contributions associated with that family name.
  • D. Dougray Scott
    Dougray Scott is a Scottish actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent parts in projects like "Mission: Impossible 2," "Ever After," and various British dramas.
  • E. Jay McGillis
    Jay McGillis was a Boston College football player whose battle with leukemia inspired the creation of the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation to support families of children with cancer.
  • 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_69d85a19180081909925012fbf4e62a3 completed April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e03eddf258819082679970b7d2b6af completed April 16, 2026, 1:43 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff2cf7ce7c8190810ef35b6e37254d completed May 9, 2026, 12:47 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff2e1fb27c81908de0d755bf30c833 completed May 9, 2026, 12:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff2f3ab6988190b4cefe2f55c4101c completed May 9, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:21 a.m.