Triple
T15737455
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Polistes metricus |
E381509
|
entity |
| Predicate | describedBy |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Kirby
William Kirby was a pioneering 19th-century English entomologist and clergyman, often regarded as the father of entomology in England.
|
E1173786
|
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: William Kirby | Statement: [Polistes metricus, describedBy, William Kirby]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Kirby Context triple: [Polistes metricus, describedBy, William Kirby]
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A.
Thomas Jessop
Thomas Jessop was a prominent 19th-century English industrialist and philanthropist known for his contributions to the steel industry and public institutions in Sheffield.
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B.
William Jessop
William Jessop was a prominent 18th-century English civil engineer known for his influential work on canals, docks, and early railways during the Industrial Revolution.
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C.
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach was a British zoologist and marine biologist of the early 19th century known for his influential work in classifying a wide range of animal groups, including birds and crustaceans.
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D.
George Giffard
George Giffard was a British Army general who held senior command roles during World War II, particularly in the Southeast Asian theatre.
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E.
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson is an acclaimed English character actor known for his versatile performances in films such as "The Full Monty," "In the Bedroom," and "Michael Clayton."
- 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: William Kirby Triple: [Polistes metricus, describedBy, William Kirby]
Generated description
William Kirby was a pioneering 19th-century English entomologist and clergyman, often regarded as the father of entomology in England.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Kirby Target entity description: William Kirby was a pioneering 19th-century English entomologist and clergyman, often regarded as the father of entomology in England.
-
A.
Thomas Jessop
Thomas Jessop was a prominent 19th-century English industrialist and philanthropist known for his contributions to the steel industry and public institutions in Sheffield.
-
B.
William Jessop
William Jessop was a prominent 18th-century English civil engineer known for his influential work on canals, docks, and early railways during the Industrial Revolution.
-
C.
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach was a British zoologist and marine biologist of the early 19th century known for his influential work in classifying a wide range of animal groups, including birds and crustaceans.
-
D.
George Giffard
George Giffard was a British Army general who held senior command roles during World War II, particularly in the Southeast Asian theatre.
-
E.
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson is an acclaimed English character actor known for his versatile performances in films such as "The Full Monty," "In the Bedroom," and "Michael Clayton."
- 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_69d86d9cdb648190bf3171be0bd7d872 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e04fd6eb888190b7a9b07b76e62c0d |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:56 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff830336248190a8bbd8153dd95daa |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:54 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff83ca33d08190816130bf2ea735df |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff8469354c819080b8cfddb7c66be5 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m.