Triple
T1575268
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whiting School of Engineering |
E33634
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
George William C. Whiting
George William C. Whiting was a benefactor and namesake of Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering, recognized for his significant contributions to engineering education.
|
E194565
|
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: George William C. Whiting | Statement: [Whiting School of Engineering, namedAfter, George William C. Whiting]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George William C. Whiting Context triple: [Whiting School of Engineering, namedAfter, George William C. Whiting]
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A.
Nathaniel A. Owings
Nathaniel A. Owings was an American architect best known as a co-founder of the influential modernist architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
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B.
Wilfred J. McNeil
Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
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C.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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D.
John G. Shedd
John G. Shedd was a prominent Chicago businessman and philanthropist best known for funding and establishing the Shedd Aquarium.
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E.
Edward J. Noble
Edward J. Noble was an American businessman and radio and television executive best known for co-founding the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and for his earlier success with Life Savers candy.
- 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: George William C. Whiting Triple: [Whiting School of Engineering, namedAfter, George William C. Whiting]
Generated description
George William C. Whiting was a benefactor and namesake of Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering, recognized for his significant contributions to engineering education.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George William C. Whiting Target entity description: George William C. Whiting was a benefactor and namesake of Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering, recognized for his significant contributions to engineering education.
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A.
Nathaniel A. Owings
Nathaniel A. Owings was an American architect best known as a co-founder of the influential modernist architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
-
B.
Wilfred J. McNeil
Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
-
C.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
-
D.
John G. Shedd
John G. Shedd was a prominent Chicago businessman and philanthropist best known for funding and establishing the Shedd Aquarium.
-
E.
Edward J. Noble
Edward J. Noble was an American businessman and radio and television executive best known for co-founding the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and for his earlier success with Life Savers candy.
- 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_69a885f27a4c8190a4622252cdf54c00 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a908d2cffc819090f3d5cbebae3307 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:38 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad8ab191388190ab3fce42d5ae092a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:41 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad979b7f2c819094c907bed705db3b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad9831a87c819089fc3b590ab7ecb2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.