Triple
T1578988
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | J. R. R. Tolkien |
E33718
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Merton Professor of English Language and Literature
The Merton Professor of English Language and Literature is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford specializing in the study and teaching of English language and literary scholarship.
|
E179851
|
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: Merton Professor of English Language and Literature | Statement: [J. R. R. Tolkien, positionHeld, Merton Professor of English Language and Literature]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merton Professor of English Language and Literature Context triple: [J. R. R. Tolkien, positionHeld, Merton Professor of English Language and Literature]
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A.
Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford
The Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious, elected academic post traditionally held by distinguished poets and critics who deliver public lectures and contribute to the university’s literary life.
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B.
Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
The Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the humanities, notably held by Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel.
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C.
Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
The Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
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D.
Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
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E.
Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University
The Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the English department historically held by distinguished scholars and writers in the fields of rhetoric, oratory, and literature.
- 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: Merton Professor of English Language and Literature Triple: [J. R. R. Tolkien, positionHeld, Merton Professor of English Language and Literature]
Generated description
The Merton Professor of English Language and Literature is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford specializing in the study and teaching of English language and literary scholarship.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merton Professor of English Language and Literature Target entity description: The Merton Professor of English Language and Literature is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford specializing in the study and teaching of English language and literary scholarship.
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A.
Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford
The Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious, elected academic post traditionally held by distinguished poets and critics who deliver public lectures and contribute to the university’s literary life.
-
B.
Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
The Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the humanities, notably held by Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel.
-
C.
Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
The Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
-
D.
Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
-
E.
Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University
The Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the English department historically held by distinguished scholars and writers in the fields of rhetoric, oratory, and literature.
- 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_69a908d67bd08190afa8c504ed5273ee |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:38 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad4030dd408190af5423ca2a3507b7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad42612ba08190b6eabae1a098a61c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad42edfa7c8190a23e9a31915db228 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.