Triple
T1579007
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | J. R. R. Tolkien |
E33718
|
entity |
| Predicate | child |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien
Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien was the second son of author J. R. R. Tolkien, known for his career as a schoolteacher and his role in preserving and promoting his father's literary legacy.
|
E186829
|
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: Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien | Statement: [J. R. R. Tolkien, child, Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien Context triple: [J. R. R. Tolkien, child, Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien]
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A.
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien was an English writer, philologist, and academic best known as the author of the high-fantasy novels "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."
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B.
Edith Tolkien
Edith Tolkien was the wife and lifelong muse of author J. R. R. Tolkien, inspiring characters such as Lúthien in his Middle-earth legendarium.
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C.
Charles Saunders
Charles Saunders was an 18th-century British Royal Navy admiral who played a key role in securing naval supremacy during the Seven Years' War, notably in operations around Quebec.
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D.
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis was a British writer and scholar best known for his Christian apologetic works and the beloved fantasy series "The Chronicles of Narnia."
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E.
T. H. White
T. H. White was a British author best known for his Arthurian fantasy series "The Once and Future King."
- 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: Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien Triple: [J. R. R. Tolkien, child, Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien]
Generated description
Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien was the second son of author J. R. R. Tolkien, known for his career as a schoolteacher and his role in preserving and promoting his father's literary legacy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien Target entity description: Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien was the second son of author J. R. R. Tolkien, known for his career as a schoolteacher and his role in preserving and promoting his father's literary legacy.
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A.
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien was an English writer, philologist, and academic best known as the author of the high-fantasy novels "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."
-
B.
Edith Tolkien
Edith Tolkien was the wife and lifelong muse of author J. R. R. Tolkien, inspiring characters such as Lúthien in his Middle-earth legendarium.
-
C.
Charles Saunders
Charles Saunders was an 18th-century British Royal Navy admiral who played a key role in securing naval supremacy during the Seven Years' War, notably in operations around Quebec.
-
D.
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis was a British writer and scholar best known for his Christian apologetic works and the beloved fantasy series "The Chronicles of Narnia."
-
E.
T. H. White
T. H. White was a British author best known for his Arthurian fantasy series "The Once and Future King."
- 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_69ad608ae5b4819080d769d6f6cbacda |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad6286a3348190b096983defe3fb5b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad631b20108190a93950a3d22b6831 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.