Triple

T16573982
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Athol Fugard E402661 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Sheila Meiring Fugard
Sheila Meiring Fugard is a South African-born writer and novelist known for her literary work and for being married to playwright Athol Fugard.
E1221147 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: Sheila Meiring Fugard | Statement: [Athol Fugard, spouse, Sheila Meiring Fugard]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sheila Meiring Fugard
Context triple: [Athol Fugard, spouse, Sheila Meiring Fugard]
  • A. Elinda Vorster
    Elinda Vorster is a South African former sprinter who specialized in short-distance track events and represented her country in international competitions.
  • B. Janet Suzman
    Janet Suzman is a South African-born British actress and director renowned for her classical stage work, particularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and her acclaimed film and television performances.
  • C. Thelma Skotnes
    Thelma Skotnes was the wife of renowned South African artist and printmaker Cecil Skotnes.
  • D. Marlene Kruger
    Marlene Kruger is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Kruger surname, though specific widely known public achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
  • E. Max Malini
    Max Malini is a character in the TV series "The Cape," portrayed as a skilled illusionist and mentor who trains the protagonist in the art of stage magic and deception.
  • 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: Sheila Meiring Fugard
Triple: [Athol Fugard, spouse, Sheila Meiring Fugard]
Generated description
Sheila Meiring Fugard is a South African-born writer and novelist known for her literary work and for being married to playwright Athol Fugard.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sheila Meiring Fugard
Target entity description: Sheila Meiring Fugard is a South African-born writer and novelist known for her literary work and for being married to playwright Athol Fugard.
  • A. Elinda Vorster
    Elinda Vorster is a South African former sprinter who specialized in short-distance track events and represented her country in international competitions.
  • B. Janet Suzman
    Janet Suzman is a South African-born British actress and director renowned for her classical stage work, particularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and her acclaimed film and television performances.
  • C. Thelma Skotnes
    Thelma Skotnes was the wife of renowned South African artist and printmaker Cecil Skotnes.
  • D. Marlene Kruger
    Marlene Kruger is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Kruger surname, though specific widely known public achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
  • E. Max Malini
    Max Malini is a character in the TV series "The Cape," portrayed as a skilled illusionist and mentor who trains the protagonist in the art of stage magic and deception.
  • 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_69d88387363c8190a97a0c942130de97 completed April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3595ab9dc81909b774f6d9c17d6dd completed April 18, 2026, 10:13 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a006eea409c8190808170a0b3f4bd17 completed May 10, 2026, 11:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a006f7ca0dc8190a75d84d9ffbf83e0 completed May 10, 2026, 11:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a00705453c081909e8401024e92b5aa completed May 10, 2026, 11:47 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:16 a.m.