Triple
T16931424
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mellanby Hall, University of Ibadan |
E410716
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kenneth Mellanby
Kenneth Mellanby was a British biologist and entomologist known for his pioneering research on insect physiology and his role in developing DDT-based control of insect-borne diseases.
|
E1241477
|
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: Kenneth Mellanby | Statement: [Mellanby Hall, University of Ibadan, namedAfter, Kenneth Mellanby]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kenneth Mellanby Context triple: [Mellanby Hall, University of Ibadan, namedAfter, Kenneth Mellanby]
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A.
John Boyd Orr
John Boyd Orr was a Scottish physician, biologist, and politician best known for his pioneering work in nutrition and as the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, for which he received the Nobel Peace Prize.
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B.
Elmer McCollum
Elmer McCollum was an American biochemist best known for discovering vitamins A and B and helping to establish the field of nutritional science.
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C.
Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins
Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins was an English biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for discovering essential nutrients later known as vitamins and for pioneering the field of nutritional biochemistry.
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D.
Alexander Cowper Hutchison
Alexander Cowper Hutchison was a 19th-century Canadian sculptor known for his public monuments and architectural sculpture in Montreal.
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E.
Alexander Cowper Hutchison
Alexander Cowper Hutchison was a prominent 19th-century Canadian architect known for designing significant public and institutional buildings in Montreal.
- 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: Kenneth Mellanby Triple: [Mellanby Hall, University of Ibadan, namedAfter, Kenneth Mellanby]
Generated description
Kenneth Mellanby was a British biologist and entomologist known for his pioneering research on insect physiology and his role in developing DDT-based control of insect-borne diseases.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kenneth Mellanby Target entity description: Kenneth Mellanby was a British biologist and entomologist known for his pioneering research on insect physiology and his role in developing DDT-based control of insect-borne diseases.
-
A.
John Boyd Orr
John Boyd Orr was a Scottish physician, biologist, and politician best known for his pioneering work in nutrition and as the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, for which he received the Nobel Peace Prize.
-
B.
Elmer McCollum
Elmer McCollum was an American biochemist best known for discovering vitamins A and B and helping to establish the field of nutritional science.
-
C.
Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins
Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins was an English biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for discovering essential nutrients later known as vitamins and for pioneering the field of nutritional biochemistry.
-
D.
Alexander Cowper Hutchison
Alexander Cowper Hutchison was a 19th-century Canadian sculptor known for his public monuments and architectural sculpture in Montreal.
-
E.
Alexander Cowper Hutchison
Alexander Cowper Hutchison was a prominent 19th-century Canadian architect known for designing significant public and institutional buildings in Montreal.
- 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_69d886c886688190967be07322597ac9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3cf25a6dc8190a2b9d9c4d2adc5fd |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00cfdeb7a88190aac21a8645607dc8 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:35 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00d0a0852c8190991af93d50fa2216 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00d14b83d88190b3dbc124d5b33029 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:41 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:30 a.m.