Triple
T17181793
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Francis Wade |
E417001
|
entity |
| Predicate | givenName |
P17
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Francis
Francis is the given name of Thomas Francis Wade, a 19th-century British diplomat and sinologist known for co-developing the Wade–Giles system of romanizing Chinese.
|
E1254720
|
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: Francis | Statement: [Thomas Francis Wade, givenName, Francis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis Context triple: [Thomas Francis Wade, givenName, Francis]
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A.
Francis
Francis is the given first name of the American actor Frank Morgan, best known for his role as the Wizard in "The Wizard of Oz."
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B.
Francis
Francis is the middle name of American sportscaster Joe Buck, whose full name is Joseph Francis Buck.
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C.
Francis
Francis is the given name of Frank Sheeran, the American labor union official and alleged mob hitman whose life inspired the film "The Irishman."
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D.
Francis
Francis is the given first name of British journalist and author Claud Cockburn.
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E.
Francis
Francis is the middle name of William Francis Deegan, an American military officer, engineer, and prominent New York City political figure of the early 20th century.
- 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: Francis Triple: [Thomas Francis Wade, givenName, Francis]
Generated description
Francis is the given name of Thomas Francis Wade, a 19th-century British diplomat and sinologist known for co-developing the Wade–Giles system of romanizing Chinese.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis Target entity description: Francis is the given name of Thomas Francis Wade, a 19th-century British diplomat and sinologist known for co-developing the Wade–Giles system of romanizing Chinese.
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A.
Francis
Francis is the given name of Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, a prominent British military commander and colonial administrator of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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B.
Francis
Francis is the given name of Sir Francis Walsingham, the principal secretary and spymaster to Queen Elizabeth I of England.
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C.
Francis
Francis is the given name of Frank Russell, 2nd Earl Russell, a British aristocrat and politician.
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D.
Francis
Francis is the given name of Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, a prominent British Labour politician, social reformer, and Roman Catholic intellectual.
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E.
Francis
Francis is the given name of Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, an 18th-century English nobleman famed for pioneering canal construction during the Industrial Revolution.
- 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_69d886d5f34c8190b24564dfaa63f3fb |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3fc1187808190aeaa0d0e6487957e |
completed | April 18, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a014847a19481909b1249c2fe428bfc |
completed | May 11, 2026, 3:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a014cf269b48190bf58eb71a9fec897 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a014d5d10b4819086969145c2d4fb56 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 3:30 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:37 a.m.