Triple

T17181827
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas Francis Wade E417001 entity
Predicate relative P37 FINISHED
Object John Herschel E293603 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: John Herschel | Statement: [Thomas Francis Wade, relative, John Herschel]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John Herschel
Context triple: [Thomas Francis Wade, relative, John Herschel]
  • A. John Herschel chosen
    John Herschel was a 19th-century English astronomer, mathematician, and polymath known for his extensive cataloging of stars and nebulae and for making significant contributions to photography and the study of light.
  • B. Isaac Roberts
    Isaac Roberts was a pioneering 19th-century British amateur astronomer and astrophotographer known for his early deep-sky photographs that significantly advanced astronomical imaging.
  • C. Francis Baily
    Francis Baily was a prominent 19th-century English astronomer best known for his detailed observations of solar eclipses, including the phenomenon now called "Baily's beads."
  • D. James Dunlop
    James Dunlop was a prominent 19th-century American jurist who served as a judge on the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
  • E. James Dunlop
    James Dunlop was a 19th-century Scottish-born astronomer known for his extensive cataloging of southern sky deep-sky objects while working in Australia.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d886d5f34c8190b24564dfaa63f3fb elicitation completed
NER batch_69e3fc1187808190aeaa0d0e6487957e ner completed
NED1 batch_6a014847a19481909b1249c2fe428bfc ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:37 a.m.