Triple
T1769264
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Willis Van Devanter |
E38834
|
entity |
| Predicate | precededInSupremeCourtSeatBy |
P31683
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edward Douglass White
Edward Douglass White was an American jurist who served as Chief Justice of the United States from 1910 to 1921, known for his influential role in antitrust and constitutional law decisions.
|
E213365
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Edward Douglass White | Statement: [Willis Van Devanter, precededInSupremeCourtSeatBy, Edward Douglass White]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Douglass White Context triple: [Willis Van Devanter, precededInSupremeCourtSeatBy, Edward Douglass White]
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A.
Owen Josephus Roberts
Owen Josephus Roberts was an American lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court associate justice (1930–1945) known for his pivotal role in shifting the Court’s stance on New Deal legislation.
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B.
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes was an American statesman and jurist who served as governor of New York, U.S. Supreme Court justice and later chief justice, and U.S. secretary of state, and was the Republican nominee for president in 1916.
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C.
Paul V. McNutt
Paul V. McNutt was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of Indiana, U.S. high commissioner to the Philippines, and a prominent New Deal-era federal administrator.
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D.
Alphonso Taft
Alphonso Taft was an American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of War, and was the father of President William Howard Taft.
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E.
President William Howard Taft
President William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States, known for his trust-busting policies, later service as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and significant administrative reforms.
- 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: Edward Douglass White Triple: [Willis Van Devanter, precededInSupremeCourtSeatBy, Edward Douglass White]
Generated description
Edward Douglass White was an American jurist who served as Chief Justice of the United States from 1910 to 1921, known for his influential role in antitrust and constitutional law decisions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Douglass White Target entity description: Edward Douglass White was an American jurist who served as Chief Justice of the United States from 1910 to 1921, known for his influential role in antitrust and constitutional law decisions.
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A.
Owen Josephus Roberts
Owen Josephus Roberts was an American lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court associate justice (1930–1945) known for his pivotal role in shifting the Court’s stance on New Deal legislation.
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B.
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes was an American statesman and jurist who served as governor of New York, U.S. Supreme Court justice and later chief justice, and U.S. secretary of state, and was the Republican nominee for president in 1916.
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C.
Paul V. McNutt
Paul V. McNutt was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of Indiana, U.S. high commissioner to the Philippines, and a prominent New Deal-era federal administrator.
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D.
Alphonso Taft
Alphonso Taft was an American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of War, and was the father of President William Howard Taft.
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E.
President William Howard Taft
President William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States, known for his trust-busting policies, later service as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and significant administrative reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: precededInSupremeCourtSeatBy Context triple: [Willis Van Devanter, precededInSupremeCourtSeatBy, Edward Douglass White]
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A.
precededInSenateBy
Indicates that one officeholder directly held a given Senate seat before another officeholder, in terms of succession to that seat.
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B.
succeededByAsChiefJustice
Indicates that one individual directly followed another in the role of Chief Justice.
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C.
chiefJustice
Indicates that one entity serves as the chief justice (the highest-ranking judicial officer) of another entity, such as a court or jurisdiction.
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D.
nominatedAsChiefJusticeOn
Indicates that an entity was formally selected or proposed to serve as Chief Justice on a specific date or occasion.
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E.
nominatedAsAssociateJusticeOn
Indicates that an entity was formally selected or put forward to serve as an Associate Justice on a court or judicial body on a specific date or occasion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69a8862e61708190af97b9838cc3f5de |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ab39fc2c448190bfaf1ee8d474632a |
completed | March 6, 2026, 8:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adeaceae088190a5ee93e6b46360cc |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adeb8a0a64819087e4505089e93093 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adec6fcaac8190b43d0cd1aa613c95 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69aa61cbb1288190a7ba38b61905f578 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69ab39faf69c8190bae98d3e3911078f |
completed | March 6, 2026, 8:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.