Triple

T18000151
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Olivet College E430606 entity
Predicate founder P104 FINISHED
Object John J. Shipherd NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: John J. Shipherd | Statement: [Olivet College, founder, John J. Shipherd]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John J. Shipherd
Context triple: [Olivet College, founder, John J. Shipherd]
  • A. Leander H. McNelly
    Leander H. McNelly was a famed 19th-century Texas lawman and Confederate veteran best known for leading a special force of Texas Rangers noted for their toughness and controversial tactics during the turbulent Reconstruction era.
  • B. William A. H. Loveland
    William A. H. Loveland was a 19th-century American railroad executive and civic leader whose influence on regional development led to the Colorado city of Loveland bearing his name.
  • C. Charles B. Gallogly
    Charles B. Gallogly is a benefactor and namesake of the University of Oklahoma’s Gallogly College of Engineering, recognized for his significant contributions to engineering education.
  • D. Charles F. Brannan
    Charles F. Brannan was a mid-20th-century U.S. Secretary of Agriculture known for advocating progressive farm policies and New Deal–style agricultural reforms.
  • E. John A. McClernand
    John A. McClernand was a prominent Union Army general and Illinois politician during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Western Theater and his close political ties to President Abraham Lincoln.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John J. Shipherd
Target entity description: John J. Shipherd was a 19th-century American Congregational minister and educator best known for co-founding both Oberlin College in Ohio and Olivet College in Michigan.
  • A. Leander H. McNelly
    Leander H. McNelly was a famed 19th-century Texas lawman and Confederate veteran best known for leading a special force of Texas Rangers noted for their toughness and controversial tactics during the turbulent Reconstruction era.
  • B. William A. H. Loveland
    William A. H. Loveland was a 19th-century American railroad executive and civic leader whose influence on regional development led to the Colorado city of Loveland bearing his name.
  • C. Charles B. Gallogly
    Charles B. Gallogly is a benefactor and namesake of the University of Oklahoma’s Gallogly College of Engineering, recognized for his significant contributions to engineering education.
  • D. Charles F. Brannan
    Charles F. Brannan was a mid-20th-century U.S. Secretary of Agriculture known for advocating progressive farm policies and New Deal–style agricultural reforms.
  • E. John A. McClernand
    John A. McClernand was a prominent Union Army general and Illinois politician during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Western Theater and his close political ties to President Abraham Lincoln.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d8b90364248190a37381adea932f42 completed April 10, 2026, 8:46 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4b3e75e908190a6ff6a3ec6069ff5 completed April 19, 2026, 10:52 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:23 a.m.