Triple
T18053048
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John G. Nicolay |
E431965
|
entity |
| Predicate | child |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Helen Nicolay |
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|
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: Helen Nicolay | Statement: [John G. Nicolay, child, Helen Nicolay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Helen Nicolay Context triple: [John G. Nicolay, child, Helen Nicolay]
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A.
Helen Dortch
Helen Dortch was an American journalist, suffragist, and preservationist best known as the second wife of Confederate General James Longstreet and for her advocacy of progressive causes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Helene Strybing
Helene Strybing was a philanthropist whose generosity led to the establishment of the arboretum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that bears her name.
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C.
Harriet Heyman
Harriet Heyman is an American writer and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of the Crankstart foundation, which supports education, arts, and social justice initiatives.
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D.
Sarah Childress
Sarah Childress was an American political figure who served as First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her husband, James K. Polk.
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E.
Theodora Richards
Theodora Richards is an American model and artist, best known as the daughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and model Patti Hansen.
- 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: Helen Nicolay Target entity description: Helen Nicolay was an American writer and illustrator best known for her biographical works about Abraham Lincoln and for preserving and promoting the legacy of her father, Lincoln’s private secretary John G. Nicolay.
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A.
Helen Dortch
Helen Dortch was an American journalist, suffragist, and preservationist best known as the second wife of Confederate General James Longstreet and for her advocacy of progressive causes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Helene Strybing
Helene Strybing was a philanthropist whose generosity led to the establishment of the arboretum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that bears her name.
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C.
Harriet Heyman
Harriet Heyman is an American writer and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of the Crankstart foundation, which supports education, arts, and social justice initiatives.
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D.
Sarah Childress
Sarah Childress was an American political figure who served as First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her husband, James K. Polk.
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E.
Theodora Richards
Theodora Richards is an American model and artist, best known as the daughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and model Patti Hansen.
- 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_69d8b906482481908183315b9ecf9994 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4c0ff580c8190bc3ca04025476255 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 11:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:26 a.m.