Triple
T1890775
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Knox |
E41868
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entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Philander C. Knox
Philander C. Knox was an American lawyer, U.S. Attorney General, Senator, and Secretary of State in the early 20th century, known for his role in shaping U.S. foreign and corporate policy during the administrations of Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft.
|
E231630
|
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: Philander C. Knox | Statement: [Knox, hasNotableBearer, Philander C. Knox]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philander C. Knox Context triple: [Knox, hasNotableBearer, Philander C. Knox]
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A.
Thomas W. Knox
Thomas W. Knox was a 19th-century American journalist and author known for his Civil War reporting and popular travel and adventure books.
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B.
William Knox
William Knox is a relatively common personal name shared by several notable individuals, including historical figures in politics, religion, and literature.
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C.
Alexander Cushing
Alexander Cushing was an American lawyer and entrepreneur best known as the visionary founder who developed Squaw Valley into a major ski resort and host of the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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D.
Amos Kendall
Amos Kendall was a prominent 19th-century American journalist, political adviser, and U.S. Postmaster General who was a key member of President Andrew Jackson’s “Kitchen Cabinet.”
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E.
James S. Sherman
James S. Sherman was an American politician who served as the 27th vice president of the United States under President William Howard Taft from 1909 until his death in 1912.
- 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: Philander C. Knox Triple: [Knox, hasNotableBearer, Philander C. Knox]
Generated description
Philander C. Knox was an American lawyer, U.S. Attorney General, Senator, and Secretary of State in the early 20th century, known for his role in shaping U.S. foreign and corporate policy during the administrations of Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philander C. Knox Target entity description: Philander C. Knox was an American lawyer, U.S. Attorney General, Senator, and Secretary of State in the early 20th century, known for his role in shaping U.S. foreign and corporate policy during the administrations of Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft.
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A.
Thomas W. Knox
Thomas W. Knox was a 19th-century American journalist and author known for his Civil War reporting and popular travel and adventure books.
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B.
William Knox
William Knox is a relatively common personal name shared by several notable individuals, including historical figures in politics, religion, and literature.
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C.
Alexander Cushing
Alexander Cushing was an American lawyer and entrepreneur best known as the visionary founder who developed Squaw Valley into a major ski resort and host of the 1960 Winter Olympics.
-
D.
Amos Kendall
Amos Kendall was a prominent 19th-century American journalist, political adviser, and U.S. Postmaster General who was a key member of President Andrew Jackson’s “Kitchen Cabinet.”
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E.
James S. Sherman
James S. Sherman was an American politician who served as the 27th vice president of the United States under President William Howard Taft from 1909 until his death in 1912.
- 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_69a8864b6de0819098d089f6a1b910a7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb14475448190b291ada3454bf98b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae26f6e1288190a69d4197ce5bd5b1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae2901eb588190863e15deb8614754 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae297ebf6c819086e10ee455bea988 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:59 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:34 p.m.