Triple

T1942023
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sidney Verba E41575 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University
The Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for distinguished scholars recognized for exceptional contributions to their academic fields.
E215745 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: Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University | Statement: [Sidney Verba, positionHeld, Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University
Context triple: [Sidney Verba, positionHeld, Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University]
  • A. Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University
    The Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for a distinguished scholar of university-wide stature.
  • B. Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University
    The Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, held by a leading scholar recognized for outstanding contributions to research and education in engineering and applied sciences.
  • C. Smith Professor of the History of Fine Arts at Harvard University
    The Smith Professor of the History of Fine Arts at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in art history at Harvard, historically associated with leading scholars such as Charles Eliot Norton.
  • D. Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
    The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
  • E. Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
    The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
  • 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: Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University
Triple: [Sidney Verba, positionHeld, Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University]
Generated description
The Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for distinguished scholars recognized for exceptional contributions to their academic fields.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University
Target entity description: The Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for distinguished scholars recognized for exceptional contributions to their academic fields.
  • A. Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University
    The Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for a distinguished scholar of university-wide stature.
  • B. Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University
    The Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, held by a leading scholar recognized for outstanding contributions to research and education in engineering and applied sciences.
  • C. Smith Professor of the History of Fine Arts at Harvard University
    The Smith Professor of the History of Fine Arts at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in art history at Harvard, historically associated with leading scholars such as Charles Eliot Norton.
  • D. Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
    The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
  • E. Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
    The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
  • 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_69a88649b24c819080047f26b6db2ded completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb2fc98e881909a539c0ebf842d8b completed March 7, 2026, 5:09 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adf3fa84e48190bac4d96aa3c3ec39 completed March 8, 2026, 10:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adf443579081908c9ed58590b049c2 completed March 8, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adf4d1b7b88190b1c3f0fe62dc7d1b completed March 8, 2026, 10:14 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.