Triple
T20388961
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Meadville, Pennsylvania |
E498033
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotablePerson |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Robert L. Thoburn |
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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: Robert L. Thoburn | Statement: [Meadville, Pennsylvania, hasNotablePerson, Robert L. Thoburn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert L. Thoburn Context triple: [Meadville, Pennsylvania, hasNotablePerson, Robert L. Thoburn]
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A.
Howard H. Thomson
Howard H. Thomson was an architect best known for designing Edinburgh’s prominent concert venue, the Usher Hall.
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B.
Norman Z. McLeod
Norman Z. McLeod was an American film director best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies in the 1930s and 1940s, including films with the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields.
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C.
Angus L. Bowmer
Angus L. Bowmer was an American theater director and educator best known as the visionary founder of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, one of the most prominent regional theater companies in the United States.
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D.
Ernest T. Weir
Ernest T. Weir was an American industrialist and steel magnate who co-founded and led the Weirton Steel Company, playing a major role in the development of Weirton, West Virginia.
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E.
George G. Robertson
George G. Robertson is a computer scientist known for his work in information visualization and human-computer interaction, often in collaboration with researchers like Stuart K. Card.
- 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: Robert L. Thoburn Target entity description: Robert L. Thoburn was an American educator and politician known for his advocacy of Christian education and involvement in conservative politics.
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A.
Howard H. Thomson
Howard H. Thomson was an architect best known for designing Edinburgh’s prominent concert venue, the Usher Hall.
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B.
Norman Z. McLeod
Norman Z. McLeod was an American film director best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies in the 1930s and 1940s, including films with the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields.
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C.
Angus L. Bowmer
Angus L. Bowmer was an American theater director and educator best known as the visionary founder of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, one of the most prominent regional theater companies in the United States.
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D.
Ernest T. Weir
Ernest T. Weir was an American industrialist and steel magnate who co-founded and led the Weirton Steel Company, playing a major role in the development of Weirton, West Virginia.
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E.
George G. Robertson
George G. Robertson is a computer scientist known for his work in information visualization and human-computer interaction, often in collaboration with researchers like Stuart K. Card.
- 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_69e0b4a71ebc8190b153a36c738730f4 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6790d9e5881908bde7da9e5e541a0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:05 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:28 a.m.