Triple

T2071510
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University of Tübingen E44823 entity
Predicate hasNotableAlumnus P51 FINISHED
Object Theodor Escherich
Theodor Escherich was an Austrian pediatrician and bacteriologist best known for discovering and describing the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli).
E231546 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: Theodor Escherich | Statement: [University of Tübingen, hasNotableAlumnus, Theodor Escherich]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodor Escherich
Context triple: [University of Tübingen, hasNotableAlumnus, Theodor Escherich]
  • A. Robert Koch
    Robert Koch was a pioneering German physician and microbiologist who identified the causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax, laying the foundations of modern bacteriology.
  • B. Heinrich Anton de Bary
    Heinrich Anton de Bary was a pioneering 19th-century German botanist and mycologist, widely regarded as the founder of modern plant pathology and the study of symbiosis.
  • C. Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
    Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma was a German Wehrmacht general and tank commander in World War II, best known for leading armored forces in the North African campaign.
  • D. Eduard Gerhard
    Eduard Gerhard was a pioneering 19th-century German classical archaeologist known for his systematic study of ancient Greek vases and for helping establish archaeology as a rigorous academic discipline.
  • E. Rudolf Virchow
    Rudolf Virchow was a pioneering 19th-century German physician and pathologist, often called the "father of modern pathology," known for his work on cellular theory, public health, and social medicine.
  • 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: Theodor Escherich
Triple: [University of Tübingen, hasNotableAlumnus, Theodor Escherich]
Generated description
Theodor Escherich was an Austrian pediatrician and bacteriologist best known for discovering and describing the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli).
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodor Escherich
Target entity description: Theodor Escherich was an Austrian pediatrician and bacteriologist best known for discovering and describing the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli).
  • A. Robert Koch
    Robert Koch was a pioneering German physician and microbiologist who identified the causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax, laying the foundations of modern bacteriology.
  • B. Heinrich Anton de Bary
    Heinrich Anton de Bary was a pioneering 19th-century German botanist and mycologist, widely regarded as the founder of modern plant pathology and the study of symbiosis.
  • C. Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
    Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma was a German Wehrmacht general and tank commander in World War II, best known for leading armored forces in the North African campaign.
  • D. Eduard Gerhard
    Eduard Gerhard was a pioneering 19th-century German classical archaeologist known for his systematic study of ancient Greek vases and for helping establish archaeology as a rigorous academic discipline.
  • E. Rudolf Virchow
    Rudolf Virchow was a pioneering 19th-century German physician and pathologist, often called the "father of modern pathology," known for his work on cellular theory, public health, and social medicine.
  • 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_69a88916c2b48190a5ca2e9b12cad3ed completed March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abba0d20bc8190b19a32157f8b1607 completed March 7, 2026, 5:39 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae272bd51881909b7da12925195417 completed March 9, 2026, 1:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae28e6d8fc8190b5c0215607214b41 completed March 9, 2026, 1:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae29556978819082f771e0723c4f0b completed March 9, 2026, 1:58 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m.