Triple
T20790385
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nelson G. Hairston Sr. |
E511756
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableStudent |
P4838
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Nelson G. Hairston Jr. |
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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: Nelson G. Hairston Jr. | Statement: [Nelson G. Hairston Sr., notableStudent, Nelson G. Hairston Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nelson G. Hairston Jr. Context triple: [Nelson G. Hairston Sr., notableStudent, Nelson G. Hairston Jr.]
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A.
Nelson G. Hairston Sr.
Nelson G. Hairston Sr. was an influential American ecologist best known for his work on trophic dynamics and the "green world" hypothesis, which helped shape modern ecological theory.
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B.
Wayne T. Jackson
Wayne T. Jackson is an American pastor and televangelist, best known as the founder of Great Faith Ministries International and the Impact Network.
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C.
James H. Nichols Jr.
James H. Nichols Jr. was an American scholar and translator known for his work on German philosophy, particularly his influential English translations of texts by G.W.F. Hegel and related thinkers.
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D.
John L. Flannery
John L. Flannery is an American business executive who served as chairman and CEO of General Electric, leading the company during a major restructuring period.
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E.
Allen M. Davey
Allen M. Davey was an American cinematographer known for his work on early Technicolor films in Hollywood.
- 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: Nelson G. Hairston Jr. Target entity description: Nelson G. Hairston Jr. is an American ecologist known for his work in aquatic ecology, evolutionary ecology, and the study of predator-prey dynamics.
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A.
Nelson G. Hairston Sr.
chosen
Nelson G. Hairston Sr. was an influential American ecologist best known for his work on trophic dynamics and the "green world" hypothesis, which helped shape modern ecological theory.
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B.
Wayne T. Jackson
Wayne T. Jackson is an American pastor and televangelist, best known as the founder of Great Faith Ministries International and the Impact Network.
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C.
James H. Nichols Jr.
James H. Nichols Jr. was an American scholar and translator known for his work on German philosophy, particularly his influential English translations of texts by G.W.F. Hegel and related thinkers.
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D.
John L. Flannery
John L. Flannery is an American business executive who served as chairman and CEO of General Electric, leading the company during a major restructuring period.
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E.
Allen M. Davey
Allen M. Davey was an American cinematographer known for his work on early Technicolor films in Hollywood.
- F. None of above.
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_69e0b4cb83948190bd57bec21d78ed53 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c29010508190bf2cf577d7f64754 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:19 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:38 p.m.