Triple

T21886715
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject State Secretary of the South African Republic E540423 entity
Predicate positionHeldBy P8 FINISHED
Object Cornelis Hermanus Wessels — NE NERFINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Cornelis Hermanus Wessels | Statement: [State Secretary of the South African Republic, positionHeldBy, Cornelis Hermanus Wessels]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Cornelis Hermanus Wessels
Context triple: [State Secretary of the South African Republic, positionHeldBy, Cornelis Hermanus Wessels]
  • A. Jozias van Aartsen
    Jozias van Aartsen is a Dutch politician who has held prominent national and local offices, including serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mayor of The Hague.
  • B. Adriaan Goekoop
    Adriaan Goekoop was a prominent Dutch archaeologist, collector, and patron of the arts known for his significant contributions to the cultural and historical heritage of The Hague.
  • C. Nicolaas Jacobus Smit
    Nicolaas Jacobus Smit was a 19th-century South African politician and statesman who played a significant role in the governance of the South African Republic (Transvaal).
  • D. Hendrik Cornelis Wisse Smit
    Hendrik Cornelis Wisse Smit was the father of Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau and a Dutch banker who died in a mountaineering accident when she was young.
  • E. Willem Kok
    Willem Kok is a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 to 2002 and was a leading figure in the Labour Party (PvdA).
  • 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: Cornelis Hermanus Wessels
Target entity description: Cornelis Hermanus Wessels was a South African statesman who served in the late 19th-century government of the South African Republic (Transvaal), playing a key role in its administrative and political affairs.
  • A. Jozias van Aartsen
    Jozias van Aartsen is a Dutch politician who has held prominent national and local offices, including serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mayor of The Hague.
  • B. Adriaan Goekoop
    Adriaan Goekoop was a prominent Dutch archaeologist, collector, and patron of the arts known for his significant contributions to the cultural and historical heritage of The Hague.
  • C. Nicolaas Jacobus Smit
    Nicolaas Jacobus Smit was a 19th-century South African politician and statesman who played a significant role in the governance of the South African Republic (Transvaal).
  • D. Hendrik Cornelis Wisse Smit
    Hendrik Cornelis Wisse Smit was the father of Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau and a Dutch banker who died in a mountaineering accident when she was young.
  • E. Willem Kok
    Willem Kok is a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 to 2002 and was a leading figure in the Labour Party (PvdA).
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e0c47a95908190ae3e19b716accb3d elicitation completed
NER batch_69f118ed35948190bbffba2c40029eee ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 7:05 p.m.