Triple

T22449975
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject VF Corporation E554964 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object John Barbey — 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: John Barbey | Statement: [VF Corporation, foundedBy, John Barbey]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John Barbey
Context triple: [VF Corporation, foundedBy, John Barbey]
  • A. Fred Maynard
    Fred Maynard was an early 20th-century Aboriginal Australian activist and leader who championed Indigenous rights, land justice, and self-determination.
  • B. George Richey
    George Richey was an American country music songwriter, producer, and manager known for his work in Nashville and his long association with major country artists.
  • C. John Ottway
    John Ottway is the brooding, survivalist sharpshooter portrayed by Liam Neeson in the film "The Grey," known for leading a group of plane crash survivors through the Alaskan wilderness while confronting a deadly wolf pack and his own despair.
  • D. George Marks
    George Marks was a film editor known for his work on early American cinema, including the pioneering all-talking feature "Lights of New York."
  • E. Roy Poole
    Roy Poole was an American actor best known for his work in film, television, and theater during the mid-20th century.
  • 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: John Barbey
Target entity description: John Barbey was an American businessman best known as the founder of the apparel company that became VF Corporation, a major global clothing and footwear conglomerate.
  • A. Fred Maynard
    Fred Maynard was an early 20th-century Aboriginal Australian activist and leader who championed Indigenous rights, land justice, and self-determination.
  • B. George Richey
    George Richey was an American country music songwriter, producer, and manager known for his work in Nashville and his long association with major country artists.
  • C. John Ottway
    John Ottway is the brooding, survivalist sharpshooter portrayed by Liam Neeson in the film "The Grey," known for leading a group of plane crash survivors through the Alaskan wilderness while confronting a deadly wolf pack and his own despair.
  • D. George Marks
    George Marks was a film editor known for his work on early American cinema, including the pioneering all-talking feature "Lights of New York."
  • E. Roy Poole
    Roy Poole was an American actor best known for his work in film, television, and theater during the mid-20th century.
  • 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_69e11e5113208190ab58c6b595f9d1d0 completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f15b4ae8a08190ba6027f036ce62af completed April 29, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:48 p.m.