Triple
T2528512
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | University of Hull |
E56097
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Ferens
Thomas Ferens was a British industrialist and philanthropist best known for endowing educational and cultural institutions in Hull, including playing a key role in the creation of the University of Hull.
|
E274729
|
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: Thomas Ferens | Statement: [University of Hull, founder, Thomas Ferens]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Ferens Context triple: [University of Hull, founder, Thomas Ferens]
-
A.
John Bluthal
John Bluthal was a Polish-born British actor best known for his comic roles in British television and film, including his memorable performance in the sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley."
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B.
Joseph Mather
Joseph Mather was a member of the prominent Mather family of New England Puritan ministers, known primarily as a son of influential clergyman Richard Mather.
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C.
Keith Foulke
Keith Foulke is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known as the Boston Red Sox closer who played a pivotal role in their 2004 World Series championship run.
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D.
Roy Farrell
Roy Farrell was an American entrepreneur and aviation pioneer best known for co-founding the Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific in the mid-20th century.
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E.
George Kirrin
George Kirrin is the adventurous, tomboyish girl from Enid Blyton’s Famous Five series who insists on being called “George” and often leads the group’s daring escapades.
- 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: Thomas Ferens Triple: [University of Hull, founder, Thomas Ferens]
Generated description
Thomas Ferens was a British industrialist and philanthropist best known for endowing educational and cultural institutions in Hull, including playing a key role in the creation of the University of Hull.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Ferens Target entity description: Thomas Ferens was a British industrialist and philanthropist best known for endowing educational and cultural institutions in Hull, including playing a key role in the creation of the University of Hull.
-
A.
John Bluthal
John Bluthal was a Polish-born British actor best known for his comic roles in British television and film, including his memorable performance in the sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley."
-
B.
Joseph Mather
Joseph Mather was a member of the prominent Mather family of New England Puritan ministers, known primarily as a son of influential clergyman Richard Mather.
-
C.
Keith Foulke
Keith Foulke is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known as the Boston Red Sox closer who played a pivotal role in their 2004 World Series championship run.
-
D.
Roy Farrell
Roy Farrell was an American entrepreneur and aviation pioneer best known for co-founding the Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific in the mid-20th century.
-
E.
George Kirrin
George Kirrin is the adventurous, tomboyish girl from Enid Blyton’s Famous Five series who insists on being called “George” and often leads the group’s daring escapades.
- 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_69ab4a48e4f081908f1218d244608659 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd25903f08190b46e12d32278daca |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af2bb3b55c81909e72ed055887ecca |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:21 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af41aa199c8190b4478a93c41ae18a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af4277601c8190b55d5c5504dcd0ab |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.