Triple
T2667904
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ben-Hur |
E55681
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOnAuthor |
P2806
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lew Wallace
Lew Wallace was a 19th-century American Civil War general, lawyer, and author best known for writing the biblical historical novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ."
|
E288329
|
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: Lew Wallace | Statement: [Ben-Hur, basedOnAuthor, Lew Wallace]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lew Wallace Context triple: [Ben-Hur, basedOnAuthor, Lew Wallace]
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A.
John Mead Howells
John Mead Howells was an American architect best known for his influential skyscraper designs in the early 20th century and his role in shaping Chicago’s and New York’s urban skylines.
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B.
G. W. Gale
G. W. Gale was a 19th-century American clergyman and educator known for founding the city of Richland Center in Wisconsin.
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C.
Thomas Melville
Thomas Melville was a brother of American novelist Herman Melville, known primarily through his connection to the famous author and the Melville family history.
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D.
Edmund P. Gaines
Edmund P. Gaines was a prominent U.S. Army officer of the early 19th century, noted for his leadership in frontier conflicts and the War of 1812.
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E.
James M. McPherson
James M. McPherson is a prominent American Civil War historian and author, best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning book "Battle Cry of Freedom."
- 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: Lew Wallace Triple: [Ben-Hur, basedOnAuthor, Lew Wallace]
Generated description
Lew Wallace was a 19th-century American Civil War general, lawyer, and author best known for writing the biblical historical novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lew Wallace Target entity description: Lew Wallace was a 19th-century American Civil War general, lawyer, and author best known for writing the biblical historical novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ."
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A.
John Mead Howells
John Mead Howells was an American architect best known for his influential skyscraper designs in the early 20th century and his role in shaping Chicago’s and New York’s urban skylines.
-
B.
G. W. Gale
G. W. Gale was a 19th-century American clergyman and educator known for founding the city of Richland Center in Wisconsin.
-
C.
Thomas Melville
Thomas Melville was a brother of American novelist Herman Melville, known primarily through his connection to the famous author and the Melville family history.
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D.
Edmund P. Gaines
Edmund P. Gaines was a prominent U.S. Army officer of the early 19th century, noted for his leadership in frontier conflicts and the War of 1812.
-
E.
James M. McPherson
James M. McPherson is a prominent American Civil War historian and author, best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning book "Battle Cry of Freedom."
- 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_69ab49e54de48190be708cd1cf8be073 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd98a4ee88190aa7ef914e316ba31 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:53 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afa05b008881908049751b73e800d0 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afa21322248190bd472fc7578840fe |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afa286c218819084a525556cb7b3e3 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:54 p.m.