Triple
T3043072
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bureau of Biological Survey |
E83176
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableEmployee |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edward William Nelson
Edward William Nelson was an American naturalist and explorer known for his extensive fieldwork and contributions to the study of North American and Mexican wildlife.
|
E323100
|
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: Edward William Nelson | Statement: [Bureau of Biological Survey, notableEmployee, Edward William Nelson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward William Nelson Context triple: [Bureau of Biological Survey, notableEmployee, Edward William Nelson]
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A.
Eric Hilliard Nelson
Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson was an American singer, musician, and actor who became a teen idol in the 1950s and 1960s, known for his rock and roll hits and his role on the television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
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B.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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C.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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D.
Charles Alton Ellis
Charles Alton Ellis was an American structural engineer best known for performing the complex mathematical and design work that made the Golden Gate Bridge possible.
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E.
Edward Norris
Edward Norris was an American film and television actor active primarily in the 1930s and 1940s, known for his supporting roles in Hollywood dramas and crime films.
- 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: Edward William Nelson Triple: [Bureau of Biological Survey, notableEmployee, Edward William Nelson]
Generated description
Edward William Nelson was an American naturalist and explorer known for his extensive fieldwork and contributions to the study of North American and Mexican wildlife.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward William Nelson Target entity description: Edward William Nelson was an American naturalist and explorer known for his extensive fieldwork and contributions to the study of North American and Mexican wildlife.
-
A.
Eric Hilliard Nelson
Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson was an American singer, musician, and actor who became a teen idol in the 1950s and 1960s, known for his rock and roll hits and his role on the television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
-
B.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
-
C.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
-
D.
Charles Alton Ellis
Charles Alton Ellis was an American structural engineer best known for performing the complex mathematical and design work that made the Golden Gate Bridge possible.
-
E.
Edward Norris
Edward Norris was an American film and television actor active primarily in the 1930s and 1940s, known for his supporting roles in Hollywood dramas and crime films.
- 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_69ad8b2298908190a7cb4e9bdbf064d0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad9b5d2a308190b4ce20efcae9b761 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1eef43da8819094cd438c93c64c86 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1f071a53481908fb1d7b9803c65a6 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1f16489e881909368470bb53a900c |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:01 p.m.