Triple
T3167584
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company |
E66248
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Richard Robert Donnelley
Richard Robert Donnelley was a 19th-century American printing entrepreneur who built one of the nation’s largest and most influential commercial publishing and printing businesses.
|
E335911
|
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: Richard Robert Donnelley | Statement: [R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, foundedBy, Richard Robert Donnelley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Robert Donnelley Context triple: [R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, foundedBy, Richard Robert Donnelley]
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A.
Charles MacDonald
Charles MacDonald was a distinguished American World War II fighter ace and U.S. Army Air Forces officer known for his combat achievements in the Pacific Theater.
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B.
William Kirkpatrick
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
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C.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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D.
John Mathieson
John Mathieson is a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films, particularly in collaboration with directors like Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
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E.
George Denison
George Denison was a notable individual after whom the city of Denison, Texas, was named, likely recognized for his influence or contributions significant to the area's history or development.
- 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: Richard Robert Donnelley Triple: [R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, foundedBy, Richard Robert Donnelley]
Generated description
Richard Robert Donnelley was a 19th-century American printing entrepreneur who built one of the nation’s largest and most influential commercial publishing and printing businesses.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Robert Donnelley Target entity description: Richard Robert Donnelley was a 19th-century American printing entrepreneur who built one of the nation’s largest and most influential commercial publishing and printing businesses.
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A.
Charles MacDonald
Charles MacDonald was a distinguished American World War II fighter ace and U.S. Army Air Forces officer known for his combat achievements in the Pacific Theater.
-
B.
William Kirkpatrick
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
-
C.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
-
D.
John Mathieson
John Mathieson is a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films, particularly in collaboration with directors like Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
-
E.
George Denison
George Denison was a notable individual after whom the city of Denison, Texas, was named, likely recognized for his influence or contributions significant to the area's history or development.
- 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_69ad8585d7988190af37365331093ccd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada6457acc8190b2b9acbd1cfcdb91 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b24b552b488190938ed9fe4d046b01 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b24ecd84648190a098b7057321f1f1 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 5:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b24f1d6aa081909e4271f4314e2f3f |
completed | March 12, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:06 p.m.