Triple
T3828536
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Welwitschia mirabilis |
E88751
|
entity |
| Predicate | describedBy |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Friedrich Welwitsch
Friedrich Welwitsch was a 19th-century Austrian botanist best known for discovering and first describing the unique desert plant Welwitschia mirabilis in southwestern Africa.
|
E396633
|
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: Friedrich Welwitsch | Statement: [Welwitschia mirabilis, describedBy, Friedrich Welwitsch]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Friedrich Welwitsch Context triple: [Welwitschia mirabilis, describedBy, Friedrich Welwitsch]
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A.
Eduard Gerhard
Eduard Gerhard was a pioneering 19th-century German classical archaeologist known for his systematic study of ancient Greek vases and for helping establish archaeology as a rigorous academic discipline.
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B.
Friedrich Krafft
Friedrich Krafft was a German chemist known for his work in organic chemistry and for the Krafft point concept related to the solubility of surfactants.
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C.
Carl von Martius
Carl von Martius was a 19th-century German botanist and explorer renowned for his extensive studies of Brazilian flora and major contributions to plant taxonomy.
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D.
Johann Georg Wagler
Johann Georg Wagler was a 19th-century German herpetologist and ornithologist known for his influential work in classifying reptiles and birds.
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E.
August Boeckh
August Boeckh was a prominent 19th-century German classical philologist and antiquarian known for his influential work on ancient Greek literature, history, and metrics.
- 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: Friedrich Welwitsch Triple: [Welwitschia mirabilis, describedBy, Friedrich Welwitsch]
Generated description
Friedrich Welwitsch was a 19th-century Austrian botanist best known for discovering and first describing the unique desert plant Welwitschia mirabilis in southwestern Africa.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Friedrich Welwitsch Target entity description: Friedrich Welwitsch was a 19th-century Austrian botanist best known for discovering and first describing the unique desert plant Welwitschia mirabilis in southwestern Africa.
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A.
Eduard Gerhard
Eduard Gerhard was a pioneering 19th-century German classical archaeologist known for his systematic study of ancient Greek vases and for helping establish archaeology as a rigorous academic discipline.
-
B.
Friedrich Krafft
Friedrich Krafft was a German chemist known for his work in organic chemistry and for the Krafft point concept related to the solubility of surfactants.
-
C.
Carl von Martius
Carl von Martius was a 19th-century German botanist and explorer renowned for his extensive studies of Brazilian flora and major contributions to plant taxonomy.
-
D.
Johann Georg Wagler
Johann Georg Wagler was a 19th-century German herpetologist and ornithologist known for his influential work in classifying reptiles and birds.
-
E.
August Boeckh
August Boeckh was a prominent 19th-century German classical philologist and antiquarian known for his influential work on ancient Greek literature, history, and metrics.
- 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_69aed9538cf881909d9ce8ca4ac7c18c |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeeb683c2081908ffa6e759a3470fe |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b51c75ca9481908a41234f8ce0836d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b51d61e89081909e1df16631274746 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b51dcb5cb88190ad859cde9f10918a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:17 p.m.