Triple
T4196946
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David W. C. MacMillan |
E89175
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
|
E419259
|
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: James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry | Statement: [David W. C. MacMillan, positionHeld, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry Context triple: [David W. C. MacMillan, positionHeld, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry]
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A.
Fullerian Professor of Chemistry
The Fullerian Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious chair at the Royal Institution in London historically associated with leading experimental chemists such as Michael Faraday.
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B.
Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics
The Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics is a distinguished endowed professorship at the California Institute of Technology named in honor of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and held by leading researchers in chemical physics.
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C.
Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry
The Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship in chemistry held by leading researchers such as Phil S. Baran.
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D.
George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
The George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the Department of Chemistry, named in honor of biotechnology pioneer George B. Rathmann.
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E.
Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor
The Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago awarded to scholars of exceptional distinction in their fields.
- 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: James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry Triple: [David W. C. MacMillan, positionHeld, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry]
Generated description
The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry Target entity description: The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship at Princeton University held by Nobel Prize–winning chemist David W. C. MacMillan.
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A.
Fullerian Professor of Chemistry
The Fullerian Professor of Chemistry is a prestigious chair at the Royal Institution in London historically associated with leading experimental chemists such as Michael Faraday.
-
B.
Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics
The Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics is a distinguished endowed professorship at the California Institute of Technology named in honor of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and held by leading researchers in chemical physics.
-
C.
Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry
The Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry is a prestigious endowed professorship in chemistry held by leading researchers such as Phil S. Baran.
-
D.
George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
The George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the Department of Chemistry, named in honor of biotechnology pioneer George B. Rathmann.
-
E.
Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor
The Henry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago awarded to scholars of exceptional distinction in their fields.
- 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_69aed9569a4481908b6c1fcec2a11e21 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af035f9f788190a4bcfeda646fbebf |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b58a0ff2a08190ac7f89d306454ab8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b58aa95428819085048691c77e2aea |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b58b34c4e881909fd44fbe8acedda4 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:46 p.m.