Triple

T4200603
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject zanamivir E86054 entity
Predicate discoveredBy P412 FINISHED
Object Mark von Itzstein
Mark von Itzstein is an Australian medicinal chemist and glycobiologist best known for leading the development of the anti-influenza drug zanamivir.
E422959 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: Mark von Itzstein | Statement: [zanamivir, discoveredBy, Mark von Itzstein]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark von Itzstein
Context triple: [zanamivir, discoveredBy, Mark von Itzstein]
  • A. Valentin Feldmann
    Valentin Feldmann was an architect best known for designing the Monument to the Sunken Ships in Sevastopol, a prominent symbol of the city and its naval history.
  • B. Bruno Loerzer
    Bruno Loerzer was a prominent German First World War fighter ace who later became a high-ranking Luftwaffe general during the Nazi era.
  • C. Rudolf von Slatin
    Rudolf von Slatin was an Austrian-born soldier and colonial administrator in Sudan, known for serving under the Anglo-Egyptian administration and later chronicling his captivity under the Mahdist regime.
  • D. Michael Waldstein
    Michael Waldstein is a Catholic theologian and scholar best known for his authoritative English translation and commentary on Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.
  • E. Felix Salzmann
    Felix Salzmann is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the Salzmann surname.
  • 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: Mark von Itzstein
Triple: [zanamivir, discoveredBy, Mark von Itzstein]
Generated description
Mark von Itzstein is an Australian medicinal chemist and glycobiologist best known for leading the development of the anti-influenza drug zanamivir.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark von Itzstein
Target entity description: Mark von Itzstein is an Australian medicinal chemist and glycobiologist best known for leading the development of the anti-influenza drug zanamivir.
  • A. Valentin Feldmann
    Valentin Feldmann was an architect best known for designing the Monument to the Sunken Ships in Sevastopol, a prominent symbol of the city and its naval history.
  • B. Bruno Loerzer
    Bruno Loerzer was a prominent German First World War fighter ace who later became a high-ranking Luftwaffe general during the Nazi era.
  • C. Rudolf von Slatin
    Rudolf von Slatin was an Austrian-born soldier and colonial administrator in Sudan, known for serving under the Anglo-Egyptian administration and later chronicling his captivity under the Mahdist regime.
  • D. Michael Waldstein
    Michael Waldstein is a Catholic theologian and scholar best known for his authoritative English translation and commentary on Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.
  • E. Felix Salzmann
    Felix Salzmann is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the Salzmann surname.
  • 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_69aed93b89f48190a31f6d57c760e42f completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69af0363bbb8819093f396afe91972e2 completed March 9, 2026, 5:29 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5962296b8819084b91de3f48b7658 completed March 14, 2026, 5:08 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b59a25a5bc8190a75c146bba994db1 completed March 14, 2026, 5:25 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b59e129d50819093836d446aa5a6d0 completed March 14, 2026, 5:42 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:49 p.m.