Triple
T4397987
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lincoln family |
E99538
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasProminentDescendant |
P17517
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was an American gentleman farmer and the last undisputed direct male descendant of President Abraham Lincoln.
|
E436022
|
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: Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith | Statement: [Lincoln family, hasProminentDescendant, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith Context triple: [Lincoln family, hasProminentDescendant, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith]
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A.
Mary Lincoln Beckwith
Mary Lincoln Beckwith was a granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln and a relatively private member of the Lincoln family known for her lifelong unmarried status and low public profile.
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B.
John Wellborn Root
John Wellborn Root was a pioneering American architect of the late 19th century, best known for his influential role in developing early skyscraper design and shaping the Chicago School of architecture.
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C.
William Henry Holmes
William Henry Holmes was an American archaeologist, anthropologist, and scientific illustrator known for his influential work on Native American cultures and his leadership in major U.S. scientific institutions.
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D.
William Holmes
William Holmes was a film editor best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the 1941 biographical war film "Sergeant York."
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E.
James Carroll Beckwith
James Carroll Beckwith was an American portrait and genre painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his refined academic style and contributions to the New York art scene.
- 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: Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith Triple: [Lincoln family, hasProminentDescendant, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith]
Generated description
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was an American gentleman farmer and the last undisputed direct male descendant of President Abraham Lincoln.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith Target entity description: Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was an American gentleman farmer and the last undisputed direct male descendant of President Abraham Lincoln.
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A.
Mary Lincoln Beckwith
Mary Lincoln Beckwith was a granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln and a relatively private member of the Lincoln family known for her lifelong unmarried status and low public profile.
-
B.
John Wellborn Root
John Wellborn Root was a pioneering American architect of the late 19th century, best known for his influential role in developing early skyscraper design and shaping the Chicago School of architecture.
-
C.
William Henry Holmes
William Henry Holmes was an American archaeologist, anthropologist, and scientific illustrator known for his influential work on Native American cultures and his leadership in major U.S. scientific institutions.
-
D.
William Holmes
William Holmes was a film editor best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the 1941 biographical war film "Sergeant York."
-
E.
James Carroll Beckwith
James Carroll Beckwith was an American portrait and genre painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his refined academic style and contributions to the New York art scene.
- 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_69b345506b408190b0e3dee616738a7d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b35640269c8190a88fc6b59070561b |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5e53ae7bc8190b216319e522b11c6 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5e5f8b9bc8190abb35710e2ddbe5e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5e62af694819086b3eddb71f591d2 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:20 p.m.