Triple
T440239
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Theatre Guild |
E10097
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lawrence Langner
Lawrence Langner was a prominent American theatrical producer, playwright, and patent attorney best known for co-founding the influential Theatre Guild, which helped shape modern American theater.
|
E167471
|
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: Lawrence Langner | Statement: [Theatre Guild, foundedBy, Lawrence Langner]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lawrence Langner Context triple: [Theatre Guild, foundedBy, Lawrence Langner]
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A.
Andrew Heiskell
Andrew Heiskell was an American publishing executive and philanthropist best known as a longtime leader of Time Inc. and a prominent figure in New York’s cultural and civic life.
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B.
George L. Dahl
George L. Dahl was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for shaping much of Dallas’s skyline and major civic landmarks.
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C.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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D.
William Lawrence
William Lawrence was an American public official who served as the U.S. Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
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E.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
- 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: Lawrence Langner Triple: [Theatre Guild, foundedBy, Lawrence Langner]
Generated description
Lawrence Langner was a prominent American theatrical producer, playwright, and patent attorney best known for co-founding the influential Theatre Guild, which helped shape modern American theater.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lawrence Langner Target entity description: Lawrence Langner was a prominent American theatrical producer, playwright, and patent attorney best known for co-founding the influential Theatre Guild, which helped shape modern American theater.
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A.
Andrew Heiskell
Andrew Heiskell was an American publishing executive and philanthropist best known as a longtime leader of Time Inc. and a prominent figure in New York’s cultural and civic life.
-
B.
George L. Dahl
George L. Dahl was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for shaping much of Dallas’s skyline and major civic landmarks.
-
C.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
-
D.
William Lawrence
William Lawrence was an American public official who served as the U.S. Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
-
E.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
- 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_69a2e8465ef481909655c681b01e2986 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ef2977888190a0590b2c1bd2f5da |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad0e5413448190bd9112e2b3d83826 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad0f2b046081908be111f16e2de0fb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad0fe782548190a437386ee2f4c2d5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:57 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.