Triple
T4408172
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Collector of the Port of New York |
E94783
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeldBy |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William H. Robertson
William H. Robertson was a 19th-century American politician from New York, prominent in Republican Party politics and known for his role in the civil service reform struggles of the James A. Garfield administration.
|
E698214
|
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: William H. Robertson | Statement: [Collector of the Port of New York, positionHeldBy, William H. Robertson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William H. Robertson Context triple: [Collector of the Port of New York, positionHeldBy, William H. Robertson]
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A.
William G. Robertson
William G. Robertson was a notable figure associated with Portland, Oregon’s transit or civic development, honored by having the Robertson Tunnel named after him.
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B.
William F. Keys
William F. Keys was a prominent early homesteader, miner, and colorful desert character in what is now Joshua Tree National Park, known for his long residence and influence in the area.
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C.
Frederick D. Patterson
Frederick D. Patterson was an influential American educator and college president who championed Black higher education and co-founded key institutions supporting historically Black colleges and universities.
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D.
William D. Stephens
William D. Stephens was an American Republican politician who served as the 24th governor of California from 1917 to 1923.
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E.
William H. Roberts
William H. Roberts was a U.S. military officer who served in a senior governing role in Korea during the period of American military administration.
- 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: William H. Robertson Triple: [Collector of the Port of New York, positionHeldBy, William H. Robertson]
Generated description
William H. Robertson was a 19th-century American politician from New York, prominent in Republican Party politics and known for his role in the civil service reform struggles of the James A. Garfield administration.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William H. Robertson Target entity description: William H. Robertson was a 19th-century American politician from New York, prominent in Republican Party politics and known for his role in the civil service reform struggles of the James A. Garfield administration.
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A.
William G. Robertson
William G. Robertson was a notable figure associated with Portland, Oregon’s transit or civic development, honored by having the Robertson Tunnel named after him.
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B.
William F. Keys
William F. Keys was a prominent early homesteader, miner, and colorful desert character in what is now Joshua Tree National Park, known for his long residence and influence in the area.
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C.
Frederick D. Patterson
Frederick D. Patterson was an influential American educator and college president who championed Black higher education and co-founded key institutions supporting historically Black colleges and universities.
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D.
William D. Stephens
William D. Stephens was an American Republican politician who served as the 24th governor of California from 1917 to 1923.
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E.
William H. Roberts
William H. Roberts was a U.S. military officer who served in a senior governing role in Korea during the period of American military administration.
- 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_69b34539638c8190abfea3eb29425210 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3548cb92881908a3f98466da8e0a2 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb59a7732c819095aa0903d419b740 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cb5ded0284819086c40a379b52a5bd |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cb764973f88190964f91ee7e3fdc06 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:22 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:28 p.m.