Triple

T4577326
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tranquebar E123168 entity
Predicate notableMissionary P22 FINISHED
Object Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg was an early 18th-century German Lutheran missionary in South India, renowned as the first Protestant missionary to India and for translating the Bible into Tamil.
E453496 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg | Statement: [Tranquebar, notableMissionary, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
Context triple: [Tranquebar, notableMissionary, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg]
  • A. Friedrich Nicolovius
    Friedrich Nicolovius was a German publisher active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for issuing significant philosophical and theological works.
  • B. Johann Christian Keil
    Johann Christian Keil was the father of Portuguese composer and painter Alfredo Keil, known for his role in the family background of this prominent cultural figure.
  • C. Johann Kaspar Wilcke
    Johann Kaspar Wilcke was an 18th-century German musician and trumpeter best known as the father of Anna Magdalena Bach, the second wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
  • D. Johann Salomo Semler
    Johann Salomo Semler was an 18th-century German theologian and biblical scholar often regarded as a founder of modern historical-critical study of the Bible and a leading figure of the German Enlightenment.
  • E. August Hermann Francke
    August Hermann Francke was a German Lutheran theologian, educator, and social reformer who became a leading figure of Pietism and founded influential schools and charitable institutions in Halle.
  • 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: Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
Triple: [Tranquebar, notableMissionary, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg]
Generated description
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg was an early 18th-century German Lutheran missionary in South India, renowned as the first Protestant missionary to India and for translating the Bible into Tamil.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
Target entity description: Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg was an early 18th-century German Lutheran missionary in South India, renowned as the first Protestant missionary to India and for translating the Bible into Tamil.
  • A. Friedrich Nicolovius
    Friedrich Nicolovius was a German publisher active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for issuing significant philosophical and theological works.
  • B. Johann Christian Keil
    Johann Christian Keil was the father of Portuguese composer and painter Alfredo Keil, known for his role in the family background of this prominent cultural figure.
  • C. Johann Kaspar Wilcke
    Johann Kaspar Wilcke was an 18th-century German musician and trumpeter best known as the father of Anna Magdalena Bach, the second wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
  • D. Johann Salomo Semler
    Johann Salomo Semler was an 18th-century German theologian and biblical scholar often regarded as a founder of modern historical-critical study of the Bible and a leading figure of the German Enlightenment.
  • E. August Hermann Francke
    August Hermann Francke was a German Lutheran theologian, educator, and social reformer who became a leading figure of Pietism and founded influential schools and charitable institutions in Halle.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableMissionary
Context triple: [Tranquebar, notableMissionary, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg]
  • A. notableBishop
    Indicates that a person holds or held the position of bishop and is recognized as particularly significant or distinguished in that role.
  • B. notableFor chosen
    Indicates that an entity is especially recognized or distinguished for a particular quality, achievement, characteristic, or role.
  • C. notableNationality
    Indicates that an entity is notably associated with a particular nationality, often by origin, citizenship, or cultural identity.
  • D. notableMonk
    Indicates that a person is recognized as a monk of particular significance, prominence, or historical importance.
  • E. notableHistoricalEntity
    Indicates that an entity holds recognized historical significance or prominence within a historical context.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69bd46466c7081909d07f36be2d08804 completed March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd58e153908190ac8f578e03aecdfc completed March 20, 2026, 2:25 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bdd3ee510481909d481b157bd0b2bd completed March 20, 2026, 11:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bdd5a85488819092a4a7cc4f58a425 completed March 20, 2026, 11:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bdd63370088190adca99373f83374f completed March 20, 2026, 11:20 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69bd5228b70c8190ac48705e35a710c1 completed March 20, 2026, 1:56 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:10 p.m.