Triple
T4594649
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Buck v. Bell opinion |
E103577
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasRespondent |
P2434
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Hendren Bell
John Hendren Bell was the superintendent of the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feeble-Minded whose role as respondent in the 1927 U.S. Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell made him historically associated with the defense of compulsory sterilization laws.
|
E474069
|
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: John Hendren Bell | Statement: [Buck v. Bell opinion, hasRespondent, John Hendren Bell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Hendren Bell Context triple: [Buck v. Bell opinion, hasRespondent, John Hendren Bell]
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A.
Lewis M. Rutherfurd
Lewis M. Rutherfurd was a 19th-century American lawyer-turned-astronomer and pioneering astrophotographer known for his influential work in celestial photography and astronomical instrumentation.
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B.
George Davenport
George Davenport was a 19th-century American fur trader and early settler whose influence on the region led to the city of Davenport, Iowa being named in his honor.
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C.
Robert Hall Weir
Robert Hall Weir is an American musician best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, and vocalist of the rock band the Grateful Dead.
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D.
Frederick H. Harbison
Frederick H. Harbison was an influential American labor economist and educator known for his work on human resources, industrial relations, and economic development.
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E.
Edward Abel Smith
Edward Abel Smith, also known as Ned Rocknroll, is a private British businessman best known as the husband of actress Kate Winslet and a member of the Branson family through his work with Virgin Galactic.
- 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: John Hendren Bell Triple: [Buck v. Bell opinion, hasRespondent, John Hendren Bell]
Generated description
John Hendren Bell was the superintendent of the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feeble-Minded whose role as respondent in the 1927 U.S. Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell made him historically associated with the defense of compulsory sterilization laws.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Hendren Bell Target entity description: John Hendren Bell was the superintendent of the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feeble-Minded whose role as respondent in the 1927 U.S. Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell made him historically associated with the defense of compulsory sterilization laws.
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A.
Lewis M. Rutherfurd
Lewis M. Rutherfurd was a 19th-century American lawyer-turned-astronomer and pioneering astrophotographer known for his influential work in celestial photography and astronomical instrumentation.
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B.
George Davenport
George Davenport was a 19th-century American fur trader and early settler whose influence on the region led to the city of Davenport, Iowa being named in his honor.
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C.
Robert Hall Weir
Robert Hall Weir is an American musician best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, and vocalist of the rock band the Grateful Dead.
-
D.
Frederick H. Harbison
Frederick H. Harbison was an influential American labor economist and educator known for his work on human resources, industrial relations, and economic development.
-
E.
Edward Abel Smith
Edward Abel Smith, also known as Ned Rocknroll, is a private British businessman best known as the husband of actress Kate Winslet and a member of the Branson family through his work with Virgin Galactic.
- 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_69bd43dccaf08190aa89e9991a289719 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd593e115081909b11149e02fe4ef3 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be5c76788c8190b6b9dfe008957222 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be5f40ff8081909614bcd3b2116e3f |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be5f8ccc1c8190910f13bcf9d2ab9a |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:06 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:11 p.m.