Triple
T4661866
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mendel Medal |
E102550
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sir Alec Jeffreys
Sir Alec Jeffreys is a British geneticist best known for inventing DNA fingerprinting, a breakthrough technique that revolutionized forensic science and paternity testing.
|
E458545
|
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: Sir Alec Jeffreys | Statement: [Mendel Medal, notableRecipient, Sir Alec Jeffreys]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Alec Jeffreys Context triple: [Mendel Medal, notableRecipient, Sir Alec Jeffreys]
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A.
William Cary Sanger
William Cary Sanger was an American lawyer and politician who served in the early 20th century U.S. War Department and was involved in military and governmental affairs.
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B.
John Sulston
John Sulston was a British biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the genetics and cell lineage of the nematode C. elegans and for his leadership in the Human Genome Project.
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C.
Sir Tim Hunt
Sir Tim Hunt is a British biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate recognized for his discovery of key regulators of the cell cycle.
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D.
John Meurig Thomas
John Meurig Thomas was a renowned Welsh chemist and materials scientist known for his pioneering work in heterogeneous catalysis and solid-state chemistry.
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E.
Stephen Hodgkin
Stephen Hodgkin is a notable individual who shares the Hodgkin surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
- 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: Sir Alec Jeffreys Triple: [Mendel Medal, notableRecipient, Sir Alec Jeffreys]
Generated description
Sir Alec Jeffreys is a British geneticist best known for inventing DNA fingerprinting, a breakthrough technique that revolutionized forensic science and paternity testing.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Alec Jeffreys Target entity description: Sir Alec Jeffreys is a British geneticist best known for inventing DNA fingerprinting, a breakthrough technique that revolutionized forensic science and paternity testing.
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A.
William Cary Sanger
William Cary Sanger was an American lawyer and politician who served in the early 20th century U.S. War Department and was involved in military and governmental affairs.
-
B.
John Sulston
John Sulston was a British biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the genetics and cell lineage of the nematode C. elegans and for his leadership in the Human Genome Project.
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C.
Sir Tim Hunt
Sir Tim Hunt is a British biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate recognized for his discovery of key regulators of the cell cycle.
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D.
John Meurig Thomas
John Meurig Thomas was a renowned Welsh chemist and materials scientist known for his pioneering work in heterogeneous catalysis and solid-state chemistry.
-
E.
Stephen Hodgkin
Stephen Hodgkin is a notable individual who shares the Hodgkin surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
- 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_69bd43d823288190952279faa0d1d066 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd632b7fb88190821f213620719d6b |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdfafcd3908190aabf7975017ce337 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bdfc7b84108190af39c7780f702745 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bdfd3856b48190a44f49da5fde38f6 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:06 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:15 p.m.