Triple
T4895193
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Marthinus Theunis Steyn |
E109658
|
entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Marthinus Theunis Steyn |
E160835
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Marthinus Theunis Steyn | Statement: [Marthinus Theunis Steyn, name, Marthinus Theunis Steyn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marthinus Theunis Steyn Context triple: [Marthinus Theunis Steyn, name, Marthinus Theunis Steyn]
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A.
Marthinus Theunis Steyn
chosen
Marthinus Theunis Steyn was the last State President of the Orange Free State, known for leading the Boer republic during the Second Anglo-Boer War and later advocating for Afrikaner reconciliation and unity in South Africa.
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B.
Stephanus Schoeman
Stephanus Schoeman was a 19th-century Boer military and political leader who briefly headed the South African Republic during its early, turbulent years.
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C.
Werner Louw
Werner Louw is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Louw.
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D.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Christiaan Bezuidenhout is a South African professional golfer known for his success on the European Tour and his remarkable rise despite overcoming significant personal health challenges.
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E.
Hendrik Schoeman
Hendrik Schoeman was a prominent South African politician and Boer leader who served as a government minister in the South African Republic during the late 19th century.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69bd4410bbf88190aad50d2451c863d6 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6e27cdf48190bb9bd13bd25b887e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be89de55c48190a280ae0719b5a8b6 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.