Triple
T4925385
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Geological Survey of Canada |
E110563
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Edmond Logan
William Edmond Logan was a 19th-century Canadian geologist renowned for pioneering geological mapping in Canada and leading the early development of the country’s geological sciences.
|
E480276
|
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 Edmond Logan | Statement: [Geological Survey of Canada, founder, William Edmond Logan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Edmond Logan Context triple: [Geological Survey of Canada, founder, William Edmond Logan]
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A.
James Dwight Dana
James Dwight Dana was a prominent 19th-century American geologist, mineralogist, and zoologist known for his influential works on volcanic activity, mountain-building, and systematic mineral classification.
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B.
Grove Karl Gilbert
Grove Karl Gilbert was a pioneering American geologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his foundational work in geomorphology and studies of the western United States.
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C.
Edward Hodges Baily
Edward Hodges Baily was a prominent 19th-century English sculptor best known for his neoclassical works and major public monuments in London.
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D.
William Charles Rogers
William Charles Rogers was a 19th-century Cherokee leader and politician who served as the last principal chief of the Cherokee Nation under the treaty government before Oklahoma statehood.
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E.
Arthur Dehon Little
Arthur Dehon Little was an American chemist and pioneering management consultant who co-founded one of the world’s first consulting firms, Arthur D. Little, Inc.
- 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 Edmond Logan Triple: [Geological Survey of Canada, founder, William Edmond Logan]
Generated description
William Edmond Logan was a 19th-century Canadian geologist renowned for pioneering geological mapping in Canada and leading the early development of the country’s geological sciences.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Edmond Logan Target entity description: William Edmond Logan was a 19th-century Canadian geologist renowned for pioneering geological mapping in Canada and leading the early development of the country’s geological sciences.
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A.
James Dwight Dana
James Dwight Dana was a prominent 19th-century American geologist, mineralogist, and zoologist known for his influential works on volcanic activity, mountain-building, and systematic mineral classification.
-
B.
Grove Karl Gilbert
Grove Karl Gilbert was a pioneering American geologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his foundational work in geomorphology and studies of the western United States.
-
C.
Edward Hodges Baily
Edward Hodges Baily was a prominent 19th-century English sculptor best known for his neoclassical works and major public monuments in London.
-
D.
William Charles Rogers
William Charles Rogers was a 19th-century Cherokee leader and politician who served as the last principal chief of the Cherokee Nation under the treaty government before Oklahoma statehood.
-
E.
Arthur Dehon Little
Arthur Dehon Little was an American chemist and pioneering management consultant who co-founded one of the world’s first consulting firms, Arthur D. Little, Inc.
- 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_69bd4413f9908190afcff44d7929cc4c |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd7033c430819088e62f14979aa83c |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be77a9dff481908c7f525f233d9bce |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be781aa8648190a58587e6f3e04e11 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be78a0bdc88190bd8458658f15f879 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:53 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:30 p.m.