Triple

T5099691
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision) E114952 entity
Predicate plaintiff P660 FINISHED
Object Alexander Chisholm
Alexander Chisholm was the executor of a South Carolina merchant’s estate who became historically significant as the named plaintiff in the landmark early U.S. Supreme Court case Chisholm v. Georgia, which helped prompt the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment.
 E495247 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Alexander Chisholm | Statement: [Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision), plaintiff, Alexander Chisholm]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alexander Chisholm
Context triple: [Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision), plaintiff, Alexander Chisholm]
  • A. William McGillivray
    William McGillivray was a prominent Canadian fur trader and businessman who became a leading figure in the North West Company during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
  • B. James Anthony Carmichael
    James Anthony Carmichael is an American record producer and arranger best known for his work with Motown artists such as Commodores and Lionel Richie.
  • C. Alexander McDougall
    Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
  • D. William Ross
    William Ross is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor known for his work on numerous film scores and collaborations with major Hollywood productions.
  • E. Alexander Tilloch
    Alexander Tilloch was a Scottish inventor, printer, and editor best known for his influential role in early 19th-century scientific publishing.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alexander Chisholm
Target entity description: Alexander Chisholm was the executor of a South Carolina merchant’s estate who became historically significant as the named plaintiff in the landmark early U.S. Supreme Court case Chisholm v. Georgia, which helped prompt the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment.
  • A. William McGillivray
    William McGillivray was a prominent Canadian fur trader and businessman who became a leading figure in the North West Company during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
  • B. James Anthony Carmichael
    James Anthony Carmichael is an American record producer and arranger best known for his work with Motown artists such as Commodores and Lionel Richie.
  • C. Alexander McDougall
    Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
  • D. William Ross
    William Ross is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor known for his work on numerous film scores and collaborations with major Hollywood productions.
  • E. Alexander Tilloch
    Alexander Tilloch was a Scottish inventor, printer, and editor best known for his influential role in early 19th-century scientific publishing.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Alexander Chisholm
Triple: [Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision), plaintiff, Alexander Chisholm]
Generated description
Alexander Chisholm was the executor of a South Carolina merchant’s estate who became historically significant as the named plaintiff in the landmark early U.S. Supreme Court case Chisholm v. Georgia, which helped prompt the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd443fc49c819089629c00e311310c elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd7568e9c881909f114973faef6832 ner completed
NED1 batch_69bec36d231481908da4d2df53bd6507 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69bec5ae111c8190914e93dc1680d36e ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69bec506d5b88190bcf6e7cb5f602c2f nedg completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:40 p.m.