Triple
T5591639
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lanman |
E146891
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William K. Lanman Jr.
William K. Lanman Jr. was an American philanthropist and former naval officer best known for his substantial charitable contributions, particularly to Yale University.
|
E570225
|
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 K. Lanman Jr. | Statement: [Lanman, hasNotableBearer, William K. Lanman Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William K. Lanman Jr. Context triple: [Lanman, hasNotableBearer, William K. Lanman Jr.]
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A.
Jesse E. Moorland
Jesse E. Moorland was an African American minister, educator, and philanthropist whose extensive collection of books and documents on Black history helped form the foundation of Howard University’s Moorland–Spingarn Research Center.
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B.
Thomas J. Brown
Thomas J. Brown is an American Episcopal bishop who serves as the diocesan leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine.
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C.
Boyd Tinsley
Boyd Tinsley is an American violinist and composer best known as a longtime member of the Dave Matthews Band.
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D.
Louis W. Hill
Louis W. Hill was an American railroad executive and businessman who helped expand and promote the Great Northern Railway and tourism in the northwestern United States.
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E.
Charles A. L. Reed
Charles A. L. Reed was an American physician and medical leader best known for helping to establish the American Cancer Society.
- 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 K. Lanman Jr. Triple: [Lanman, hasNotableBearer, William K. Lanman Jr.]
Generated description
William K. Lanman Jr. was an American philanthropist and former naval officer best known for his substantial charitable contributions, particularly to Yale University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William K. Lanman Jr. Target entity description: William K. Lanman Jr. was an American philanthropist and former naval officer best known for his substantial charitable contributions, particularly to Yale University.
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A.
Jesse E. Moorland
Jesse E. Moorland was an African American minister, educator, and philanthropist whose extensive collection of books and documents on Black history helped form the foundation of Howard University’s Moorland–Spingarn Research Center.
-
B.
Thomas J. Brown
Thomas J. Brown is an American Episcopal bishop who serves as the diocesan leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine.
-
C.
Boyd Tinsley
Boyd Tinsley is an American violinist and composer best known as a longtime member of the Dave Matthews Band.
-
D.
Louis W. Hill
Louis W. Hill was an American railroad executive and businessman who helped expand and promote the Great Northern Railway and tourism in the northwestern United States.
-
E.
Charles A. L. Reed
Charles A. L. Reed was an American physician and medical leader best known for helping to establish the American Cancer Society.
- 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_69c009036c408190981a8d690b679b67 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c020a3365c8190bd223226c0a6969f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c1351fb4a88190bb12f3a5f8cd92ac |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c1369fb3648190874e7bbe4a6fd737 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:48 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c136fad48881908b449b8b411c3fc8 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:38 p.m.