Triple

T5631818
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Rhynia E147849 entity
Predicate firstDescribedBy P7386 FINISHED
Object Robert Kidston
Robert Kidston was a Scottish paleobotanist renowned for his pioneering studies of early land plants and fossil floras of the Devonian period.
E540928 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: Robert Kidston | Statement: [Rhynia, firstDescribedBy, Robert Kidston]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Kidston
Context triple: [Rhynia, firstDescribedBy, Robert Kidston]
  • A. William Kirkpatrick
    William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
  • B. John Mathieson
    John Mathieson is a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films, particularly in collaboration with directors like Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
  • C. Robert Semple
    Robert Semple was an early California pioneer, printer, and political leader who played a key role in the transition of California to statehood.
  • D. Robert Kenaston
    Robert Kenaston was an American businessman best known as the husband of silent film star Billie Dove.
  • E. Eric Rattray
    Eric Rattray is a film producer best known for his work on the fantasy movie "Labyrinth."
  • 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: Robert Kidston
Triple: [Rhynia, firstDescribedBy, Robert Kidston]
Generated description
Robert Kidston was a Scottish paleobotanist renowned for his pioneering studies of early land plants and fossil floras of the Devonian period.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Kidston
Target entity description: Robert Kidston was a Scottish paleobotanist renowned for his pioneering studies of early land plants and fossil floras of the Devonian period.
  • A. William Kirkpatrick
    William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
  • B. John Mathieson
    John Mathieson is a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films, particularly in collaboration with directors like Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
  • C. Robert Semple
    Robert Semple was an early California pioneer, printer, and political leader who played a key role in the transition of California to statehood.
  • D. Robert Kenaston
    Robert Kenaston was an American businessman best known as the husband of silent film star Billie Dove.
  • E. Eric Rattray
    Eric Rattray is a film producer best known for his work on the fantasy movie "Labyrinth."
  • 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_69c00907bc8881909ed760d3ed73ef35 completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0225e8e848190a9ccd48fc0d74e5c completed March 22, 2026, 5:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c05a1666d88190af4c1890247f897d completed March 22, 2026, 9:07 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c05c471c3081909e5bf44f47388a7c completed March 22, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c05cda809c81908219947cf06c381a completed March 22, 2026, 9:19 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:40 p.m.