Triple

T5636969
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics E147970 entity
Predicate director P255 FINISHED
Object Hermann Nicolai
Hermann Nicolai is a German theoretical physicist known for his work in quantum gravity, supergravity, and unified theories, and for his leadership in advancing gravitational physics research.
E603510 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: Hermann Nicolai | Statement: [Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, director, Hermann Nicolai]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hermann Nicolai
Context triple: [Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, director, Hermann Nicolai]
  • A. Otto Leonhard Heubner
    Otto Leonhard Heubner was a 19th-century German liberal politician and revolutionary who took part in the democratic movements of the 1848–1849 period.
  • B. Heinrich Scholz
    Heinrich Scholz was a German mathematician, logician, and philosopher known for his foundational work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of science in the early 20th century.
  • C. Georg Klemperer
    Georg Klemperer was a German physician and medical professor known for his contributions to internal medicine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • D. Paul Schultze-Naumburg
    Paul Schultze-Naumburg was a German architect, art theorist, and conservative cultural critic known for his traditionalist designs and influential role in early 20th-century German architecture and aesthetics.
  • E. Theodor Jung
    Theodor Jung was an American photographer best known for his documentary work during the Great Depression as part of the Farm Security Administration’s historic photography project.
  • 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: Hermann Nicolai
Triple: [Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, director, Hermann Nicolai]
Generated description
Hermann Nicolai is a German theoretical physicist known for his work in quantum gravity, supergravity, and unified theories, and for his leadership in advancing gravitational physics research.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hermann Nicolai
Target entity description: Hermann Nicolai is a German theoretical physicist known for his work in quantum gravity, supergravity, and unified theories, and for his leadership in advancing gravitational physics research.
  • A. Otto Leonhard Heubner
    Otto Leonhard Heubner was a 19th-century German liberal politician and revolutionary who took part in the democratic movements of the 1848–1849 period.
  • B. Heinrich Scholz
    Heinrich Scholz was a German mathematician, logician, and philosopher known for his foundational work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of science in the early 20th century.
  • C. Georg Klemperer
    Georg Klemperer was a German physician and medical professor known for his contributions to internal medicine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • D. Paul Schultze-Naumburg
    Paul Schultze-Naumburg was a German architect, art theorist, and conservative cultural critic known for his traditionalist designs and influential role in early 20th-century German architecture and aesthetics.
  • E. Theodor Jung
    Theodor Jung was an American photographer best known for his documentary work during the Great Depression as part of the Farm Security Administration’s historic photography project.
  • 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_69c022809f708190ab859aa446683b10 completed March 22, 2026, 5:10 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c6d4fa68c08190bb656aef231a9df0 completed March 27, 2026, 7:05 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c6d6aba9688190ada4f921768e314e completed March 27, 2026, 7:12 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c6d82d77388190a3022a2366a5aec7 completed March 27, 2026, 7:19 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:41 p.m.