Triple
T5644913
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lagavulin distillery |
E124360
|
entity |
| Predicate | legalPredecessorFoundedBy |
P11844
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Johnston
John Johnston was a 19th-century distiller credited with establishing the original operation that evolved into the renowned Lagavulin whisky distillery on Islay, Scotland.
|
E557380
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: John Johnston | Statement: [Lagavulin distillery, legalPredecessorFoundedBy, John Johnston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Johnston Context triple: [Lagavulin distillery, legalPredecessorFoundedBy, John Johnston]
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A.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
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B.
Don Jamieson
Don Jamieson was a Canadian Liberal politician and cabinet minister who served prominently in federal government roles, including in foreign affairs, during the latter half of the 20th century.
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C.
Allan MacEachen
Allan MacEachen was a prominent Canadian Liberal politician and long-serving cabinet minister who played a key role in shaping Canada's domestic and foreign policy in the late 20th century.
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D.
Donald Johnston
Donald Johnston was a 19th-century Scottish distiller best known for establishing the Laphroaig whisky distillery on the island of Islay.
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E.
Angus Campbell
Angus Campbell is a senior Australian Army officer who has served as Chief of the Defence Force.
- 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: John Johnston Triple: [Lagavulin distillery, legalPredecessorFoundedBy, John Johnston]
Generated description
John Johnston was a 19th-century distiller credited with establishing the original operation that evolved into the renowned Lagavulin whisky distillery on Islay, Scotland.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Johnston Target entity description: John Johnston was a 19th-century distiller credited with establishing the original operation that evolved into the renowned Lagavulin whisky distillery on Islay, Scotland.
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A.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
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B.
Don Jamieson
Don Jamieson was a Canadian Liberal politician and cabinet minister who served prominently in federal government roles, including in foreign affairs, during the latter half of the 20th century.
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C.
Allan MacEachen
Allan MacEachen was a prominent Canadian Liberal politician and long-serving cabinet minister who played a key role in shaping Canada's domestic and foreign policy in the late 20th century.
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D.
Donald Johnston
Donald Johnston was a 19th-century Scottish distiller best known for establishing the Laphroaig whisky distillery on the island of Islay.
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E.
Angus Campbell
Angus Campbell is a senior Australian Army officer who has served as Chief of the Defence Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: legalPredecessorFoundedBy Context triple: [Lagavulin distillery, legalPredecessorFoundedBy, John Johnston]
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A.
founderOfPredecessor
Indicates that an entity is the founder of another entity that served as a predecessor to a specified organization or institution.
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B.
historicalEntityPredecessor
Indicates that one historical entity existed or held a role before another, serving as its predecessor in time or sequence.
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C.
underlyingFoundedBy
Indicates that an entity’s foundational creation or establishment is ultimately attributable to another entity, which serves as its underlying founder.
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D.
foundingAncestor
Indicates that one entity is the original progenitor or earliest known ancestor from whom another entity or lineage descends.
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E.
wasFoundedBy
chosen
Indicates that an organization, institution, or entity came into existence through the initiating action or establishment by a specific founder or founding group.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69c00824643c81909ffdb888a2d35189 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c022a8eccc8190837d4705670dc25e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0bf7396c48190a4de4958e2ad4301 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 4:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c0c19665b08190ab3c66b7c6c33f61 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 4:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0c4576824819080ced71df8fdda6c |
completed | March 23, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c01b2168508190b64b355cf50034ad |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:38 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:41 p.m.