Triple

T5804475
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alan Taylor E128708 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Thomas Jefferson Foundation Chair in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation Chair in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia is a prestigious endowed professorship in American history held by leading scholars in the field.
E546941 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: Thomas Jefferson Foundation Chair in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia | Statement: [Alan Taylor, positionHeld, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Chair in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Jefferson Foundation Chair in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia
Context triple: [Alan Taylor, positionHeld, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Chair in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia]
  • A. Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University
    The Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University is a distinguished endowed chair awarded to a leading scholar whose work bridges historical analysis and political science.
  • B. Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University
    The Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University is a distinguished academic chair in American culture and society once held by renowned writer and poet Maya Angelou.
  • C. Sather Professorship of History
    The Sather Professorship of History is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of California, Berkeley, awarded to eminent historians in recognition of their scholarly excellence.
  • D. Harrington Professor of History
    Harrington Professor of History is a distinguished endowed academic chair in the field of history, held by historian Alfred W. McCoy.
  • E. Chancellor of the College of William & Mary
    The Chancellor of the College of William & Mary is a ceremonial leadership role traditionally held by distinguished public figures who serve as symbolic heads and advocates for the historic university.
  • 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: Thomas Jefferson Foundation Chair in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia
Triple: [Alan Taylor, positionHeld, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Chair in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia]
Generated description
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation Chair in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia is a prestigious endowed professorship in American history held by leading scholars in the field.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Jefferson Foundation Chair in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia
Target entity description: The Thomas Jefferson Foundation Chair in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia is a prestigious endowed professorship in American history held by leading scholars in the field.
  • A. Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University
    The Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University is a distinguished endowed chair awarded to a leading scholar whose work bridges historical analysis and political science.
  • B. Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University
    The Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University is a distinguished academic chair in American culture and society once held by renowned writer and poet Maya Angelou.
  • C. Sather Professorship of History
    The Sather Professorship of History is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of California, Berkeley, awarded to eminent historians in recognition of their scholarly excellence.
  • D. Harrington Professor of History
    Harrington Professor of History is a distinguished endowed academic chair in the field of history, held by historian Alfred W. McCoy.
  • E. Chancellor of the College of William & Mary
    The Chancellor of the College of William & Mary is a ceremonial leadership role traditionally held by distinguished public figures who serve as symbolic heads and advocates for the historic university.
  • 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_69c00846a0d881909e46841f8e156b64 completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c02b1304588190b59a18fb7b70a60f completed March 22, 2026, 5:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c09836d00881908c210b2932d67519 completed March 23, 2026, 1:32 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c098f32f7081908d9306afc30147a1 completed March 23, 2026, 1:35 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c0996fb9148190ae8c09f4816d00b8 completed March 23, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:52 p.m.