Triple
T6235715
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Geological Survey of California |
E139472
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Henry Brewer
William Henry Brewer was a 19th-century American botanist and explorer best known for his pioneering scientific work and field leadership during early surveys of California’s geography and natural history.
|
E577948
|
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 Henry Brewer | Statement: [Geological Survey of California, employer, William Henry Brewer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Henry Brewer Context triple: [Geological Survey of California, employer, William Henry Brewer]
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A.
Thomas Farriner
Thomas Farriner was a 17th-century London baker historically associated with the origin of the Great Fire of London in 1666.
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B.
George F. Baker
George F. Baker was a prominent American financier and philanthropist whose wealth and influence supported major institutions in education, health, and public welfare.
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C.
George Brewer Jr.
George Brewer Jr. was a writer whose work served as the literary basis for the film "Dark Victory."
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D.
Henry F. Potter
Henry F. Potter is the ruthless, wealthy antagonist in the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," known for trying to control and exploit the town of Bedford Falls.
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E.
Frederick H. Billings
Frederick H. Billings was a 19th-century American lawyer, financier, and president of the Northern Pacific Railway, known for his role in railroad expansion and conservation efforts in the American West.
- 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 Henry Brewer Triple: [Geological Survey of California, employer, William Henry Brewer]
Generated description
William Henry Brewer was a 19th-century American botanist and explorer best known for his pioneering scientific work and field leadership during early surveys of California’s geography and natural history.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Henry Brewer Target entity description: William Henry Brewer was a 19th-century American botanist and explorer best known for his pioneering scientific work and field leadership during early surveys of California’s geography and natural history.
-
A.
Thomas Farriner
Thomas Farriner was a 17th-century London baker historically associated with the origin of the Great Fire of London in 1666.
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B.
George F. Baker
George F. Baker was a prominent American financier and philanthropist whose wealth and influence supported major institutions in education, health, and public welfare.
-
C.
George Brewer Jr.
George Brewer Jr. was a writer whose work served as the literary basis for the film "Dark Victory."
-
D.
Henry F. Potter
Henry F. Potter is the ruthless, wealthy antagonist in the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," known for trying to control and exploit the town of Bedford Falls.
-
E.
Frederick H. Billings
Frederick H. Billings was a 19th-century American lawyer, financier, and president of the Northern Pacific Railway, known for his role in railroad expansion and conservation efforts in the American West.
- 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_69c008b0e7ac8190808a59573ee646f3 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c062f236608190997e77b41095883f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c20df60e488190933b7fa068e96cc4 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c2138258c88190a953345a34ba70ed |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c21434d18c81909b5921db80090e8e |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:23 p.m.