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]
  • A. Thomas Farriner
    Thomas Farriner was a 17th-century London baker historically associated with the origin of the Great Fire of London in 1666.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.