Triple

T6244949
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William of St-Calais E139696 entity
Predicate predecessor P97 FINISHED
Object Walcher, Bishop of Durham
Walcher, Bishop of Durham, was an 11th-century Norman churchman and reforming bishop who became one of the first prince-bishops of Durham, wielding both ecclesiastical and secular authority in northern England.
E579814 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: Walcher, Bishop of Durham | Statement: [William of St-Calais, predecessor, Walcher, Bishop of Durham]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walcher, Bishop of Durham
Context triple: [William of St-Calais, predecessor, Walcher, Bishop of Durham]
  • A. Bishop Jocelin of Wells
    Bishop Jocelin of Wells was a 13th-century English bishop notable for his major role in the early construction and development of Wells Cathedral.
  • B. Henry, Bishop of Winchester
    Henry, Bishop of Winchester, was a powerful 12th-century English prelate and statesman, son of King Henry I of England, who played a central role in the politics of the Anarchy during the reign of King Stephen.
  • C. Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury
    Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury was a 14th-century English bishop of Bath and Wells known for his significant building works and fortifications at Wells Cathedral and its precincts.
  • D. William of Durham
    William of Durham was a 13th-century English cleric and benefactor best known for endowing the funds that led to the creation of University College, Oxford, one of the university’s oldest colleges.
  • E. Bishop William Van Mildert
    Bishop William Van Mildert was a 19th-century Anglican bishop and theologian, notable as the last Prince-Bishop of Durham and a key figure in the establishment of Durham 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: Walcher, Bishop of Durham
Triple: [William of St-Calais, predecessor, Walcher, Bishop of Durham]
Generated description
Walcher, Bishop of Durham, was an 11th-century Norman churchman and reforming bishop who became one of the first prince-bishops of Durham, wielding both ecclesiastical and secular authority in northern England.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walcher, Bishop of Durham
Target entity description: Walcher, Bishop of Durham, was an 11th-century Norman churchman and reforming bishop who became one of the first prince-bishops of Durham, wielding both ecclesiastical and secular authority in northern England.
  • A. Bishop Jocelin of Wells
    Bishop Jocelin of Wells was a 13th-century English bishop notable for his major role in the early construction and development of Wells Cathedral.
  • B. Henry, Bishop of Winchester
    Henry, Bishop of Winchester, was a powerful 12th-century English prelate and statesman, son of King Henry I of England, who played a central role in the politics of the Anarchy during the reign of King Stephen.
  • C. Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury
    Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury was a 14th-century English bishop of Bath and Wells known for his significant building works and fortifications at Wells Cathedral and its precincts.
  • D. William of Durham
    William of Durham was a 13th-century English cleric and benefactor best known for endowing the funds that led to the creation of University College, Oxford, one of the university’s oldest colleges.
  • E. Bishop William Van Mildert
    Bishop William Van Mildert was a 19th-century Anglican bishop and theologian, notable as the last Prince-Bishop of Durham and a key figure in the establishment of Durham 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_69c008b1c5088190ae6de2555fc05ad8 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0631c63d48190a41ec1232aecb373 completed March 22, 2026, 9:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c24406809c8190a827a52abce88ecc completed March 24, 2026, 7:57 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c2a6663a4c8190b7fcac132640da50 completed March 24, 2026, 2:57 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c2a6bc92948190ae4676d0e6e186fb completed March 24, 2026, 2:59 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:23 p.m.