Triple
T627887
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Paul R. Ehrlich |
E15858
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAcademicAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles D. Michener
Charles D. Michener was an American entomologist renowned for his pioneering and comprehensive research on bees and their taxonomy.
|
E83915
|
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: Charles D. Michener | Statement: [Paul R. Ehrlich, hasAcademicAdvisor, Charles D. Michener]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles D. Michener Context triple: [Paul R. Ehrlich, hasAcademicAdvisor, Charles D. Michener]
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A.
Victor E. Shelford
Victor E. Shelford was an American ecologist and pioneer in animal ecology who helped establish ecology as a scientific discipline in the United States.
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B.
Kenneth Hayes Miller
Kenneth Hayes Miller was an influential American painter and teacher associated with the Ashcan School, known for his urban genre scenes and for mentoring many prominent 20th-century artists.
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C.
Henry Chandler Cowles
Henry Chandler Cowles was an American botanist and pioneering ecologist whose work on plant succession helped establish ecology as a scientific discipline.
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D.
Bert Hölldobler
Bert Hölldobler is a German behavioral biologist and myrmecologist renowned for his pioneering research on ant societies and social insects.
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E.
Clinton Hart Merriam
Clinton Hart Merriam was an American zoologist and ethnographer known for his pioneering work in North American mammalogy and biogeography.
- 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: Charles D. Michener Triple: [Paul R. Ehrlich, hasAcademicAdvisor, Charles D. Michener]
Generated description
Charles D. Michener was an American entomologist renowned for his pioneering and comprehensive research on bees and their taxonomy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles D. Michener Target entity description: Charles D. Michener was an American entomologist renowned for his pioneering and comprehensive research on bees and their taxonomy.
-
A.
Victor E. Shelford
Victor E. Shelford was an American ecologist and pioneer in animal ecology who helped establish ecology as a scientific discipline in the United States.
-
B.
Kenneth Hayes Miller
Kenneth Hayes Miller was an influential American painter and teacher associated with the Ashcan School, known for his urban genre scenes and for mentoring many prominent 20th-century artists.
-
C.
Henry Chandler Cowles
Henry Chandler Cowles was an American botanist and pioneering ecologist whose work on plant succession helped establish ecology as a scientific discipline.
-
D.
Bert Hölldobler
Bert Hölldobler is a German behavioral biologist and myrmecologist renowned for his pioneering research on ant societies and social insects.
-
E.
Clinton Hart Merriam
Clinton Hart Merriam was an American zoologist and ethnographer known for his pioneering work in North American mammalogy and biogeography.
- 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_69a4935c131c8190a5378c6bf101e8cc |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49e59e2688190b3c18b17c5db1e2b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5dc91ff30819095a00852c3e2dfae |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5de26ff1081908a60b55a1deab804 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a5ff1ac6f481909915fd5b2e648558 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 9:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.