Triple
T6724958
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pierre de Villiers |
E153493
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
de Villiers
De Villiers is a French-origin surname borne by various notable figures in fields such as politics, military, sports, and the arts.
|
E613645
|
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: de Villiers | Statement: [Pierre de Villiers, familyName, de Villiers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: de Villiers Context triple: [Pierre de Villiers, familyName, de Villiers]
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A.
du Plessis
Du Plessis is the French noble family name of Cardinal Richelieu, historically associated with his influential role in 17th-century French politics and the Catholic Church.
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B.
Dawid de Villiers
Dawid de Villiers is a South African politician and member of the National Party who served in various governmental roles during the late apartheid and early post-apartheid eras.
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C.
AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers is a legendary South African cricketer renowned for his explosive batting, 360-degree stroke play, and match-winning performances in international cricket and T20 leagues.
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D.
Marthinus Lourens de Villiers
Marthinus Lourens de Villiers was a South African composer best known for writing the music to what became one of South Africa’s former national anthems.
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E.
Schalk van der Merwe
Schalk van der Merwe was a South African professional tennis player active primarily in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- 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: de Villiers Triple: [Pierre de Villiers, familyName, de Villiers]
Generated description
De Villiers is a French-origin surname borne by various notable figures in fields such as politics, military, sports, and the arts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: de Villiers Target entity description: De Villiers is a French-origin surname borne by various notable figures in fields such as politics, military, sports, and the arts.
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A.
du Plessis
Du Plessis is the French noble family name of Cardinal Richelieu, historically associated with his influential role in 17th-century French politics and the Catholic Church.
-
B.
Dawid de Villiers
Dawid de Villiers is a South African politician and member of the National Party who served in various governmental roles during the late apartheid and early post-apartheid eras.
-
C.
AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers is a legendary South African cricketer renowned for his explosive batting, 360-degree stroke play, and match-winning performances in international cricket and T20 leagues.
-
D.
Marthinus Lourens de Villiers
Marthinus Lourens de Villiers was a South African composer best known for writing the music to what became one of South Africa’s former national anthems.
-
E.
Schalk van der Merwe
Schalk van der Merwe was a South African professional tennis player active primarily in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- 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_69c6880afb988190ad88011b48ecfcba |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d14fb1a8819083287ca8bb576bba |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c700a34e248190ba9d73437b19a96d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c703ad7e0c81908da32c96806f3b07 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7042f23408190b06faafcb3251276 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:08 p.m.