Triple

T7027523

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	William Henry Bragg	`E163185`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Quain Professor of Physics at University College London The Quain Professor of Physics at University College London is a prestigious endowed chair in physics historically held by leading scientists such as Nobel laureate William Henry Bragg.	`E637561`	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: Quain Professor of Physics at University College London | Statement: [William Henry Bragg, positionHeld, Quain Professor of Physics at University College London]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Quain Professor of Physics at University College London
Context triple: [William Henry Bragg, positionHeld, Quain Professor of Physics at University College London]

A. Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford
The Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical and experimental physics held by some of the university’s most distinguished physicists.
B. Langworthy Professor of Physics
The Langworthy Professor of Physics is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Manchester historically associated with leading physicists.
C. Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics
The Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics is a prestigious chair in physics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by leading experimental physicists.
D. Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford
The Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy held by leading scholars, historically including figures such as Sir Christopher Wren.
E. Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford
The Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in chemistry historically held by leading figures in the field.
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: Quain Professor of Physics at University College London
Triple: [William Henry Bragg, positionHeld, Quain Professor of Physics at University College London]

Generated description

The Quain Professor of Physics at University College London is a prestigious endowed chair in physics historically held by leading scientists such as Nobel laureate William Henry Bragg.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Quain Professor of Physics at University College London
Target entity description: The Quain Professor of Physics at University College London is a prestigious endowed chair in physics historically held by leading scientists such as Nobel laureate William Henry Bragg.

A. Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford
The Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical and experimental physics held by some of the university’s most distinguished physicists.
B. Langworthy Professor of Physics
The Langworthy Professor of Physics is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Manchester historically associated with leading physicists.
C. Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics
The Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics is a prestigious chair in physics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by leading experimental physicists.
D. Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford
The Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy held by leading scholars, historically including figures such as Sir Christopher Wren.
E. Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford
The Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in chemistry historically held by leading figures in the field.
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_69c6885d691c81908cf7d31083113886`	completed	March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69c6e1fee32081908eff988b18daa6d0`	completed	March 27, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69c7758c87908190bd1ddcfdccc171b5`	completed	March 28, 2026, 6:30 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69c77a01c7b48190b022c6d2ecda7488`	completed	March 28, 2026, 6:49 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69c77a83ed8881908907bedcf6d6ea84`	completed	March 28, 2026, 6:51 a.m.

Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:35 p.m.