Triple

T7229804
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Paul de Man E154873 entity
Predicate fullName P16 FINISHED
Object Paul Adolph Michel de Man
Paul Adolph Michel de Man was a Belgian-born literary critic and theorist best known as a leading figure in deconstruction and for his influential yet controversial work on rhetoric and reading.
 E650594 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Paul Adolph Michel de Man | Statement: [Paul de Man, fullName, Paul Adolph Michel de Man]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Paul Adolph Michel de Man
Context triple: [Paul de Man, fullName, Paul Adolph Michel de Man]
  • A. Pierre Manent
    Pierre Manent is a French political philosopher known for his work on liberalism, democracy, and the intellectual history of modern Europe.
  • B. Alain Cuny
    Alain Cuny was a French actor known for his intense screen presence and collaborations with major European directors in mid-20th-century cinema.
  • C. Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz
    Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz is a Belgian nobleman best known as the father of Queen Mathilde of Belgium and thus a member of the extended Belgian royal family.
  • D. Gérard Brach
    Gérard Brach was a French screenwriter and frequent Roman Polanski collaborator known for his work on numerous acclaimed European films.
  • E. Julien Benda
    Julien Benda was a French philosopher and novelist best known for his 1927 essay "La Trahison des clercs" ("The Treason of the Intellectuals"), which criticized intellectuals for abandoning universal values in favor of political passions.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Paul Adolph Michel de Man
Target entity description: Paul Adolph Michel de Man was a Belgian-born literary critic and theorist best known as a leading figure in deconstruction and for his influential yet controversial work on rhetoric and reading.
  • A. Pierre Manent
    Pierre Manent is a French political philosopher known for his work on liberalism, democracy, and the intellectual history of modern Europe.
  • B. Alain Cuny
    Alain Cuny was a French actor known for his intense screen presence and collaborations with major European directors in mid-20th-century cinema.
  • C. Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz
    Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz is a Belgian nobleman best known as the father of Queen Mathilde of Belgium and thus a member of the extended Belgian royal family.
  • D. Gérard Brach
    Gérard Brach was a French screenwriter and frequent Roman Polanski collaborator known for his work on numerous acclaimed European films.
  • E. Julien Benda
    Julien Benda was a French philosopher and novelist best known for his 1927 essay "La Trahison des clercs" ("The Treason of the Intellectuals"), which criticized intellectuals for abandoning universal values in favor of political passions.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Paul Adolph Michel de Man
Triple: [Paul de Man, fullName, Paul Adolph Michel de Man]
Generated description
Paul Adolph Michel de Man was a Belgian-born literary critic and theorist best known as a leading figure in deconstruction and for his influential yet controversial work on rhetoric and reading.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c68811dd1c8190ac460bb39e64e1f0 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6ea0d9b6c8190a0b5f0ab8d5cca19 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c7cc22a39481909a2f38014260f302 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c7ce1b5e0081908d8e68fb1c0bfd3e ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c7cd95c8c48190aa4c7d086f03bc0f nedg completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:54 p.m.