Triple
T7270712
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fred M. Vinson |
E161094
|
entity |
| Predicate | succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfTheTreasury |
P76056
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John W. Snyder
John W. Snyder was an American businessman and close confidant of President Harry S. Truman who served as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1946 to 1953, overseeing post–World War II economic transition.
|
E770461
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: John W. Snyder | Statement: [Fred M. Vinson, succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfTheTreasury, John W. Snyder]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John W. Snyder Context triple: [Fred M. Vinson, succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfTheTreasury, John W. Snyder]
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A.
William Snyder
William Snyder is an American photojournalist and editor renowned for his powerful visual storytelling, which earned him the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.
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B.
William Snyder
William Snyder was a cinematographer known for his work on classic American films, including the Disney production "So Dear to My Heart."
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C.
Lewis J. Stadlen
Lewis J. Stadlen is an American character actor known for his extensive work on Broadway and in film and television, often in comedic or sharply drawn supporting roles.
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D.
John A. Knebel
John A. Knebel is an American lawyer and government official who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture in the 1970s.
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E.
Donald W. Sherburne
Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
- 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: John W. Snyder Triple: [Fred M. Vinson, succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfTheTreasury, John W. Snyder]
Generated description
John W. Snyder was an American businessman and close confidant of President Harry S. Truman who served as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1946 to 1953, overseeing post–World War II economic transition.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John W. Snyder Target entity description: John W. Snyder was an American businessman and close confidant of President Harry S. Truman who served as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1946 to 1953, overseeing post–World War II economic transition.
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A.
William Snyder
William Snyder is an American photojournalist and editor renowned for his powerful visual storytelling, which earned him the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.
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B.
William Snyder
William Snyder was a cinematographer known for his work on classic American films, including the Disney production "So Dear to My Heart."
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C.
Lewis J. Stadlen
Lewis J. Stadlen is an American character actor known for his extensive work on Broadway and in film and television, often in comedic or sharply drawn supporting roles.
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D.
John A. Knebel
John A. Knebel is an American lawyer and government official who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture in the 1970s.
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E.
Donald W. Sherburne
Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfTheTreasury Context triple: [Fred M. Vinson, succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfTheTreasury, John W. Snyder]
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A.
succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfStateBy
Indicates that one individual was followed in the role of Secretary of State by another individual, who took over the office after them.
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B.
chiefSecretaryToTheTreasury
Indicates that one entity holds or is assigned the governmental role of Chief Secretary to the Treasury in relation to another entity (typically a government or treasury).
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C.
precededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfStateBy
Indicates that one person assumed the role of Secretary of State after another specific person, who held the office immediately before them.
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D.
succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfDefenseBy
Indicates that one person’s term as Secretary of Defense ended and was directly followed by another person, who succeeded them in that office.
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E.
hasUSSecretaryOfDefense
Indicates that an entity has, or is associated with, a specific individual serving in the role of United States Secretary of Defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69c6885181008190b419040e22939c7c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6eb088dac8190b353f6ea3d686025 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfd04f80fc8190aae7c4823ddecb4a |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:35 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfd118aad08190bcba087d8925cd92 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfd17f502881908db49ad0c2065902 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:41 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c6e76876608190ac4652bc7153302e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69c6eb06acd881908a1735fbbbd5756f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:58 p.m.