Triple
T7284385
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fredric Jameson |
E163829
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University
The William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University is an endowed academic chair in Duke’s Comparative Literature program, notably held by influential literary and cultural theorist Fredric Jameson.
|
E653352
|
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: William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University | Statement: [Fredric Jameson, positionHeld, William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University Context triple: [Fredric Jameson, positionHeld, William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University]
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A.
Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley
The Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley is a distinguished endowed chair held by prominent theorist Judith Butler, known for groundbreaking work in gender theory, philosophy, and critical theory.
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B.
Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
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C.
Merton Professor of English Language and Literature
The Merton Professor of English Language and Literature is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford specializing in the study and teaching of English language and literary scholarship.
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D.
Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University
The Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University is a faculty role held by acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri, known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction exploring themes of identity, migration, and the Indian diaspora.
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E.
Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University
The Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University is an academic unit that fosters interdisciplinary and cross-cultural literary study, bringing together languages, traditions, and theoretical approaches from around the world.
- 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: William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University Triple: [Fredric Jameson, positionHeld, William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University]
Generated description
The William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University is an endowed academic chair in Duke’s Comparative Literature program, notably held by influential literary and cultural theorist Fredric Jameson.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University Target entity description: The William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University is an endowed academic chair in Duke’s Comparative Literature program, notably held by influential literary and cultural theorist Fredric Jameson.
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A.
Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley
The Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley is a distinguished endowed chair held by prominent theorist Judith Butler, known for groundbreaking work in gender theory, philosophy, and critical theory.
-
B.
Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
-
C.
Merton Professor of English Language and Literature
The Merton Professor of English Language and Literature is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford specializing in the study and teaching of English language and literary scholarship.
-
D.
Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University
The Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University is a faculty role held by acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri, known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction exploring themes of identity, migration, and the Indian diaspora.
-
E.
Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University
The Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University is an academic unit that fosters interdisciplinary and cross-cultural literary study, bringing together languages, traditions, and theoretical approaches from around the world.
- 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_69c6886093b88190a254b1ce6db8bae7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6eb5071ec8190806f2e3e3bea06c7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7db3e1fd081908457b8202c43f64f |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7dc3dd6f88190bf82d22b2cb506a4 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:48 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7dc951d88819098c6053ddd2e981b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:59 p.m.