Triple
T7427066
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cahill |
E171394
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Cahill
Thomas Cahill was an American scholar and popular historian best known for his "Hinges of History" book series, including the bestseller "How the Irish Saved Civilization."
|
E663615
|
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: Thomas Cahill | Statement: [Cahill, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Cahill]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Cahill Context triple: [Cahill, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Cahill]
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A.
Daniel Boorstin
Daniel Boorstin was an influential American historian, professor, and Librarian of Congress known for his wide-ranging works on American history and culture, including "The Americans" trilogy.
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B.
Jeremy Iggers
Jeremy Iggers is an American journalist and food critic known for his work at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis and his influential writing on ethics in restaurant reviewing.
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C.
John Guy
John Guy is a British historian and biographer best known for his acclaimed works on Tudor history, including a major biography of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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D.
Martin Coogan
Martin Coogan is a British musician and radio presenter, best known as the former lead singer of the indie rock band The Mock Turtles and as the brother of comedian Steve Coogan.
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E.
Louis Menand
Louis Menand is an American critic, essayist, and Harvard professor best known for his work on American intellectual and cultural history, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning book "The Metaphysical Club."
- 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: Thomas Cahill Triple: [Cahill, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Cahill]
Generated description
Thomas Cahill was an American scholar and popular historian best known for his "Hinges of History" book series, including the bestseller "How the Irish Saved Civilization."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Cahill Target entity description: Thomas Cahill was an American scholar and popular historian best known for his "Hinges of History" book series, including the bestseller "How the Irish Saved Civilization."
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A.
Daniel Boorstin
Daniel Boorstin was an influential American historian, professor, and Librarian of Congress known for his wide-ranging works on American history and culture, including "The Americans" trilogy.
-
B.
Jeremy Iggers
Jeremy Iggers is an American journalist and food critic known for his work at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis and his influential writing on ethics in restaurant reviewing.
-
C.
John Guy
John Guy is a British historian and biographer best known for his acclaimed works on Tudor history, including a major biography of Mary, Queen of Scots.
-
D.
Martin Coogan
Martin Coogan is a British musician and radio presenter, best known as the former lead singer of the indie rock band The Mock Turtles and as the brother of comedian Steve Coogan.
-
E.
Louis Menand
Louis Menand is an American critic, essayist, and Harvard professor best known for his work on American intellectual and cultural history, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning book "The Metaphysical Club."
- 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_69c68a63491881909281f73d4d5643bf |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f3055b7881908269ab909c5a85b5 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c81f0e28e88190805108dff740dda3 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 6:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8200c52c8819083b14e8d768fc9be |
completed | March 28, 2026, 6:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c82084879c8190ae60b99f702dc058 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 6:40 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:12 p.m.