Triple
T7621267
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Towne family |
E172497
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableMember |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Towne
William Towne was an early English immigrant to colonial Massachusetts best known as the patriarch of the Towne family, from which several women accused in the Salem witch trials were descended.
|
E687689
|
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 Towne | Statement: [Towne family, hasNotableMember, William Towne]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Towne Context triple: [Towne family, hasNotableMember, William Towne]
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A.
Thomas Parkhurst
Thomas Parkhurst was a 17th-century London bookseller and publisher known for issuing prominent Puritan and religious works.
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B.
George Kendrick
George Kendrick is a Christian cleric who formerly served as the Bishop of the remote Anglican Diocese of St Helena in the South Atlantic.
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C.
William Strickland
William Strickland was a prominent 19th-century American architect and engineer known for pioneering the Greek Revival style in the United States.
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D.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
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E.
Charles Heath
Charles Heath was a prominent 19th-century English engraver known for his book illustrations and contributions to the popularization of steel engraving.
- 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 Towne Triple: [Towne family, hasNotableMember, William Towne]
Generated description
William Towne was an early English immigrant to colonial Massachusetts best known as the patriarch of the Towne family, from which several women accused in the Salem witch trials were descended.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Towne Target entity description: William Towne was an early English immigrant to colonial Massachusetts best known as the patriarch of the Towne family, from which several women accused in the Salem witch trials were descended.
-
A.
Thomas Parkhurst
Thomas Parkhurst was a 17th-century London bookseller and publisher known for issuing prominent Puritan and religious works.
-
B.
George Kendrick
George Kendrick is a Christian cleric who formerly served as the Bishop of the remote Anglican Diocese of St Helena in the South Atlantic.
-
C.
William Strickland
William Strickland was a prominent 19th-century American architect and engineer known for pioneering the Greek Revival style in the United States.
-
D.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
-
E.
Charles Heath
Charles Heath was a prominent 19th-century English engraver known for his book illustrations and contributions to the popularization of steel engraving.
- 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_69c699506b308190826894dab1d9ea86 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6fa62870c8190b17f44eb7a3ff2ad |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8c7b3b7348190b3387dfee04fa51d |
completed | March 29, 2026, 6:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8c9d838948190b377588ce4a48c0f |
completed | March 29, 2026, 6:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8ca3033ac8190ba2ceec0b5f8a7ab |
completed | March 29, 2026, 6:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:56 p.m.