Triple
T7662838
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ruth First |
E173549
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ruth Herminia First
Ruth Herminia First was a South African anti-apartheid activist, journalist, and scholar who was assassinated in exile for her political work.
|
E680051
|
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: Ruth Herminia First | Statement: [Ruth First, fullName, Ruth Herminia First]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruth Herminia First Context triple: [Ruth First, fullName, Ruth Herminia First]
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A.
Henrietta Treffz
Henrietta Treffz was an Austrian mezzo-soprano and opera singer of the 19th century, known both for her performances and for being the first wife of composer Johann Strauss II.
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B.
Edith Weiss
Edith Weiss is a notable individual recognized for bearing the surname Weiss, though specific widely known biographical or professional details about her are not well documented.
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C.
Bertha Alva Hess
Bertha Alva Hess was the wife of American businessman and retail magnate James Cash (J. C.) Penney.
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D.
Blanche Oelrichs
Blanche Oelrichs was an American poet, playwright, and actress—often writing under the pseudonym Michael Strange—who was active in early 20th-century literary and theatrical circles.
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E.
Gertrude Lang
Gertrude Lang is a talented clarinet student in the film "Mr. Holland's Opus" who grows under the guidance of music teacher Glenn Holland.
- 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: Ruth Herminia First Triple: [Ruth First, fullName, Ruth Herminia First]
Generated description
Ruth Herminia First was a South African anti-apartheid activist, journalist, and scholar who was assassinated in exile for her political work.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruth Herminia First Target entity description: Ruth Herminia First was a South African anti-apartheid activist, journalist, and scholar who was assassinated in exile for her political work.
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A.
Henrietta Treffz
Henrietta Treffz was an Austrian mezzo-soprano and opera singer of the 19th century, known both for her performances and for being the first wife of composer Johann Strauss II.
-
B.
Edith Weiss
Edith Weiss is a notable individual recognized for bearing the surname Weiss, though specific widely known biographical or professional details about her are not well documented.
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C.
Bertha Alva Hess
Bertha Alva Hess was the wife of American businessman and retail magnate James Cash (J. C.) Penney.
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D.
Blanche Oelrichs
Blanche Oelrichs was an American poet, playwright, and actress—often writing under the pseudonym Michael Strange—who was active in early 20th-century literary and theatrical circles.
-
E.
Gertrude Lang
Gertrude Lang is a talented clarinet student in the film "Mr. Holland's Opus" who grows under the guidance of music teacher Glenn Holland.
- 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_69c69955517c819085bc715b96d304d2 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c701a74a2c81909f78ab2de7ce807c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c89b1aaef081908d1d181ea7c28c2f |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c89e177fd08190a6f3a70cf32365d9 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:35 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c89e7328f4819088651b60e7af457d |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:59 p.m.