Triple
T7906547
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Herblock |
E183590
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Herbert Lawrence Block
Herbert Lawrence Block was a prominent American political cartoonist renowned for his sharp, influential commentary on U.S. politics throughout the mid-20th century.
|
E704902
|
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: Herbert Lawrence Block | Statement: [Herblock, birthName, Herbert Lawrence Block]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Lawrence Block Context triple: [Herblock, birthName, Herbert Lawrence Block]
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A.
Everett Shinn
Everett Shinn was an American painter and illustrator associated with the Ashcan School, known for his dynamic depictions of urban life and theatrical scenes in early 20th-century New York City.
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B.
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman was a prolific American artist best known for his vibrantly colored, expressionistic paintings and sketches of sporting events and celebrity culture.
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C.
Samuel Roth
Samuel Roth was an American publisher and bookseller best known for his role in landmark obscenity and free-speech legal battles, including the Supreme Court case Roth v. United States.
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D.
J. C. Leyendecker
J. C. Leyendecker was a prominent early 20th-century American illustrator famed for his stylish, highly polished magazine covers and advertising art, particularly for The Saturday Evening Post.
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E.
Saul Steinberg
Saul Steinberg was a Romanian-American artist and illustrator best known for his witty, surreal drawings and long association with The New Yorker magazine.
- 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: Herbert Lawrence Block Triple: [Herblock, birthName, Herbert Lawrence Block]
Generated description
Herbert Lawrence Block was a prominent American political cartoonist renowned for his sharp, influential commentary on U.S. politics throughout the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Lawrence Block Target entity description: Herbert Lawrence Block was a prominent American political cartoonist renowned for his sharp, influential commentary on U.S. politics throughout the mid-20th century.
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A.
Everett Shinn
Everett Shinn was an American painter and illustrator associated with the Ashcan School, known for his dynamic depictions of urban life and theatrical scenes in early 20th-century New York City.
-
B.
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman was a prolific American artist best known for his vibrantly colored, expressionistic paintings and sketches of sporting events and celebrity culture.
-
C.
Samuel Roth
Samuel Roth was an American publisher and bookseller best known for his role in landmark obscenity and free-speech legal battles, including the Supreme Court case Roth v. United States.
-
D.
J. C. Leyendecker
J. C. Leyendecker was a prominent early 20th-century American illustrator famed for his stylish, highly polished magazine covers and advertising art, particularly for The Saturday Evening Post.
-
E.
Saul Steinberg
Saul Steinberg was a Romanian-American artist and illustrator best known for his witty, surreal drawings and long association with The New Yorker magazine.
- 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_69ca828dec0c81908b8f55a4dbbb53ff |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3a5871b8819087ad69c116c40091 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cbdfe21f9081909d45565867ac7436 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 2:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cc46bfad4081908de1667b8a10ed0a |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cc47e7167881908dce54e8b4615900 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:03 p.m.