Triple
T8370978
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ewald |
E197452
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Paul Peter Ewald
Paul Peter Ewald was a German physicist and crystallographer renowned for his foundational contributions to X-ray diffraction theory and crystal optics.
|
E820802
|
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: Paul Peter Ewald | Statement: [Ewald, notableBearer, Paul Peter Ewald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Peter Ewald Context triple: [Ewald, notableBearer, Paul Peter Ewald]
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A.
Gustav Wilhelm Wolff
Gustav Wilhelm Wolff was a German-born British shipbuilder and politician best known as the co-founder of the Belfast shipbuilding firm Harland and Wolff, which built many famous ocean liners including the RMS Titanic.
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B.
Theodor Estermann
Theodor Estermann was a German-British mathematician known for his contributions to analytic number theory and his work on the distribution of prime numbers.
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C.
Ernst David Bergmann
Ernst David Bergmann was an Israeli chemist and scientific leader who played a key role in establishing Israel’s scientific infrastructure and nuclear research program.
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D.
Maximilian Emil Hehl
Maximilian Emil Hehl was a German-born architect known for his influential work in Brazil, most notably helping shape the neo-Gothic architectural landscape of São Paulo.
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E.
Wilhelm Zaisser
Wilhelm Zaisser was a German communist politician and intelligence officer who became the first head of East Germany’s Ministry for State Security (Stasi) in the early 1950s.
- 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: Paul Peter Ewald Triple: [Ewald, notableBearer, Paul Peter Ewald]
Generated description
Paul Peter Ewald was a German physicist and crystallographer renowned for his foundational contributions to X-ray diffraction theory and crystal optics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Peter Ewald Target entity description: Paul Peter Ewald was a German physicist and crystallographer renowned for his foundational contributions to X-ray diffraction theory and crystal optics.
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A.
Gustav Wilhelm Wolff
Gustav Wilhelm Wolff was a German-born British shipbuilder and politician best known as the co-founder of the Belfast shipbuilding firm Harland and Wolff, which built many famous ocean liners including the RMS Titanic.
-
B.
Theodor Estermann
Theodor Estermann was a German-British mathematician known for his contributions to analytic number theory and his work on the distribution of prime numbers.
-
C.
Ernst David Bergmann
Ernst David Bergmann was an Israeli chemist and scientific leader who played a key role in establishing Israel’s scientific infrastructure and nuclear research program.
-
D.
Maximilian Emil Hehl
Maximilian Emil Hehl was a German-born architect known for his influential work in Brazil, most notably helping shape the neo-Gothic architectural landscape of São Paulo.
-
E.
Wilhelm Zaisser
Wilhelm Zaisser was a German communist politician and intelligence officer who became the first head of East Germany’s Ministry for State Security (Stasi) in the early 1950s.
- 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_69ca82f56730819080cec5d991c76f4c |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb80a509dc81909e0ea4c66b21d84f |
completed | March 31, 2026, 8:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1c3ed827c8190899cb2ae9561765e |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1c49053d08190b2bb5dc917785b6e |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1c55139b88190bdebdb989ecc6a9d |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:01 p.m.