Triple

T8846001
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Richard Lewontin E210505 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University E436722 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (2 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: Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University | Statement: [Richard Lewontin, positionHeld, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University
Context triple: [Richard Lewontin, positionHeld, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University]
  • A. Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University chosen
    The Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in zoology historically associated with leading evolutionary biologists such as Stephen Jay Gould.
  • B. Louis Agassiz
    Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
  • C. Auguste Agassiz
    Auguste Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss watchmaker and entrepreneur best known for establishing the foundations of the Longines watch brand.
  • D. Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
    The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
  • E. Marine Biological Laboratory
    The Marine Biological Laboratory is a renowned research and educational institution specializing in biological and environmental sciences, located in Woods Hole on Cape Cod.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 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_69ca838967bc8190b46c3c80a2887ea4 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc60a7c518819095399976148e1b9a completed April 1, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf89b5acbc8190b0f5a81af71fc7aa completed April 3, 2026, 9:34 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:48 p.m.