Triple

T8948433
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert Knox E213282 entity
Predicate father P120 FINISHED
Object Robert Knox Sr.
Robert Knox Sr. was the father of the 19th-century Scottish anatomist Robert Knox, known primarily in relation to his more famous son.
 E770894 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: Robert Knox Sr. | Statement: [Robert Knox, father, Robert Knox Sr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Knox Sr.
Context triple: [Robert Knox, father, Robert Knox Sr.]
  • A. Robert Knox
    Robert Knox was a 17th-century English sailor and writer best known for his detailed account of being held captive for nearly 20 years in Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka).
  • B. John K. Knox
    John K. Knox is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Knox.
  • C. Rob Knox
    Rob Knox is an American record producer and songwriter known for his work with major pop and R&B artists such as Justin Timberlake.
  • D. Alexander Knox
    Alexander Knox was a Canadian actor and writer best known for his Academy Award–nominated portrayal of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in the 1944 film "Wilson."
  • E. John G. Knox
    John G. Knox was an American judge who served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in the early 20th century.
  • 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: Robert Knox Sr.
Triple: [Robert Knox, father, Robert Knox Sr.]
Generated description
Robert Knox Sr. was the father of the 19th-century Scottish anatomist Robert Knox, known primarily in relation to his more famous son.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Knox Sr.
Target entity description: Robert Knox Sr. was the father of the 19th-century Scottish anatomist Robert Knox, known primarily in relation to his more famous son.
  • A. Robert Knox
    Robert Knox was a 17th-century English sailor and writer best known for his detailed account of being held captive for nearly 20 years in Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka).
  • B. John K. Knox
    John K. Knox is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Knox.
  • C. Rob Knox
    Rob Knox is an American record producer and songwriter known for his work with major pop and R&B artists such as Justin Timberlake.
  • D. Alexander Knox
    Alexander Knox was a Canadian actor and writer best known for his Academy Award–nominated portrayal of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in the 1944 film "Wilson."
  • E. John G. Knox
    John G. Knox was an American judge who served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in the early 20th century.
  • 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_69ca839843408190a39069a029a89f15 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc6709c7a48190ab503083a1d6a29f completed April 1, 2026, 12:30 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfd099b2f48190b81d6747bad4b992 completed April 3, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfd193fdbc8190b49192327f698943 completed April 3, 2026, 2:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfd242590881909ca351c1040c76ef completed April 3, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:59 p.m.