Triple

T918311
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Overholt family E19821 entity
Predicate surnameVariant P16885 FINISHED
Object Oberholtzer
Oberholtzer is a German-origin surname, often associated with Mennonite and Amish families, that serves as a variant of the Overholt family name.
 E108234 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: Oberholtzer | Statement: [Overholt family, surnameVariant, Oberholtzer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Oberholtzer
Context triple: [Overholt family, surnameVariant, Oberholtzer]
  • A. Otis
    Otis is a globally recognized manufacturer of elevators, escalators, and moving walkways, known for pioneering vertical transportation technologies.
  • B. Otis
    "Otis" is a hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring a prominent Otis Redding sample, known for its celebratory tone and showcase of their lyrical chemistry.
  • C. Otis
    Otis is a small rural town in western Massachusetts known for its forests, lakes, and outdoor recreation.
  • D. Krafft
    Krafft is a variant spelling of the surname Kraft, which is of German origin and borne by various notable individuals.
  • E. Alexanderson
    Alexanderson is a Swedish-origin surname most notably associated with engineer Ernst Alexanderson, a pioneer in early radio and television technology.
  • 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: Oberholtzer
Triple: [Overholt family, surnameVariant, Oberholtzer]
Generated description
Oberholtzer is a German-origin surname, often associated with Mennonite and Amish families, that serves as a variant of the Overholt family name.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Oberholtzer
Target entity description: Oberholtzer is a German-origin surname, often associated with Mennonite and Amish families, that serves as a variant of the Overholt family name.
  • A. Otis
    Otis is a globally recognized manufacturer of elevators, escalators, and moving walkways, known for pioneering vertical transportation technologies.
  • B. Otis
    "Otis" is a hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring a prominent Otis Redding sample, known for its celebratory tone and showcase of their lyrical chemistry.
  • C. Otis
    Otis is a small rural town in western Massachusetts known for its forests, lakes, and outdoor recreation.
  • D. Krafft
    Krafft is a variant spelling of the surname Kraft, which is of German origin and borne by various notable individuals.
  • E. Alexanderson
    Alexanderson is a Swedish-origin surname most notably associated with engineer Ernst Alexanderson, a pioneer in early radio and television technology.
  • 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_69a493a099788190a696d9d8408cbaf4 completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b2fa7b0081909155afc12c1ab630 completed March 1, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a7cf62b05c8190b348ccf1e527d38a completed March 4, 2026, 6:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a7d00886948190984a4e084bd66bf0 completed March 4, 2026, 6:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a7d066a3488190b4737ab9e8093892 completed March 4, 2026, 6:25 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.