Triple
T9235
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sheffield Scientific School |
E185
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Joseph E. Sheffield
Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
|
E20735
|
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: Joseph E. Sheffield | Statement: [Sheffield Scientific School, namedAfter, Joseph E. Sheffield]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph E. Sheffield Context triple: [Sheffield Scientific School, namedAfter, Joseph E. Sheffield]
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A.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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B.
Mervin J. Kelly
Mervin J. Kelly was an American physicist and influential Bell Labs executive known for his leadership in advancing telecommunications and solid-state research.
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C.
William T. Golden
William T. Golden was an American investment banker and influential science policy advisor who played a key role in shaping post–World War II U.S. science and technology policy.
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D.
Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
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E.
George W. Thorn
George W. Thorn was a prominent American physician and medical researcher known for major contributions to endocrinology and internal medicine.
- 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: Joseph E. Sheffield Triple: [Sheffield Scientific School, namedAfter, Joseph E. Sheffield]
Generated description
Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph E. Sheffield Target entity description: Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
-
A.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
-
B.
Mervin J. Kelly
Mervin J. Kelly was an American physicist and influential Bell Labs executive known for his leadership in advancing telecommunications and solid-state research.
-
C.
William T. Golden
William T. Golden was an American investment banker and influential science policy advisor who played a key role in shaping post–World War II U.S. science and technology policy.
-
D.
Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
-
E.
George W. Thorn
George W. Thorn was a prominent American physician and medical researcher known for major contributions to endocrinology and internal medicine.
- 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_69a23bb612708190b09f25385e4b63d1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a23ff2f0508190806663ab2463cd41 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2e0f1571481908459c38b1e949b3f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2e15171a4819089800605a3c34491 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2e1e22aa88190b0e97137f07054ba |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:38 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.