Triple
T9453475
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis |
E227953
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasHadOfficeHolder |
P9949
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ethan A. H. Shepley
Ethan A. H. Shepley was an American lawyer and academic administrator who served as a prominent leader of Washington University in St. Louis during the mid-20th century.
|
E874887
|
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: Ethan A. H. Shepley | Statement: [Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, hasHadOfficeHolder, Ethan A. H. Shepley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ethan A. H. Shepley Context triple: [Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, hasHadOfficeHolder, Ethan A. H. Shepley]
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A.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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B.
Stowell E. Whitney
Stowell E. Whitney was an individual significant enough in Nevada’s history or development that the community of Whitney, Nevada, was named in his honor.
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C.
Charles B. Sedgwick
Charles B. Sedgwick was a 19th-century American lawyer and U.S. Representative from New York known for his anti-slavery stance and service during the Civil War era.
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D.
Horatio G. Brooks
Horatio G. Brooks was a 19th-century American industrialist and locomotive manufacturer best known for establishing the Brooks Locomotive Works.
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E.
Henry A. Walke
Henry A. Walke was a United States Navy officer noted for his distinguished service during the 19th century, particularly in the American Civil War.
- 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: Ethan A. H. Shepley Triple: [Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, hasHadOfficeHolder, Ethan A. H. Shepley]
Generated description
Ethan A. H. Shepley was an American lawyer and academic administrator who served as a prominent leader of Washington University in St. Louis during the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ethan A. H. Shepley Target entity description: Ethan A. H. Shepley was an American lawyer and academic administrator who served as a prominent leader of Washington University in St. Louis during the mid-20th century.
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A.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
-
B.
Stowell E. Whitney
Stowell E. Whitney was an individual significant enough in Nevada’s history or development that the community of Whitney, Nevada, was named in his honor.
-
C.
Charles B. Sedgwick
Charles B. Sedgwick was a 19th-century American lawyer and U.S. Representative from New York known for his anti-slavery stance and service during the Civil War era.
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D.
Horatio G. Brooks
Horatio G. Brooks was a 19th-century American industrialist and locomotive manufacturer best known for establishing the Brooks Locomotive Works.
-
E.
Henry A. Walke
Henry A. Walke was a United States Navy officer noted for his distinguished service during the 19th century, particularly in the American Civil War.
- 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_69ca8439f8bc8190997f2ef40c9f0bc2 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:10 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd7f8c7b3481909c1182b41d8c27a9 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d95e38789881909e45e8d0b0489a59 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d95f508b6481909405f0404246c69e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d9600a29808190af583d2fd696ec6a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:52 p.m.