Triple

T9509895
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sir Theophilus Shepstone E229364 entity
Predicate hasRelative P367 FINISHED
Object Denis Shepstone
Denis Shepstone was a South African politician and public figure, known as the son of influential colonial administrator Sir Theophilus Shepstone.
E815813 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: Denis Shepstone | Statement: [Sir Theophilus Shepstone, hasRelative, Denis Shepstone]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Denis Shepstone
Context triple: [Sir Theophilus Shepstone, hasRelative, Denis Shepstone]
  • A. Denis Worrall
    Denis Worrall is a South African politician and diplomat best known as a prominent anti-apartheid reformist and co-founder of the Democratic Party.
  • B. Pierre Glendinning
    Pierre Glendinning is the conflicted young aristocratic hero of Herman Melville’s novel "Pierre; or, The Ambiguities," whose idealism and psychological turmoil drive the book’s exploration of identity, morality, and madness.
  • C. Alastair Redfern
    Alastair Redfern is an Anglican bishop and theologian who has served in senior roles within the Church of England, including as Bishop of Woolwich and later Bishop of Derby.
  • D. Richard Hiscott
    Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
  • E. Nigel Westlake
    Nigel Westlake is an Australian composer and conductor known for his acclaimed film scores, orchestral works, and contributions to contemporary classical music.
  • 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: Denis Shepstone
Triple: [Sir Theophilus Shepstone, hasRelative, Denis Shepstone]
Generated description
Denis Shepstone was a South African politician and public figure, known as the son of influential colonial administrator Sir Theophilus Shepstone.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Denis Shepstone
Target entity description: Denis Shepstone was a South African politician and public figure, known as the son of influential colonial administrator Sir Theophilus Shepstone.
  • A. Denis Worrall
    Denis Worrall is a South African politician and diplomat best known as a prominent anti-apartheid reformist and co-founder of the Democratic Party.
  • B. Pierre Glendinning
    Pierre Glendinning is the conflicted young aristocratic hero of Herman Melville’s novel "Pierre; or, The Ambiguities," whose idealism and psychological turmoil drive the book’s exploration of identity, morality, and madness.
  • C. Alastair Redfern
    Alastair Redfern is an Anglican bishop and theologian who has served in senior roles within the Church of England, including as Bishop of Woolwich and later Bishop of Derby.
  • D. Richard Hiscott
    Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
  • E. Nigel Westlake
    Nigel Westlake is an Australian composer and conductor known for his acclaimed film scores, orchestral works, and contributions to contemporary classical music.
  • 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_69ca847611c48190a28c028644198c75 completed March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9857058881909e0a40e2024a7b4c completed April 1, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d190d2397081909127cb356b956f35 completed April 4, 2026, 10:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1934b603481908c83c14ba6bea080 completed April 4, 2026, 10:40 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d195bf8ff88190adb2109a6f1fa4b7 completed April 4, 2026, 10:50 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:58 p.m.