Triple
T9904157
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Graaff-Reinet |
E182362
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff
Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff was an 18th-century Dutch colonial governor of the Cape Colony, after whom the South African town of Graaff-Reinet is named.
|
E827261
|
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: Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff | Statement: [Graaff-Reinet, namedAfter, Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff Context triple: [Graaff-Reinet, namedAfter, Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff]
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A.
Ewald Georg von Kleist
Ewald Georg von Kleist was an 18th-century German physicist and cleric best known as one of the independent inventors of the Leyden jar, an early device for storing static electricity.
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B.
Henry D. Paschen
Henry D. Paschen was an American construction executive best known as the husband of pioneering Native American ballerina Maria Tallchief.
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C.
Ewald von Kleist
Ewald von Kleist was a German field marshal who commanded panzer and army groups for the Wehrmacht during World War II, particularly on the Eastern Front.
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D.
Frederick Gardner Cottrell
Frederick Gardner Cottrell was an American physical chemist and inventor best known for developing the electrostatic precipitator and for founding the Research Corporation to support scientific research.
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E.
Pieter van Musschenbroek
Pieter van Musschenbroek was an 18th-century Dutch scientist best known for co-inventing the Leyden jar, one of the earliest devices capable of storing electrical charge.
- 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: Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff Triple: [Graaff-Reinet, namedAfter, Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff]
Generated description
Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff was an 18th-century Dutch colonial governor of the Cape Colony, after whom the South African town of Graaff-Reinet is named.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff Target entity description: Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff was an 18th-century Dutch colonial governor of the Cape Colony, after whom the South African town of Graaff-Reinet is named.
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A.
Ewald Georg von Kleist
Ewald Georg von Kleist was an 18th-century German physicist and cleric best known as one of the independent inventors of the Leyden jar, an early device for storing static electricity.
-
B.
Henry D. Paschen
Henry D. Paschen was an American construction executive best known as the husband of pioneering Native American ballerina Maria Tallchief.
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C.
Ewald von Kleist
Ewald von Kleist was a German field marshal who commanded panzer and army groups for the Wehrmacht during World War II, particularly on the Eastern Front.
-
D.
Frederick Gardner Cottrell
Frederick Gardner Cottrell was an American physical chemist and inventor best known for developing the electrostatic precipitator and for founding the Research Corporation to support scientific research.
-
E.
Pieter van Musschenbroek
Pieter van Musschenbroek was an 18th-century Dutch scientist best known for co-inventing the Leyden jar, one of the earliest devices capable of storing electrical charge.
- 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_69ca82876f8081909cf75df0f99bb13f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb4e4f92c81908e38509416f19c78 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1eb2c1d5c8190b6f1c43254487893 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1ebbd5b708190869e9b72ef872be4 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1ec25192081908b384cefb5c325f1 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:40 p.m.