Triple

T11436462
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Saskia Sassen E271021 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology
The Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology is a distinguished endowed chair in sociology at Columbia University named in honor of pioneering sociologist Robert Staughton Lynd.
E926089 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: Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology | Statement: [Saskia Sassen, positionHeld, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology
Context triple: [Saskia Sassen, positionHeld, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology]
  • A. Elliott Professor of Sociology
    Elliott Professor of Sociology is an endowed academic chair in sociology held by distinguished scholars such as Robert N. Bellah at a major university.
  • B. Martin White Professor of Sociology
    The Martin White Professor of Sociology is a prestigious endowed chair at the London School of Economics, historically associated with leading figures in the development of modern sociology in Britain.
  • C. Bing Professor of Population Studies
    Bing Professor of Population Studies is an endowed academic chair at Stanford University held by biologist and population theorist Paul R. Ehrlich.
  • D. Neil J. Smelser
    Neil J. Smelser was an influential American sociologist known for his work on social theory, economic sociology, and collective behavior.
  • E. Alva O. Way University Professor
    The Alva O. Way University Professor is a distinguished endowed professorship at Brown University held by eminent historian Gordon S. Wood.
  • 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: Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology
Triple: [Saskia Sassen, positionHeld, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology]
Generated description
The Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology is a distinguished endowed chair in sociology at Columbia University named in honor of pioneering sociologist Robert Staughton Lynd.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology
Target entity description: The Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology is a distinguished endowed chair in sociology at Columbia University named in honor of pioneering sociologist Robert Staughton Lynd.
  • A. Elliott Professor of Sociology
    Elliott Professor of Sociology is an endowed academic chair in sociology held by distinguished scholars such as Robert N. Bellah at a major university.
  • B. Martin White Professor of Sociology
    The Martin White Professor of Sociology is a prestigious endowed chair at the London School of Economics, historically associated with leading figures in the development of modern sociology in Britain.
  • C. Bing Professor of Population Studies
    Bing Professor of Population Studies is an endowed academic chair at Stanford University held by biologist and population theorist Paul R. Ehrlich.
  • D. Neil J. Smelser
    Neil J. Smelser was an influential American sociologist known for his work on social theory, economic sociology, and collective behavior.
  • E. Alva O. Way University Professor
    The Alva O. Way University Professor is a distinguished endowed professorship at Brown University held by eminent historian Gordon S. Wood.
  • 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_69d6aadeef688190874bcecd88b3dd9b completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d808855a7481909314f90ad92aae68 completed April 9, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e5d38727fc8190b5daac83e03491e6 completed April 20, 2026, 7:19 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e5d5cac9108190b7756329bfa320d3 completed April 20, 2026, 7:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e5d7fd235081909870476cbc9817b2 completed April 20, 2026, 7:38 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.