Triple

T14155914
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kirchner E350812 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Thomas Kirchner
Thomas Kirchner is a notable individual who shares the surname Kirchner and has achieved sufficient recognition to be specifically identified as a distinguished bearer of that name.
E1092669 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: Thomas Kirchner | Statement: [Kirchner, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Kirchner]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Kirchner
Context triple: [Kirchner, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Kirchner]
  • A. Robert Kirchner
    Robert Kirchner is a linguist known for his work in phonology and constraint-based theories of language.
  • B. Paul Kirchner
    Paul Kirchner is an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for his surreal and cult-favorite comic strip "The Bus" and his work in underground and alternative comics.
  • C. Harry Kirchner
    Harry Kirchner is a notable individual who shares the Kirchner surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
  • D. Stefanie Kirchner
    Stefanie Kirchner is a notable individual who shares the surname Kirchner, recognized enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
  • E. Leon Kirchner
    Leon Kirchner was an American composer, conductor, and pianist known for his expressive, modernist chamber and orchestral works and for winning the Pulitzer Prize for 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: Thomas Kirchner
Triple: [Kirchner, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Kirchner]
Generated description
Thomas Kirchner is a notable individual who shares the surname Kirchner and has achieved sufficient recognition to be specifically identified as a distinguished bearer of that name.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Kirchner
Target entity description: Thomas Kirchner is a notable individual who shares the surname Kirchner and has achieved sufficient recognition to be specifically identified as a distinguished bearer of that name.
  • A. Robert Kirchner
    Robert Kirchner is a linguist known for his work in phonology and constraint-based theories of language.
  • B. Paul Kirchner
    Paul Kirchner is an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for his surreal and cult-favorite comic strip "The Bus" and his work in underground and alternative comics.
  • C. Harry Kirchner
    Harry Kirchner is a notable individual who shares the Kirchner surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
  • D. Stefanie Kirchner
    Stefanie Kirchner is a notable individual who shares the surname Kirchner, recognized enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
  • E. Leon Kirchner
    Leon Kirchner was an American composer, conductor, and pianist known for his expressive, modernist chamber and orchestral works and for winning the Pulitzer Prize for 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_69d8278775fc8190b0802d22ca2f495d completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de6135744c81909a43d659f5fe2895 completed April 14, 2026, 3:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd4672bac8819085794c2554bd6e75 completed May 8, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd47168e0081908176620420498ff7 completed May 8, 2026, 2:14 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd47eb7db08190a68f60b255073d8d completed May 8, 2026, 2:18 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:58 a.m.