Triple

T15162605
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Henry Steel Olcott E362255 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Olcott
Olcott is a surname most notably associated with Henry Steel Olcott, an American military officer, lawyer, and co-founder of the Theosophical Society.
E1139817 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: Olcott | Statement: [Henry Steel Olcott, familyName, Olcott]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olcott
Context triple: [Henry Steel Olcott, familyName, Olcott]
  • A. Monessen
    Monessen is a small industrial city in western Pennsylvania historically known for its steel production along the Monongahela River.
  • B. Ambler
    Ambler is a small Inupiat community and city in northwestern Alaska, located along the Kobuk River above the Arctic Circle.
  • C. Cresson
    Cresson is a French surname most notably borne by Édith Cresson, who served as France’s first female prime minister.
  • D. Seward, Pennsylvania
    Seward, Pennsylvania is a small borough in Westmoreland County situated within the scenic Ligonier Valley region of the state.
  • E. Beaver Falls
    Beaver Falls is a small industrial city in western Pennsylvania known historically for its manufacturing base and location along the Beaver River.
  • 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: Olcott
Triple: [Henry Steel Olcott, familyName, Olcott]
Generated description
Olcott is a surname most notably associated with Henry Steel Olcott, an American military officer, lawyer, and co-founder of the Theosophical Society.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olcott
Target entity description: Olcott is a surname most notably associated with Henry Steel Olcott, an American military officer, lawyer, and co-founder of the Theosophical Society.
  • A. Monessen
    Monessen is a small industrial city in western Pennsylvania historically known for its steel production along the Monongahela River.
  • B. Ambler
    Ambler is a small Inupiat community and city in northwestern Alaska, located along the Kobuk River above the Arctic Circle.
  • C. Cresson
    Cresson is a French surname most notably borne by Édith Cresson, who served as France’s first female prime minister.
  • D. Seward, Pennsylvania
    Seward, Pennsylvania is a small borough in Westmoreland County situated within the scenic Ligonier Valley region of the state.
  • E. Beaver Falls
    Beaver Falls is a series of striking turquoise-blue waterfalls and pools along Havasu Creek in the Grand Canyon, renowned for their scenic beauty and popularity among hikers visiting Havasupai lands.
  • 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_69d85a087b7c81908baa94a53dac8d68 completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e0060f2efc8190aa0eb5fb8d4ce085 completed April 15, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69febffc94e48190844e226c245a9ce3 completed May 9, 2026, 5:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fec1b27c5c8190b3b81cd10b11e973 completed May 9, 2026, 5:10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fec24105a48190a698de2b380f4dbc completed May 9, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:08 a.m.