Triple
T17776107
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Eisner |
E443771
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University
The Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair focused on the study of chemical interactions among organisms and their environment.
|
E1286605
|
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: Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University | Statement: [Thomas Eisner, positionHeld, Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University Context triple: [Thomas Eisner, positionHeld, Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University]
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A.
Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University
The Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University is a distinguished endowed chair in the university’s chemistry department, held by leading researchers recognized for exceptional contributions to the field.
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B.
George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
The George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the Department of Chemistry, named in honor of biotechnology pioneer George B. Rathmann.
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C.
Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University
The Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in zoology historically associated with leading evolutionary biologists such as Stephen Jay Gould.
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D.
Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
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E.
Storrs L. Olson
Storrs L. Olson was an influential American ornithologist and paleontologist known for his extensive work on the evolution and classification of birds, particularly from fossil records.
- 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: Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University Triple: [Thomas Eisner, positionHeld, Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University]
Generated description
The Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair focused on the study of chemical interactions among organisms and their environment.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University Target entity description: The Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair focused on the study of chemical interactions among organisms and their environment.
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A.
Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University
The Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University is a distinguished endowed chair in the university’s chemistry department, held by leading researchers recognized for exceptional contributions to the field.
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B.
George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
The George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the Department of Chemistry, named in honor of biotechnology pioneer George B. Rathmann.
-
C.
Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University
The Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in zoology historically associated with leading evolutionary biologists such as Stephen Jay Gould.
-
D.
Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
-
E.
Storrs L. Olson
Storrs L. Olson was an influential American ornithologist and paleontologist known for his extensive work on the evolution and classification of birds, particularly from fossil records.
- 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_69d8b9ef17708190bdf7e2adbf14ddc2 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4871d43a481908aacde69bd8091b0 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:41 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a02efc7a3388190bc13861033cb04f3 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 9:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a02f08892e08190a75c4e523366feda |
completed | May 12, 2026, 9:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a02f18036788190ad1a2893fd104261 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 9:23 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:12 a.m.