Triple
T18000151
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Olivet College |
E430606
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John J. Shipherd
John J. Shipherd was a 19th-century American Congregational minister and educator best known for co-founding both Oberlin College in Ohio and Olivet College in Michigan.
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E1425257
|
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: John J. Shipherd | Statement: [Olivet College, founder, John J. Shipherd]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John J. Shipherd Context triple: [Olivet College, founder, John J. Shipherd]
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A.
Leander H. McNelly
Leander H. McNelly was a famed 19th-century Texas lawman and Confederate veteran best known for leading a special force of Texas Rangers noted for their toughness and controversial tactics during the turbulent Reconstruction era.
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B.
William A. H. Loveland
William A. H. Loveland was a 19th-century American railroad executive and civic leader whose influence on regional development led to the Colorado city of Loveland bearing his name.
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C.
Charles B. Gallogly
Charles B. Gallogly is a benefactor and namesake of the University of Oklahoma’s Gallogly College of Engineering, recognized for his significant contributions to engineering education.
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D.
Charles F. Brannan
Charles F. Brannan was a mid-20th-century U.S. Secretary of Agriculture known for advocating progressive farm policies and New Deal–style agricultural reforms.
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E.
John A. McClernand
John A. McClernand was a prominent Union Army general and Illinois politician during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Western Theater and his close political ties to President Abraham Lincoln.
- 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: John J. Shipherd Triple: [Olivet College, founder, John J. Shipherd]
Generated description
John J. Shipherd was a 19th-century American Congregational minister and educator best known for co-founding both Oberlin College in Ohio and Olivet College in Michigan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John J. Shipherd Target entity description: John J. Shipherd was a 19th-century American Congregational minister and educator best known for co-founding both Oberlin College in Ohio and Olivet College in Michigan.
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A.
Leander H. McNelly
Leander H. McNelly was a famed 19th-century Texas lawman and Confederate veteran best known for leading a special force of Texas Rangers noted for their toughness and controversial tactics during the turbulent Reconstruction era.
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B.
William A. H. Loveland
William A. H. Loveland was a 19th-century American railroad executive and civic leader whose influence on regional development led to the Colorado city of Loveland bearing his name.
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C.
Charles B. Gallogly
Charles B. Gallogly is a benefactor and namesake of the University of Oklahoma’s Gallogly College of Engineering, recognized for his significant contributions to engineering education.
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D.
Charles F. Brannan
Charles F. Brannan was a mid-20th-century U.S. Secretary of Agriculture known for advocating progressive farm policies and New Deal–style agricultural reforms.
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E.
John A. McClernand
John A. McClernand was a prominent Union Army general and Illinois politician during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Western Theater and his close political ties to President Abraham Lincoln.
- 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_69d8b90364248190a37381adea932f42 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:46 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4b3e75e908190a6ff6a3ec6069ff5 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 10:52 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08693797cc8190a9718a377734c897 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0869e2a80481909105005195330dc9 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a086a6812a08190b4594fa9b6054355 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:23 a.m.