Triple

T18885940
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Crosby E461955 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Thomas Crosby (missionary)
Thomas Crosby (missionary) was a 19th-century English-born Canadian Methodist missionary best known for his long-term evangelistic and educational work among Indigenous communities on the Pacific Northwest Coast.
E1348582 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 Crosby (missionary) | Statement: [Crosby, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Crosby (missionary)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Crosby (missionary)
Context triple: [Crosby, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Crosby (missionary)]
  • A. James Hepburn (missionary)
    James Hepburn was a 19th-century Scottish Presbyterian missionary and Bible translator known for his work in Japan and contributions to the study of the Japanese language.
  • B. William Dickson (missionary)
    William Dickson was a Scottish missionary and notable alumnus of Dumfries Academy who devoted his life to religious and educational work abroad.
  • C. Adoniram Judson
    Adoniram Judson was a pioneering early 19th-century American Baptist missionary best known for his long-term work in Burma, where he translated the Bible into Burmese and helped establish a lasting Christian presence.
  • D. John Paton
    John Paton is a notable individual, most commonly referring to the 19th-century Scottish missionary known for his work in the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu).
  • E. William Turner (missionary)
    William Turner (missionary) was a 19th-century Christian missionary known for his religious work and evangelism, likely in overseas mission fields.
  • 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 Crosby (missionary)
Triple: [Crosby, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Crosby (missionary)]
Generated description
Thomas Crosby (missionary) was a 19th-century English-born Canadian Methodist missionary best known for his long-term evangelistic and educational work among Indigenous communities on the Pacific Northwest Coast.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Crosby (missionary)
Target entity description: Thomas Crosby (missionary) was a 19th-century English-born Canadian Methodist missionary best known for his long-term evangelistic and educational work among Indigenous communities on the Pacific Northwest Coast.
  • A. James Hepburn (missionary)
    James Hepburn was a 19th-century Scottish Presbyterian missionary and Bible translator known for his work in Japan and contributions to the study of the Japanese language.
  • B. William Dickson (missionary)
    William Dickson was a Scottish missionary and notable alumnus of Dumfries Academy who devoted his life to religious and educational work abroad.
  • C. Adoniram Judson
    Adoniram Judson was a pioneering early 19th-century American Baptist missionary best known for his long-term work in Burma, where he translated the Bible into Burmese and helped establish a lasting Christian presence.
  • D. John Paton
    John Paton is a notable individual, most commonly referring to the 19th-century Scottish missionary known for his work in the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu).
  • E. William Turner (missionary)
    William Turner (missionary) was a 19th-century Christian missionary known for his religious work and evangelism, likely in overseas mission fields.
  • 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_69d8dcfc3430819095ee6fc0eb4c06a5 completed April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5c4760d808190b502c4ed1f24424c completed April 20, 2026, 6:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0582b19ea081909438a6c7ba75316d completed May 14, 2026, 8:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0589d4f0448190a054bf1beb1607c7 completed May 14, 2026, 8:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a058a7e4604819094e32ed3a6aeda47 completed May 14, 2026, 8:40 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:57 a.m.