Triple

T18892122
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Boyce Thompson Arboretum E462114 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object William Boyce Thompson
William Boyce Thompson was an American mining magnate and philanthropist best known for founding the Boyce Thompson Arboretum and supporting scientific and botanical research.
E1347866 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: William Boyce Thompson | Statement: [Boyce Thompson Arboretum, namedAfter, William Boyce Thompson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Boyce Thompson
Context triple: [Boyce Thompson Arboretum, namedAfter, William Boyce Thompson]
  • A. William J. Thompson
    William J. Thompson was a notable individual interred at Harleigh Cemetery, recognized enough in life or public memory to be listed among its distinguished burials.
  • B. William C. Thompson
    William C. Thompson was an American cinematographer best known for his work on low-budget genre films, including several directed by Ed Wood.
  • C. John F. Thompson
    John F. Thompson is an entrepreneur and biotechnology executive best known for founding the DNA sequencing company Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
  • D. Frederick I. Thompson
    Frederick I. Thompson was an American businessman and government official who gained prominence as a leading figure in U.S. maritime policy and administration in the early 20th century.
  • E. Joseph C. Thompson
    Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
  • 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: William Boyce Thompson
Triple: [Boyce Thompson Arboretum, namedAfter, William Boyce Thompson]
Generated description
William Boyce Thompson was an American mining magnate and philanthropist best known for founding the Boyce Thompson Arboretum and supporting scientific and botanical research.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Boyce Thompson
Target entity description: William Boyce Thompson was an American mining magnate and philanthropist best known for founding the Boyce Thompson Arboretum and supporting scientific and botanical research.
  • A. William J. Thompson
    William J. Thompson was a notable individual interred at Harleigh Cemetery, recognized enough in life or public memory to be listed among its distinguished burials.
  • B. William C. Thompson
    William C. Thompson was an American cinematographer best known for his work on low-budget genre films, including several directed by Ed Wood.
  • C. John F. Thompson
    John F. Thompson is an entrepreneur and biotechnology executive best known for founding the DNA sequencing company Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
  • D. Frederick I. Thompson
    Frederick I. Thompson was an American businessman and government official who gained prominence as a leading figure in U.S. maritime policy and administration in the early 20th century.
  • E. Joseph C. Thompson
    Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
  • 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_69e5c47bbf908190b141e98e3468e908 completed April 20, 2026, 6:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0582b75c708190b8ba4cb05a475899 completed May 14, 2026, 8:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a058659f5988190a4c5921a74a5e917 completed May 14, 2026, 8:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0586d4df588190a33e60b103a5847e completed May 14, 2026, 8:24 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:58 a.m.