Triple
T20388973
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Meadville, Pennsylvania |
E498033
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotablePerson |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John W. Zimmerman
John W. Zimmerman is a notable individual associated with Meadville, Pennsylvania, recognized for his significance to the city's history or community.
|
E1543700
|
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 W. Zimmerman | Statement: [Meadville, Pennsylvania, hasNotablePerson, John W. Zimmerman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John W. Zimmerman Context triple: [Meadville, Pennsylvania, hasNotablePerson, John W. Zimmerman]
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A.
Glenn S. Dumke
Glenn S. Dumke was an American historian and academic administrator best known for leading and expanding the California State University system during his long tenure as its chancellor.
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B.
Robert B. Weide
Robert B. Weide is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his work on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and various documentaries about comedians.
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C.
James S. Voss
James S. Voss is a retired U.S. Army officer and NASA astronaut who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and spent over five months aboard the International Space Station.
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D.
Jerrold R. Zacharias
Jerrold R. Zacharias was an American physicist best known for his work on radar development during World War II and for pioneering the atomic clock.
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E.
Richard M. Schulze
Richard M. Schulze is an American businessman and billionaire best known as the founder and longtime leader of the consumer electronics retail chain Best Buy.
- 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 W. Zimmerman Triple: [Meadville, Pennsylvania, hasNotablePerson, John W. Zimmerman]
Generated description
John W. Zimmerman is a notable individual associated with Meadville, Pennsylvania, recognized for his significance to the city's history or community.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John W. Zimmerman Target entity description: John W. Zimmerman is a notable individual associated with Meadville, Pennsylvania, recognized for his significance to the city's history or community.
-
A.
Glenn S. Dumke
Glenn S. Dumke was an American historian and academic administrator best known for leading and expanding the California State University system during his long tenure as its chancellor.
-
B.
Robert B. Weide
Robert B. Weide is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his work on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and various documentaries about comedians.
-
C.
James S. Voss
James S. Voss is a retired U.S. Army officer and NASA astronaut who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and spent over five months aboard the International Space Station.
-
D.
Jerrold R. Zacharias
Jerrold R. Zacharias was an American physicist best known for his work on radar development during World War II and for pioneering the atomic clock.
-
E.
Richard M. Schulze
Richard M. Schulze is an American businessman and billionaire best known as the founder and longtime leader of the consumer electronics retail chain Best Buy.
- 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_69e0b4a71ebc8190b153a36c738730f4 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6790d9e5881908bde7da9e5e541a0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0b2d499de08190b0de4b4211936aec |
completed | May 18, 2026, 3:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0b3645f5a881908b322d16c7704e27 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 3:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0b3769c36081909ff732275513bb2b |
completed | May 18, 2026, 3:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:28 a.m.