Triple

T20712068
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Varian Associates E509072 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object William Webster Hansen
William Webster Hansen was an American physicist and engineer known for pioneering microwave technology and co-founding the company that became Varian Associates.
E1447302 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 Webster Hansen | Statement: [Varian Associates, foundedBy, William Webster Hansen]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Webster Hansen
Context triple: [Varian Associates, foundedBy, William Webster Hansen]
  • A. William Hansen
    William Hansen was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater.
  • B. John M. Petersen
    John M. Petersen is a benefactor and namesake of the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, recognized for his significant philanthropic support to the institution.
  • C. Harry Gullichsen
    Harry Gullichsen was a Finnish industrialist and prominent art patron known for commissioning modernist works, including Alvar Aalto’s celebrated Villa Mairea.
  • D. Howard C. Petersen
    Howard C. Petersen was an American lawyer, government official, and banker who played a key role in U.S. economic and defense policy during and after World War II.
  • E. Albert N. Jorgensen
    Albert N. Jorgensen was a prominent American academic administrator best known for his long tenure as president of the University of Connecticut, during which he oversaw major expansion and modernization of the 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 Webster Hansen
Triple: [Varian Associates, foundedBy, William Webster Hansen]
Generated description
William Webster Hansen was an American physicist and engineer known for pioneering microwave technology and co-founding the company that became Varian Associates.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Webster Hansen
Target entity description: William Webster Hansen was an American physicist and engineer known for pioneering microwave technology and co-founding the company that became Varian Associates.
  • A. William Hansen
    William Hansen was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater.
  • B. John M. Petersen
    John M. Petersen is a benefactor and namesake of the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, recognized for his significant philanthropic support to the institution.
  • C. Harry Gullichsen
    Harry Gullichsen was a Finnish industrialist and prominent art patron known for commissioning modernist works, including Alvar Aalto’s celebrated Villa Mairea.
  • D. Howard C. Petersen
    Howard C. Petersen was an American lawyer, government official, and banker who played a key role in U.S. economic and defense policy during and after World War II.
  • E. Albert N. Jorgensen
    Albert N. Jorgensen was a prominent American academic administrator best known for his long tenure as president of the University of Connecticut, during which he oversaw major expansion and modernization of the 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_69e0b4c40ad88190b81f77695366d328 completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6c1cdcaac8190b9ba82d489fb3bfc completed April 21, 2026, 12:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08e04f58648190acf2cdc03ada05a4 completed May 16, 2026, 9:23 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08e15d93ec8190bbe859fb42a4a5ac completed May 16, 2026, 9:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08e25d8cb08190ba75b792aac192ab completed May 16, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:15 p.m.