Triple
T22041040
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The American Mercury |
E544636
|
entity |
| Predicate | originalEditorInChief |
P146367
|
FINISHED |
| Object | H. L. Mencken |
E127200
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: H. L. Mencken | Statement: [The American Mercury, originalEditorInChief, H. L. Mencken]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: H. L. Mencken Context triple: [The American Mercury, originalEditorInChief, H. L. Mencken]
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A.
H. L. Mencken
chosen
H. L. Mencken was an influential American journalist, essayist, and cultural critic known for his sharp wit, skepticism of religion and democracy, and incisive commentary on American life in the early 20th century.
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B.
Wilhelmine Mencken
Wilhelmine Mencken was a German woman of the early 19th century best known as the mother of statesman Otto von Bismarck.
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C.
Philip Leacock
Philip Leacock was a British film and television director known for his sensitive, character-driven dramas and war films during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb was an American humorist, author, and journalist known for his witty short stories, columns, and contributions to early 20th-century newspapers and magazines.
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E.
Murray Kempton
Murray Kempton was an American journalist, columnist, and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer known for his incisive political commentary and elegant prose.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: originalEditorInChief Context triple: [The American Mercury, originalEditorInChief, H. L. Mencken]
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A.
formerEditorInChief
Indicates that a person previously held, but no longer holds, the position of editor-in-chief of a publication or organization.
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B.
namedEditorInChief
Indicates that one entity has been designated to serve in the role of editor-in-chief for another entity, such as a publication or organization.
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C.
editorInChiefEnd
Indicates the point in time or event when an individual's role as editor-in-chief of a publication or organization comes to an end.
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D.
editorInChiefAtTimeOfPublication
Indicates that a person served as the editor-in-chief of a publication at the specific time that publication was released.
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E.
editorInChiefStart
Indicates the time or event at which an entity begins serving as editor-in-chief of a publication or organization.
- 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_69e11e32445c8190ab97089b48a130bb |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f12828fc788190a22c0e9c2372656b |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0af0c93f608190bad457a860e122be |
completed | May 18, 2026, 10:58 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e6f63b0d048190b241622759aab9de |
completed | April 21, 2026, 3:59 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69e6fad4a540819096cdd5ea08527220 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4:19 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:25 p.m.