Wouter J. Hanegraaff
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Wouter J. Hanegraaff is a prominent Dutch scholar of Western esotericism, known for his influential academic work on the history, interpretation, and cultural significance of esoteric traditions in the modern West.
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| Wouter J. Hanegraaff canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T888366 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wouter J. Hanegraaff Context triple: [Western esotericism, hasKeyScholar, Wouter J. Hanegraaff]
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Joost W. C. Boks
Joost W. C. Boks was a Dutch architect best known for designing the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia, a postwar monument symbolizing Dutch-American friendship.
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B.
Gerard Moerdijk
Gerard Moerdijk was a prominent South African architect best known for designing monumental public buildings that celebrated Afrikaner heritage.
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C.
Herman Dooyeweerd
Herman Dooyeweerd was a Dutch Christian philosopher best known for developing a comprehensive Reformational philosophy that analyzes reality through multiple irreducible modal aspects.
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Johannes van der Meer
Johannes van der Meer is another name for Johannes Vermeer, the renowned 17th-century Dutch painter celebrated for his masterful use of light and intimate domestic interior scenes.
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E.
Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wouter J. Hanegraaff Target entity description: Wouter J. Hanegraaff is a prominent Dutch scholar of Western esotericism, known for his influential academic work on the history, interpretation, and cultural significance of esoteric traditions in the modern West.
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A.
Joost W. C. Boks
Joost W. C. Boks was a Dutch architect best known for designing the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia, a postwar monument symbolizing Dutch-American friendship.
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B.
Gerard Moerdijk
Gerard Moerdijk was a prominent South African architect best known for designing monumental public buildings that celebrated Afrikaner heritage.
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C.
Herman Dooyeweerd
Herman Dooyeweerd was a Dutch Christian philosopher best known for developing a comprehensive Reformational philosophy that analyzes reality through multiple irreducible modal aspects.
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D.
Johannes van der Meer
Johannes van der Meer is another name for Johannes Vermeer, the renowned 17th-century Dutch painter celebrated for his masterful use of light and intimate domestic interior scenes.
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E.
Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch academic
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historian of religion ⓘ human ⓘ scholar of Western esotericism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1961 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| employer | University of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| familyName | Hanegraaff ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Western esotericism
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history of ideas ⓘ history of religion ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| genre | academic non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Wouter ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
humanities
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philosophy of religion ⓘ theology and religious studies ⓘ |
| hasRole | president of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism ⓘ |
| hasTaught |
history of Western esotericism
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religious studies ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary scholarship on Western esotericism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf | European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism ⓘ |
| movement | academic study of Western esotericism ⓘ |
| name | Wouter J. Hanegraaff self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableConcept | esotericism as a category in the study of religion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
academic study of Western esotericism
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historical analysis of esoteric traditions in the modern West ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Esotericism and the Academy
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Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination ⓘ New Age Religion and Western Culture ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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researcher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Netherlands ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Hermetic philosophy
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New Age ⓘ
surface form:
New Age religion
esotericism in modern culture ⓘ history of Western esoteric currents ⓘ occultism ⓘ |
| workLocation | Amsterdam ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Wouter J. Hanegraaff Description of subject: Wouter J. Hanegraaff is a prominent Dutch scholar of Western esotericism, known for his influential academic work on the history, interpretation, and cultural significance of esoteric traditions in the modern West.
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