Theodor Reuss
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Theodor Reuss was a German occultist and esoteric Freemason best known for co-founding and leading the magical order Ordo Templi Orientis in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theodor Reuss canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5336757 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodor Reuss Context triple: [Ordo Templi Orientis, foundedBy, Theodor Reuss]
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A.
Pierre Spengler
Pierre Spengler is a film producer best known for his work on the original Superman film series.
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B.
Alfred Werker
Alfred Werker was an American film director active from the silent era through the 1950s, known for his work in crime dramas, film noir, and studio features for major Hollywood studios.
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C.
Anton Drexler
Anton Drexler was a German locksmith and far-right political activist best known as the principal founder and early leader of the party that became the Nazi Party.
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D.
Rudy Steiner
Rudy Steiner is a spirited, loyal, and athletic German boy in Markus Zusak’s novel *The Book Thief*, known for his close friendship with Liesel Meminger and his defiant, idealistic nature under Nazi rule.
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E.
Theodor Jung
Theodor Jung was an American photographer best known for his documentary work during the Great Depression as part of the Farm Security Administration’s historic photography project.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodor Reuss Target entity description: Theodor Reuss was a German occultist and esoteric Freemason best known for co-founding and leading the magical order Ordo Templi Orientis in the early 20th century.
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A.
Pierre Spengler
Pierre Spengler is a film producer best known for his work on the original Superman film series.
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B.
Alfred Werker
Alfred Werker was an American film director active from the silent era through the 1950s, known for his work in crime dramas, film noir, and studio features for major Hollywood studios.
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C.
Anton Drexler
Anton Drexler was a German locksmith and far-right political activist best known as the principal founder and early leader of the party that became the Nazi Party.
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D.
Rudy Steiner
Rudy Steiner is a spirited, loyal, and athletic German boy in Markus Zusak’s novel *The Book Thief*, known for his close friendship with Liesel Meminger and his defiant, idealistic nature under Nazi rule.
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E.
Theodor Jung
Theodor Jung was an American photographer best known for his documentary work during the Great Depression as part of the Farm Security Administration’s historic photography project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Freemason
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German person ⓘ esoteric Freemason ⓘ human ⓘ occultist ⓘ |
| activeYears |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ordo Templi Orientis
NERFINISHED
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Thelema NERFINISHED ⓘ esoteric Freemasonry ⓘ |
| birthCountry |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1855-06-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Aleister Crowley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carl Kellner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1923-10-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Reuss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Freemasonry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ceremonial magic ⓘ esoteric orders ⓘ sex magic ⓘ |
| founded | Ordo Templi Orientis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Theodor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTitleTo | Aleister Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Carl Kellner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding Ordo Templi Orientis
ⓘ
developing O.T.O. degree system ⓘ leading Ordo Templi Orientis ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Hermetic Brotherhood of Light
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memphis-Misraim rite NERFINISHED ⓘ Ordo Templi Orientis NERFINISHED ⓘ Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentorOf | Aleister Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Thelema
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western esotericism ⓘ esoteric Freemasonry ⓘ occultism ⓘ |
| name | Theodor Reuss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
O.T.O. Constitution
NERFINISHED
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O.T.O. degree rituals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
esoteric Freemason
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journalist ⓘ occultist ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Outer Head of Ordo Templi Orientis
NERFINISHED
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Sovereign Grand Master General of O.T.O. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Thelema
NERFINISHED
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esoteric Christianity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theodor Reuss Description of subject: Theodor Reuss was a German occultist and esoteric Freemason best known for co-founding and leading the magical order Ordo Templi Orientis in the early 20th century.
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