MacGregor Mathers
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MacGregor Mathers was a British occultist and co-founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, influential in the modern Western esoteric tradition.
All labels observed (1)
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| MacGregor Mathers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5336812 — 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: MacGregor Mathers Context triple: [Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, pseudonym, MacGregor Mathers]
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A.
John Marley
John Marley was an American actor best known for his roles in films like "Love Story" and "The Godfather," where he played the ill-fated studio head Jack Woltz.
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B.
Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III)
Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer widely regarded as one of the most influential and best-selling hip hop artists of all time.
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C.
Blake Schwarzenbach
Blake Schwarzenbach is an American musician best known as the vocalist and guitarist for the influential punk band Jawbreaker and later projects like Jets to Brazil.
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D.
Nick Mitzevich
Nick Mitzevich is an Australian art curator and museum director known for leading major national art institutions, including the National Gallery of Australia.
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E.
Zack de la Rocha
Zack de la Rocha is an American musician, poet, and political activist best known as the fiery lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine.
- 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: MacGregor Mathers Target entity description: MacGregor Mathers was a British occultist and co-founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, influential in the modern Western esoteric tradition.
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A.
John Marley
John Marley was an American actor best known for his roles in films like "Love Story" and "The Godfather," where he played the ill-fated studio head Jack Woltz.
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B.
Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III)
Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer widely regarded as one of the most influential and best-selling hip hop artists of all time.
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C.
Blake Schwarzenbach
Blake Schwarzenbach is an American musician best known as the vocalist and guitarist for the influential punk band Jawbreaker and later projects like Jets to Brazil.
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D.
Nick Mitzevich
Nick Mitzevich is an Australian art curator and museum director known for leading major national art institutions, including the National Gallery of Australia.
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E.
Zack de la Rocha
Zack de la Rocha is an American musician, poet, and political activist best known as the fiery lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
esoteric writer
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human ⓘ occultist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rosicrucianism
NERFINISHED
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Theosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1854-01-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| burialPlace | Brompton Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | influenza ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coFounded | Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1918-11-05 ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Mathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Western esotericism
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ceremonial magic ⓘ occultism ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Liddell
NERFINISHED
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Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldPosition | chief of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ⓘ |
| honorificName | MacGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aleister Crowley
NERFINISHED
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Dion Fortune NERFINISHED ⓘ ceremonial magic of the 20th century ⓘ modern Western esoteric tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eliphas Lévi
NERFINISHED
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Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
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ritual magic system of the Golden Dawn ⓘ translations of occult texts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Kabbalah Unveiled
NERFINISHED
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The Key of Solomon the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | esoteric Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| spouse | Moina Mathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedWork |
Clavicula Salomonis
NERFINISHED
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Kabbalah Denudata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedPseudonym | S. L. MacGregor Mathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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