Sidney Gottlieb
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Sidney Gottlieb was a CIA chemist who led the agency’s MK-Ultra mind control program, overseeing covert experiments with LSD and other methods of psychological manipulation during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sidney Gottlieb canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7211442 — 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: Sidney Gottlieb Context triple: [Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control, subject, Sidney Gottlieb]
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A.
Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut was an Austrian-American stage and film actor, best known for his roles in early Hollywood epics and for winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "The Life of Emile Zola."
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B.
Raymond Rosenthal
Raymond Rosenthal was an American literary translator renowned for bringing major Italian and other European works, including those of Primo Levi, into English.
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C.
David Wolffsohn
David Wolffsohn was a prominent early Zionist leader and close associate of Theodor Herzl who helped shape and organize the Zionist movement in its formative years.
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D.
Sidney Ehrlich
Sidney Ehrlich is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Ehrlich surname.
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E.
Albert Lewin
Albert Lewin was an American film producer, screenwriter, and director best known for his literate, art-infused studio films of the 1940s and 1950s, including the acclaimed adaptation of "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
- 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: Sidney Gottlieb Target entity description: Sidney Gottlieb was a CIA chemist who led the agency’s MK-Ultra mind control program, overseeing covert experiments with LSD and other methods of psychological manipulation during the Cold War.
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A.
Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut was an Austrian-American stage and film actor, best known for his roles in early Hollywood epics and for winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "The Life of Emile Zola."
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B.
Raymond Rosenthal
Raymond Rosenthal was an American literary translator renowned for bringing major Italian and other European works, including those of Primo Levi, into English.
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C.
David Wolffsohn
David Wolffsohn was a prominent early Zionist leader and close associate of Theodor Herzl who helped shape and organize the Zionist movement in its formative years.
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D.
Sidney Ehrlich
Sidney Ehrlich is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Ehrlich surname.
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E.
Albert Lewin
Albert Lewin was an American film producer, screenwriter, and director best known for his literate, art-infused studio films of the 1940s and 1950s, including the acclaimed adaptation of "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Central Intelligence Agency officer
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chemist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | United States government ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employedMethod |
covert human experimentation
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drug-induced psychological manipulation ⓘ psychological torture techniques ⓘ sensory deprivation ⓘ |
| employer | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| familyName | Gottlieb ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
behavioral experimentation
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chemistry ⓘ mind control research ⓘ |
| fullName | Sidney Gottlieb ⓘ |
| givenName | Sidney ⓘ |
| hasEthicalIssue |
human rights abuses in research
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non-consensual human experimentation ⓘ violation of medical ethics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Cold War fears of communist mind control ⓘ |
| knownFor |
experiments in psychological manipulation
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leading the CIA MK-Ultra mind control program ⓘ overseeing covert LSD experiments ⓘ |
| led |
CIA mind control research programs
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Project MK-Ultra ⓘ
linked to:
Project MKUltra
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| notableAlias |
Black Sorcerer of the CIA
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Poisoner in Chief ⓘ |
| notableEvent | destruction of many MK-Ultra records ⓘ |
| notableWork |
CIA Project MK-Ultra
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linked to:
Project MKUltra
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| occupation |
chemist
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intelligence officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Cold War ⓘ |
| partOf | CIA Technical Services Staff ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
behavior modification
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interrogation techniques ⓘ mind control ⓘ |
| subjectOf | book "Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control" ⓘ |
| usedChemicalSubstance |
LSD
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psychoactive drugs ⓘ |
| workLocation |
CIA headquarters
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linked to:
CIA Headquarters
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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Input
Subject: Sidney Gottlieb Description of subject: Sidney Gottlieb was a CIA chemist who led the agency’s MK-Ultra mind control program, overseeing covert experiments with LSD and other methods of psychological manipulation during the Cold War.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control
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subject
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Sidney Gottlieb
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Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control
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mainCharacter
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Sidney Gottlieb
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subject linked to:
Sidney Gottlieb as head of MKUltra