Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee
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Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee is a fictional early 20th-century professor of political economy at Miskatonic University who becomes the central victim of cosmic mind-exchange and lost-time phenomena in H. P. Lovecraft’s novella "The Shadow Out of Time."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee canonical | 3 |
| Professor Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8315982 — 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)
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Target entity: Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee Context triple: [The Shadow Out of Time, mainCharacter, Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee]
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A.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
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George A. Perkins
George A. Perkins was an American lawyer best known as a founding partner of the prominent U.S. law firm Perkins Coie.
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C.
George C. Perkins
George C. Perkins was an American politician and businessman who served as the 14th governor of California and later as a U.S. Senator.
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George W. Perkins
George W. Perkins was an American financier and philanthropist known for his influential role in Progressive Era reforms and support of major public health and social causes.
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E.
Charles B. Sedgwick
Charles B. Sedgwick was a 19th-century American lawyer and U.S. Representative from New York known for his anti-slavery stance and service during the Civil War era.
- 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: Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee Target entity description: Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee is a fictional early 20th-century professor of political economy at Miskatonic University who becomes the central victim of cosmic mind-exchange and lost-time phenomena in H. P. Lovecraft’s novella "The Shadow Out of Time."
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A.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
George A. Perkins
George A. Perkins was an American lawyer best known as a founding partner of the prominent U.S. law firm Perkins Coie.
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C.
George C. Perkins
George C. Perkins was an American politician and businessman who served as the 14th governor of California and later as a U.S. Senator.
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D.
George W. Perkins
George W. Perkins was an American financier and philanthropist known for his influential role in Progressive Era reforms and support of major public health and social causes.
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E.
Charles B. Sedgwick
Charles B. Sedgwick was a 19th-century American lawyer and U.S. Representative from New York known for his anti-slavery stance and service during the Civil War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Miskatonic University faculty
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linked to:
Miskatonic University
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| appearsIn | The Shadow Out of Time ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Great Race of Yith ⓘ |
| associatedWorkAuthor |
Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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linked to:
H. P. Lovecraft
|
| centralThemeConnection |
cosmic horror
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lost time ⓘ mind exchange ⓘ |
| creator | H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ |
| discovers | physical evidence confirming his visions of the Great Race of Yith ⓘ |
| educationRole | academic researcher ⓘ |
| employer | Miskatonic University ⓘ |
| familyName | Peaslee ⓘ |
| familyRelation | father of Wingate Peaslee ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | human being ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | political economy ⓘ |
| fullName | Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee ⓘ |
| genre | cosmic horror ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathaniel ⓘ |
| investigates | ancient ruins in the Australian desert ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterLifeEvent | partial recovery of original personality ⓘ |
| literaryOrigin | Weird Tales magazine publication of The Shadow Out of Time ⓘ |
| medium | novella ⓘ |
| mentalHealthEvent | sudden personality change following mind exchange ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
first-person narrator
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protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being mentally displaced across time by the Great Race of Yith
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reconstructing his lost years through research and testimony ⓘ |
| occupation | professor of political economy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at Miskatonic University ⓘ |
| residence | Arkham, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| setting | Arkham, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| storyFunction | vehicle for exploration of deep time and alien history ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
human insignificance in the cosmos
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identity loss ⓘ unreliable memory ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| undergoes |
cosmic mind-exchange
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episodes of amnesia ⓘ lost-time phenomena ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee Description of subject: Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee is a fictional early 20th-century professor of political economy at Miskatonic University who becomes the central victim of cosmic mind-exchange and lost-time phenomena in H. P. Lovecraft’s novella "The Shadow Out of Time."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee