Daniel Dunglas Home
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Daniel Dunglas Home was a 19th-century Scottish-born medium famed for his dramatic séances and alleged levitations, becoming one of the most controversial and prominent figures in the history of spiritualism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Daniel Dunglas Home canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8935261 — 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: Daniel Dunglas Home Context triple: [Spiritualism, hasKeyFigure, Daniel Dunglas Home]
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A.
John Stuart Blackie
John Stuart Blackie was a 19th-century Scottish scholar, classical Greek professor, and nationalist known for his influential writings and advocacy of Scottish culture and education.
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B.
William Adamson
William Adamson was a Scottish Labour politician who served as Secretary of State for Scotland in the early 20th century and played a key role in the party’s rise to government.
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C.
William Blackwood
William Blackwood was a Scottish publisher and bookseller best known for founding the influential 19th-century literary magazine Blackwood's Magazine.
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D.
James Dawson
James Dawson was a 19th-century English industrialist and landowner associated with the construction of Wray Castle in the Lake District.
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E.
R. D. Hume
R. D. Hume was a 19th-century American businessman and salmon canning entrepreneur who played a key role in developing coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest.
- 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: Daniel Dunglas Home Target entity description: Daniel Dunglas Home was a 19th-century Scottish-born medium famed for his dramatic séances and alleged levitations, becoming one of the most controversial and prominent figures in the history of spiritualism.
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A.
John Stuart Blackie
John Stuart Blackie was a 19th-century Scottish scholar, classical Greek professor, and nationalist known for his influential writings and advocacy of Scottish culture and education.
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B.
William Adamson
William Adamson was a Scottish Labour politician who served as Secretary of State for Scotland in the early 20th century and played a key role in the party’s rise to government.
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C.
William Blackwood
William Blackwood was a Scottish publisher and bookseller best known for founding the influential 19th-century literary magazine Blackwood's Magazine.
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D.
James Dawson
James Dawson was a 19th-century English industrialist and landowner associated with the construction of Wray Castle in the Lake District.
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E.
R. D. Hume
R. D. Hume was a 19th-century American businessman and salmon canning entrepreneur who played a key role in developing coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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occultist ⓘ spiritualist medium ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
late-19th century
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mid-19th century ⓘ |
| allegedAbility |
apparitions of hands
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elongation of the body ⓘ handling hot coals ⓘ levitation ⓘ movement of objects without contact ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1833-03-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Currie
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Scotland ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
France
ⓘ
Saint-Germain-en-Laye ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1886-06-21 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of the most controversial figures in spiritualism
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one of the most famous mediums of the 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Home ⓘ |
| genre | spiritualist literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel ⓘ |
| hasWork | Incidents in My Life ⓘ |
| influenced |
history of spiritualism
ⓘ
public perception of mediumship ⓘ |
| knownFor | never being publicly exposed as a fraud during his lifetime by a decisive investigation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Dunglas ⓘ |
| movement | Spiritualism ⓘ |
| name | Daniel Dunglas Home ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alleged levitations
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dramatic séances ⓘ physical mediumship ⓘ spirit manifestations ⓘ table-turning phenomena ⓘ |
| occupation |
medium
ⓘ
spiritualist ⓘ |
| performedFor |
Alexander II of Russia
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Empress Eugénie ⓘ
linked to:
Eugénie de Montijo
European aristocracy ⓘ Napoleon III ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon III of France
various crowned heads of Europe ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ Italy ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographies
ⓘ
investigations by scientists and skeptics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daniel Dunglas Home Description of subject: Daniel Dunglas Home was a 19th-century Scottish-born medium famed for his dramatic séances and alleged levitations, becoming one of the most controversial and prominent figures in the history of spiritualism.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.