George Arundale
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George Arundale was a British-born theosophist and educator who became the third President of the Theosophical Society and played a key role in its activities in India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Arundale canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9743932 — 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: George Arundale Context triple: [Rukmini Devi Arundale, spouse, George Arundale]
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A.
Walter Gordon
Walter Gordon was a German theoretical physicist known for co-formulating the Klein–Gordon equation, one of the earliest relativistic wave equations in quantum mechanics.
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B.
Douglas Hadow
Douglas Hadow was a young British mountaineer best known for being among the party on the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865, during which he died in a famous climbing accident on the descent.
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C.
Cyril Mardall
Cyril Mardall was an architect known for his work on major cultural venues, including the design of the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.
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D.
William Ashburner
William Ashburner was a 19th-century American mining engineer and geologist known for his work in mineral surveying and resource assessment in the western United States.
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E.
Philip Stainton
Philip Stainton was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films, including the adventure drama "Mogambo."
- 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: George Arundale Target entity description: George Arundale was a British-born theosophist and educator who became the third President of the Theosophical Society and played a key role in its activities in India.
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A.
Walter Gordon
Walter Gordon was a German theoretical physicist known for co-formulating the Klein–Gordon equation, one of the earliest relativistic wave equations in quantum mechanics.
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B.
Douglas Hadow
Douglas Hadow was a young British mountaineer best known for being among the party on the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865, during which he died in a famous climbing accident on the descent.
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C.
Cyril Mardall
Cyril Mardall was an architect known for his work on major cultural venues, including the design of the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.
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D.
William Ashburner
William Ashburner was a 19th-century American mining engineer and geologist known for his work in mineral surveying and resource assessment in the western United States.
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E.
Philip Stainton
Philip Stainton was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films, including the adventure drama "Mogambo."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educator
ⓘ
human ⓘ theosophist ⓘ |
| affiliation | Liberal Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1878-12-01 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1945-08-12 ⓘ |
| employer | Theosophical Society (Adyar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | British ⓘ |
| familyName | Arundale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Theosophy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
education ⓘ |
| genre |
esoteric literature
ⓘ
spirituality ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Dr. ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Theosophical Society (Adyar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Theosophical movement ⓘ |
| name | George Arundale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of the Theosophical Society (Adyar)
ⓘ
promoting Theosophical education in India ⓘ |
| notableRole | key figure in the activities of the Theosophical Society in India ⓘ |
| notableStudent | students of Theosophical educational institutions in India ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Theosophical writings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lectures on Theosophy ⓘ |
| occupation |
lecturer
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
Surbiton NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Adyar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India ⓘ Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop in the Liberal Catholic Church
ⓘ
President of the Theosophical Society (Adyar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Theosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Adyar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Rukmini Devi Arundale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1934 ⓘ |
| workedIn |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Arundale Description of subject: George Arundale was a British-born theosophist and educator who became the third President of the Theosophical Society and played a key role in its activities in India.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.