Anthroposophical Society

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esoteric organization non-profit organization spiritual society

The Anthroposophical Society is an organization founded by Rudolf Steiner to promote and support the study and practical application of anthroposophy in fields such as education, medicine, and the arts.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
General Anthroposophical Society	8
Anthroposophical Society canonical	7

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12936935 — 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: Anthroposophical Society
Context triple: [Anthroposophy, hasKeyInstitution, Anthroposophical Society]

A. Theosophical Society
The Theosophical Society is a spiritual and philosophical organization founded in the late 19th century that promotes the study of comparative religion, philosophy, and science, emphasizing a universal wisdom tradition underlying all faiths.
B. world center of the Anthroposophical Society
The world center of the Anthroposophical Society is the international headquarters and spiritual hub of the anthroposophical movement, located in Dornach, Switzerland.
C. United Lodge of Theosophists
The United Lodge of Theosophists is an international association of students dedicated to studying and promoting the original teachings of modern Theosophy, particularly those of H. P. Blavatsky and William Q. Judge, through anonymous, non-hierarchical work.
D. Symbiosis Society
Symbiosis Society is the original educational trust that evolved into Symbiosis International University, known for establishing a network of higher education institutions in India.
E. Humanist Society
The Humanist Society is an organization that certifies and supports humanist celebrants and chaplains who provide non-religious ceremonies and pastoral services.
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: Anthroposophical Society
Target entity description: The Anthroposophical Society is an organization founded by Rudolf Steiner to promote and support the study and practical application of anthroposophy in fields such as education, medicine, and the arts.

A. Theosophical Society
The Theosophical Society is a spiritual and philosophical organization founded in the late 19th century that promotes the study of comparative religion, philosophy, and science, emphasizing a universal wisdom tradition underlying all faiths.
B. world center of the Anthroposophical Society
The world center of the Anthroposophical Society is the international headquarters and spiritual hub of the anthroposophical movement, located in Dornach, Switzerland.
C. United Lodge of Theosophists
The United Lodge of Theosophists is an international association of students dedicated to studying and promoting the original teachings of modern Theosophy, particularly those of H. P. Blavatsky and William Q. Judge, through anonymous, non-hierarchical work.
D. Symbiosis Society
Symbiosis Society is the original educational trust that evolved into Symbiosis International University, known for establishing a network of higher education institutions in India.
E. Humanist Society
The Humanist Society is an organization that certifies and supports humanist celebrants and chaplains who provide non-religious ceremonies and pastoral services.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	esoteric organization ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ spiritual society ⓘ
associatedMovement	Camphill movement ⓘ Waldorf education ⓘ anthroposophic medicine ⓘ linked to: Anthroposophy biodynamic agriculture ⓘ
coreDoctrine	anthroposophy ⓘ linked to: Anthroposophy
foundedBy	Rudolf Steiner ⓘ
foundedInYear	1912 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	General Anthroposophical Society ⓘ linked to: Anthroposophical Society
hasFounder	Rudolf Steiner ⓘ
hasGlobalReach	worldwide ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation	Dornach, Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Dornach
hasKeyConcept	freedom of spiritual research ⓘ independence from political parties ⓘ independence from religious denominations ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ German ⓘ multiple languages ⓘ
hasMainBuilding	Goetheanum ⓘ
hasNotableLeader	Rudolf Steiner ⓘ
hasOrganizationalStructure	General Anthroposophical Society ⓘ linked to: Anthroposophical Society
hasOrganizationalUnit	local branches ⓘ national societies ⓘ
hasPurpose	application of anthroposophy in practical life ⓘ promotion of anthroposophy ⓘ support of spiritual science ⓘ
hasSpiritualCenter	Goetheanum ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.goetheanum.org ⓘ
holdsEventType	conferences ⓘ courses ⓘ lectures ⓘ
inspiredBy	Rudolf Steiner's teachings ⓘ linked to: Rudolf Steiner
legalForm	association ⓘ
locatedIn	Dornach ⓘ
locatedInCountry	Switzerland ⓘ
operatesInField	agriculture ⓘ education ⓘ medicine ⓘ religious life ⓘ social sciences ⓘ the arts ⓘ
promotesPractice	eurythmy ⓘ meditative exercises ⓘ spiritual research ⓘ
reorganizedInYear	1923 ⓘ
separatedFrom	Theosophical Society ⓘ
successorOf	German Section of the Theosophical Society ⓘ linked to: Theosophical Society

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