Edmund Gurney
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Edmund Gurney was a 19th-century English psychologist and psychical researcher known for his pioneering work on hypnotism, telepathy, and the scientific study of paranormal phenomena.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edmund Gurney canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13333430 — 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: Edmund Gurney Context triple: [Society for Psychical Research, foundedBy, Edmund Gurney]
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Edward Browne
Edward Browne is a relatively obscure individual whose specific historical or professional significance is not clearly established from the available information.
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B.
Philip Wilson Steer
Philip Wilson Steer was a leading British Impressionist painter and influential art teacher of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Samuel Buckland
Samuel Buckland was a 19th-century settler and rancher in Nevada, known for establishing Buckland Station as an important stop along emigrant and mail routes.
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D.
Joseph John Gurney
Joseph John Gurney was a prominent 19th-century English Quaker minister, banker, and social reformer known for his work on prison reform, abolitionism, and religious writings.
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E.
Alfred Edward Garnett
Alfred Edward Garnett is a fictional, outspokenly bigoted East End working-class character from the British television sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part," known for his satirical portrayal of reactionary attitudes.
- 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: Edmund Gurney Target entity description: Edmund Gurney was a 19th-century English psychologist and psychical researcher known for his pioneering work on hypnotism, telepathy, and the scientific study of paranormal phenomena.
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A.
Edward Browne
Edward Browne is a relatively obscure individual whose specific historical or professional significance is not clearly established from the available information.
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B.
Philip Wilson Steer
Philip Wilson Steer was a leading British Impressionist painter and influential art teacher of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Samuel Buckland
Samuel Buckland was a 19th-century settler and rancher in Nevada, known for establishing Buckland Station as an important stop along emigrant and mail routes.
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D.
Joseph John Gurney
Joseph John Gurney was a prominent 19th-century English Quaker minister, banker, and social reformer known for his work on prison reform, abolitionism, and religious writings.
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E.
Alfred Edward Garnett
Alfred Edward Garnett is a fictional, outspokenly bigoted East End working-class character from the British television sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part," known for his satirical portrayal of reactionary attitudes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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parapsychologist ⓘ psychical researcher ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| author | Phantasms of the Living ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | chloroform poisoning ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith |
Frank Podmore
ⓘ
Frederic W. H. Myers ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1847-03-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1888-06-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| familyName | Gurney ⓘ |
| father | Joseph John Gurney ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
hypnotism
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parapsychology ⓘ psychical research ⓘ psychology ⓘ study of paranormal phenomena ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| givenName | Edmund ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suspected suicide ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society for Psychical Research ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Fowler Gurney ⓘ |
| name | Edmund Gurney ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
experimental work on hypnotism
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pioneering scientific study of psychical phenomena ⓘ systematic collection of telepathy cases ⓘ |
| notableWork | Phantasms of the Living ⓘ |
| occupation |
parapsychologist
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psychical researcher ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Hersham ⓘ Surrey ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Brighton
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England ⓘ Sussex ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founding member of the Society for Psychical Research ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
John Henry Gurney Jr.
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Russell Gurney ⓘ |
| studied |
hallucinations
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hypnotic phenomena ⓘ paranormal phenomena ⓘ telepathic experiences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edmund Gurney Description of subject: Edmund Gurney was a 19th-century English psychologist and psychical researcher known for his pioneering work on hypnotism, telepathy, and the scientific study of paranormal phenomena.
Referenced by (7)
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