Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
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Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke was a British historian and scholar renowned for his influential research on Western esotericism, occultism, and their intersections with modern political ideologies.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke Context triple: [Western esotericism, hasKeyScholar, Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke]
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Stuart H. Pappé
Stuart H. Pappé is a film editor best known for his work on the romantic comedy-drama film "The Preacher's Wife."
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B.
Clive Loader
Clive Loader is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command.
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C.
Peter Gay
Peter Gay was a German-born American historian and author best known for his influential works on the Enlightenment, the Victorian middle class, and the history of psychoanalysis.
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D.
Norman Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein is an American political scientist, author, and commentator known for his controversial critiques of Israeli policy and the politics surrounding the Holocaust.
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E.
John Julius Norwich
John Julius Norwich was a British historian, travel writer, and television presenter renowned for his works on the history of Venice, Byzantium, and the Mediterranean world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke Target entity description: Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke was a British historian and scholar renowned for his influential research on Western esotericism, occultism, and their intersections with modern political ideologies.
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A.
Stuart H. Pappé
Stuart H. Pappé is a film editor best known for his work on the romantic comedy-drama film "The Preacher's Wife."
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B.
Clive Loader
Clive Loader is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command.
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C.
Peter Gay
Peter Gay was a German-born American historian and author best known for his influential works on the Enlightenment, the Victorian middle class, and the history of psychoanalysis.
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D.
Norman Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein is an American political scientist, author, and commentator known for his controversial critiques of Israeli policy and the politics surrounding the Holocaust.
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E.
John Julius Norwich
John Julius Norwich was a British historian, travel writer, and television presenter renowned for his works on the history of Venice, Byzantium, and the Mediterranean world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
esotericism studies
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religious studies ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-01-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-08-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bristol
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | University of Exeter ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Western esotericism
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history ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ occultism ⓘ political ideologies ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
academic study of Western esotericism
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scholarship on occultism and politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on Western esotericism
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research on occultism ⓘ studies of esotericism and politics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
conceptualization of neo-Nazi and esoteric fascist currents as a "Black Sun" milieu
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systematic historical analysis of esoteric influences on Nazism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Black Sun
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Hitler’s Priestess ⓘ The Occult Roots of Nazism ⓘ The Western Esoteric Traditions ⓘ
linked to:
Western esotericism
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| occupation |
historian of religion
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university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Exeter, England
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linked to:
Exeter
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| positionHeld |
Director of the Exeter Centre for the Study of Esotericism
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Professor of Western Esotericism at the University of Exeter ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Nazi ideology and occultism
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far-right movements and esotericism ⓘ modern occult movements ⓘ theosophy and related currents ⓘ |
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