Kathleen Harrison
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Kathleen Harrison is an American ethnobotanist and researcher known for her work on the cultural and spiritual uses of plants, as well as for her long association with psychedelic philosopher Terence McKenna.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kathleen Harrison canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4363594 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kathleen Harrison Context triple: [Terence McKenna, spouse, Kathleen Harrison]
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Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison was a British character actress best known for her warm, working-class roles in mid-20th-century films and television, including the classic film "Scrooge" (1951).
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B.
Teresa Ganzel
Teresa Ganzel is an American actress and comedian best known for her frequent appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and her roles in 1980s comedies and voice acting.
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C.
Marcia Cavell
Marcia Cavell is an American philosopher and psychoanalyst known for her work on the philosophy of mind, Freud, and the intersections between psychoanalysis and analytic philosophy.
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D.
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey is an American actress known for her intense, emotionally complex performances in film and television, including a prominent role in the psychological thriller "Black Swan."
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E.
Kathy O'Hare
Kathy O'Hare is known primarily as the daughter of famed World War II flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient Edward "Butch" O'Hare.
- 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: Kathleen Harrison Target entity description: Kathleen Harrison is an American ethnobotanist and researcher known for her work on the cultural and spiritual uses of plants, as well as for her long association with psychedelic philosopher Terence McKenna.
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A.
Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison was a British character actress best known for her warm, working-class roles in mid-20th-century films and television, including the classic film "Scrooge" (1951).
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B.
Teresa Ganzel
Teresa Ganzel is an American actress and comedian best known for her frequent appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and her roles in 1980s comedies and voice acting.
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C.
Marcia Cavell
Marcia Cavell is an American philosopher and psychoanalyst known for her work on the philosophy of mind, Freud, and the intersections between psychoanalysis and analytic philosophy.
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D.
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey is an American actress known for her intense, emotionally complex performances in film and television, including a prominent role in the psychological thriller "Black Swan."
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E.
Kathy O'Hare
Kathy O'Hare is known primarily as the daughter of famed World War II flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient Edward "Butch" O'Hare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnobotanist
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human ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
countercultural and visionary arts communities
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psychedelic studies community ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith | Terence McKenna ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural uses of plants
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ethnobotany ⓘ ethnomedicine ⓘ indigenous knowledge systems ⓘ psychoactive plants ⓘ spiritual uses of plants ⓘ traditional plant use ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
lectures on ethnobotany and plant spirituality
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public education on responsible use of psychoactive plants ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long association with Terence McKenna
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research on cultural and spiritual uses of plants ⓘ work with psychoactive and visionary plants ⓘ |
| occupation |
ethnobotanist
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researcher ⓘ |
| partner | Terence McKenna ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
psychedelic plant use in cultural context
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relationship between humans and plants ⓘ ritual and ceremonial plant use ⓘ |
| spouse | Terence McKenna ⓘ |
| studies |
ethnobotanical traditions of indigenous peoples
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shamanic plant practices ⓘ traditional plant knowledge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kathleen Harrison Description of subject: Kathleen Harrison is an American ethnobotanist and researcher known for her work on the cultural and spiritual uses of plants, as well as for her long association with psychedelic philosopher Terence McKenna.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.