Sidney Gottlieb as head of MKUltra
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Sidney Gottlieb was a CIA chemist who led the MKUltra program, overseeing covert experiments with drugs, hypnosis, and other methods in an attempt to develop techniques for mind control and interrogation during the Cold War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sidney Gottlieb as architect of MK-Ultra | 1 |
| Sidney Gottlieb as head of MKUltra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sidney Gottlieb as head of MKUltra Context triple: [Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control, portrays, Sidney Gottlieb as head of MKUltra]
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A.
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary was an American psychologist and writer best known for advocating the therapeutic and spiritual use of psychedelic drugs during the 1960s counterculture movement.
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B.
Robert Keyes
Robert Keyes was an English Catholic conspirator best known for his role in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.
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C.
CIA officer Richard M. Bissell Jr.
Richard M. Bissell Jr. was a senior CIA officer best known for overseeing major Cold War covert operations, including the U-2 spy plane program and the Bay of Pigs invasion.
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D.
Mark Agnew
Mark Agnew is a professional associated with Lakeside School as one of its notable alumni, recognized for his subsequent career achievements.
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E.
G. Gordon Liddy
G. Gordon Liddy was an American lawyer, FBI agent, and political operative best known as a key architect of the Watergate break-in and later a conservative media personality.
- 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: Sidney Gottlieb as head of MKUltra Target entity description: Sidney Gottlieb was a CIA chemist who led the MKUltra program, overseeing covert experiments with drugs, hypnosis, and other methods in an attempt to develop techniques for mind control and interrogation during the Cold War.
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A.
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary was an American psychologist and writer best known for advocating the therapeutic and spiritual use of psychedelic drugs during the 1960s counterculture movement.
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B.
Robert Keyes
Robert Keyes was an English Catholic conspirator best known for his role in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.
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C.
CIA officer Richard M. Bissell Jr.
Richard M. Bissell Jr. was a senior CIA officer best known for overseeing major Cold War covert operations, including the U-2 spy plane program and the Bay of Pigs invasion.
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D.
Mark Agnew
Mark Agnew is a professional associated with Lakeside School as one of its notable alumni, recognized for his subsequent career achievements.
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E.
G. Gordon Liddy
G. Gordon Liddy was an American lawyer, FBI agent, and political operative best known as a key architect of the Watergate break-in and later a conservative media personality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Central Intelligence Agency officer
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chemist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
develop improved interrogation methods
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develop techniques for mind control ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
CIA mind control research programs
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linked to:
Project MKUltra
Project Artichoke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
behavioral experimentation
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chemical research ⓘ covert operations ⓘ interrogation methods ⓘ |
| fullName | Sidney Gottlieb ⓘ |
| hasEthicalIssue |
non-consensual human experimentation
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violation of human rights in research ⓘ |
| influencedBy | fears of Soviet and Chinese brainwashing techniques ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempts to develop mind control methods
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developing interrogation techniques ⓘ overseeing covert experiments with LSD ⓘ overseeing covert experiments with other psychoactive drugs ⓘ overseeing experiments with hypnosis ⓘ |
| led |
CIA mind control experiments
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Project MKUltra ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of CIA abuses in Cold War mind control research ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership of the CIA MKUltra program ⓘ |
| occupation |
chemist
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intelligence officer ⓘ |
| operatedInContextOf | Cold War intelligence competition with the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| oversaw |
MKUltra subprojects involving front organizations
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MKUltra subprojects involving prisons ⓘ MKUltra subprojects involving universities and hospitals ⓘ |
| participantIn | Cold War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Intelligence Agency Technical Services Staff
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linked to:
CIA Technical Services Staff
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| positionHeld |
chief of the CIA Technical Services Staff
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head of MKUltra ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United States congressional inquiries on MKUltra
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investigations into CIA human experimentation ⓘ |
| usedCover | CIA front organizations for funding experiments ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
administration of LSD without informed consent
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covert drug testing on unwitting subjects ⓘ hypnosis ⓘ psychological torture techniques ⓘ sensory deprivation ⓘ sleep deprivation ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Central Intelligence Agency headquarters
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linked to:
CIA Headquarters
United States of America ⓘ |
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Subject: Sidney Gottlieb as head of MKUltra Description of subject: Sidney Gottlieb was a CIA chemist who led the MKUltra program, overseeing covert experiments with drugs, hypnosis, and other methods in an attempt to develop techniques for mind control and interrogation during the Cold War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control
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portrays
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Sidney Gottlieb as head of MKUltra
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linked to: Sidney Gottlieb as head of MKUltra