Athanasius Kircher
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Athanasius Kircher was a 17th-century German Jesuit scholar and polymath known for his wide-ranging works on subjects such as Egyptology, linguistics, comparative religion, and natural philosophy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Athanasius Kircher canonical | 5 |
| Kircher | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1001109 — 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.
Target entity: Athanasius Kircher Context triple: [Christian Kabbalah, hasNotableProponent, Athanasius Kircher]
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Giovanni Battista Hodierna
Giovanni Battista Hodierna was a 17th-century Italian astronomer and priest known for his early cataloging of nebulae and star clusters, including several deep-sky objects later popularized by Messier.
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Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa was a 16th-century German polymath, occult philosopher, and writer whose works on magic, mysticism, and esotericism profoundly influenced Western occult and hermetic traditions.
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Wilhelm Keppler
Wilhelm Keppler was a German industrialist and early economic adviser to Adolf Hitler who became a prominent Nazi official involved in the regime’s economic and industrial policies.
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Claude Perrault
Claude Perrault was a 17th-century French physician, scientist, and architect best known for designing the classical east façade of the Louvre in Paris.
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Anthonie Heinsius
Anthonie Heinsius was a prominent Dutch statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who played a key role in European diplomacy during the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Athanasius Kircher Target entity description: Athanasius Kircher was a 17th-century German Jesuit scholar and polymath known for his wide-ranging works on subjects such as Egyptology, linguistics, comparative religion, and natural philosophy.
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A.
Giovanni Battista Hodierna
Giovanni Battista Hodierna was a 17th-century Italian astronomer and priest known for his early cataloging of nebulae and star clusters, including several deep-sky objects later popularized by Messier.
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B.
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa was a 16th-century German polymath, occult philosopher, and writer whose works on magic, mysticism, and esotericism profoundly influenced Western occult and hermetic traditions.
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C.
Wilhelm Keppler
Wilhelm Keppler was a German industrialist and early economic adviser to Adolf Hitler who became a prominent Nazi official involved in the regime’s economic and industrial policies.
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D.
Claude Perrault
Claude Perrault was a 17th-century French physician, scientist, and architect best known for designing the classical east façade of the Louvre in Paris.
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E.
Anthonie Heinsius
Anthonie Heinsius was a prominent Dutch statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who played a key role in European diplomacy during the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Jesuit ⓘ human ⓘ polymath ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1602-05-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1680-11-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Collegio Romano ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Athanasius Kircher
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kircher
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| fieldOfWork |
Egyptology
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comparative religion ⓘ geology ⓘ linguistics ⓘ magnetism ⓘ mathematics ⓘ music theory ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ optics ⓘ sinology ⓘ |
| givenName | Athanasius ⓘ |
| hasBibliography | Kircherian bibliography of scientific and antiquarian works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempts to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs
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early work in comparative linguistics ⓘ encyclopedic compilations of natural philosophy ⓘ studies of volcanoes and the earth’s interior ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae
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China Illustrata ⓘ Mundus Subterraneus ⓘ Musurgia Universalis ⓘ Oedipus Aegyptiacus ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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priest ⓘ scientist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Geisa
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Prince-Bishopric of Fulda ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Papal States
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Rome ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Rome ⓘ |
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Subject: Athanasius Kircher Description of subject: Athanasius Kircher was a 17th-century German Jesuit scholar and polymath known for his wide-ranging works on subjects such as Egyptology, linguistics, comparative religion, and natural philosophy.
Referenced by (6)
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