Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
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Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers was a British occultist and co-founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, influential in the development of modern Western esotericism and ceremonial magic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers canonical | 5 |
| S. L. MacGregor Mathers | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1015079 — 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: Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers Context triple: [Hermetic Qabalah, hasKeyFigure, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers]
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A.
Eliphas Levi
Eliphas Levi was a 19th-century French occultist and writer whose works profoundly shaped modern Western esotericism and ceremonial magic.
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B.
Dion Fortune
Dion Fortune was a British occultist, author, and ceremonial magician known for her influential writings on Western esotericism, psychic self-defense, and the modern revival of mystical Qabalah.
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C.
Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.
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D.
Robert Barton
Robert Barton was an Irish nationalist politician and revolutionary who served as a Sinn Féin TD and was one of the signatories of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty.
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E.
Oliver Lodge
Oliver Lodge was a British physicist and writer best known for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy and early radio, as well as his popular writings on science and spiritualism.
- 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: Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers Target entity description: Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers was a British occultist and co-founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, influential in the development of modern Western esotericism and ceremonial magic.
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A.
Eliphas Levi
Eliphas Levi was a 19th-century French occultist and writer whose works profoundly shaped modern Western esotericism and ceremonial magic.
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B.
Dion Fortune
Dion Fortune was a British occultist, author, and ceremonial magician known for her influential writings on Western esotericism, psychic self-defense, and the modern revival of mystical Qabalah.
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C.
Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.
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D.
Robert Barton
Robert Barton was an Irish nationalist politician and revolutionary who served as a Sinn Féin TD and was one of the signatories of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty.
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E.
Oliver Lodge
Oliver Lodge was a British physicist and writer best known for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy and early radio, as well as his popular writings on science and spiritualism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial magician
ⓘ
esotericist ⓘ human ⓘ occultist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
ⓘ
surface form:
Order of the Rosy Cross (Alpha et Omega)
Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1854-01-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hackney, London, England ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1918-11-05 ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Mathers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Kabbalah
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Western esotericism ⓘ ceremonial magic ⓘ |
| fullName | Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aleister Crowley
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Dion Fortune ⓘ modern Western occultism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
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developing Golden Dawn ritual and magical system ⓘ influencing modern ceremonial magic ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Lesser Key of Solomon
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surface form:
The Goetia (Lesser Key of Solomon, Book I) translation
"The Kabbalah Unveiled" ⓘ
surface form:
The Kabbalah Unveiled
The Key of Solomon ⓘ
surface form:
The Key of Solomon the King
|
| occupation |
occultist
ⓘ
translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chief of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ⓘ |
| pseudonym | MacGregor Mathers ⓘ |
| religiousOrPhilosophicalTradition |
Hermeticism
ⓘ
Rosicrucianism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
|
| spouse | Moina Mathers ⓘ |
| translatedFromLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
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Subject: Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers Description of subject: Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers was a British occultist and co-founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, influential in the development of modern Western esotericism and ceremonial magic.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Kabbalah Unveiled
subject surface form:
The Kabbalah Unveiled
this entity surface form:
S. L. MacGregor Mathers
subject surface form:
The Kabbalah Unveiled
this entity surface form:
S. L. MacGregor Mathers
this entity surface form:
S. L. MacGregor Mathers