Emanuel Swedenborg
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Emanuel Swedenborg was an 18th-century Swedish scientist, philosopher, and Christian mystic best known for his extensive writings on spiritual visions and the nature of the afterlife.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emanuel Swedenborg canonical | 10 |
| Emanuel Swedenborg received a new revelation for the Christian church | 1 |
| Emmanuel Swedenborg | 1 |
| Swedenborg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1363985 — 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: Emanuel Swedenborg Context triple: [Representative Men, subject, Emanuel Swedenborg]
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A.
Gustaf Aulén
Gustaf Aulén was a Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop best known for reviving and systematizing the classic “Christus Victor” understanding of Christ’s atonement in 20th-century theology.
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B.
Johann Salomo Semler
Johann Salomo Semler was an 18th-century German theologian and biblical scholar often regarded as a founder of modern historical-critical study of the Bible and a leading figure of the German Enlightenment.
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C.
Jan Christian
Jan Christian is a Norwegian politician and businessman known for serving as Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry.
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D.
Petrus Sabbatius
Petrus Sabbatius is the birth name of Justinian I, the Byzantine emperor renowned for his ambitious legal reforms and efforts to restore the Roman Empire’s former territories.
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E.
Nathan Söderblom
Nathan Söderblom was a Swedish Lutheran archbishop, theologian, and 1930 Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for his pioneering work in the ecumenical movement.
- 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: Emanuel Swedenborg Target entity description: Emanuel Swedenborg was an 18th-century Swedish scientist, philosopher, and Christian mystic best known for his extensive writings on spiritual visions and the nature of the afterlife.
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A.
Gustaf Aulén
Gustaf Aulén was a Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop best known for reviving and systematizing the classic “Christus Victor” understanding of Christ’s atonement in 20th-century theology.
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B.
Johann Salomo Semler
Johann Salomo Semler was an 18th-century German theologian and biblical scholar often regarded as a founder of modern historical-critical study of the Bible and a leading figure of the German Enlightenment.
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C.
Jan Christian
Jan Christian is a Norwegian politician and businessman known for serving as Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry.
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D.
Petrus Sabbatius
Petrus Sabbatius is the birth name of Justinian I, the Byzantine emperor renowned for his ambitious legal reforms and efforts to restore the Roman Empire’s former territories.
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E.
Friedrich Nicolovius
Friedrich Nicolovius was a German publisher active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for issuing significant philosophical and theological works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian mystic
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ scientist ⓘ theologian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| birthName | Emanuel Swedberg ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Uppsala Cathedral ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1688-01-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1772-03-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Uppsala University ⓘ |
| employer | Swedish Board of Mines ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swedes ⓘ |
| familyName |
Emanuel Swedenborg
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Swedenborg
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| fieldOfWork |
anatomy
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astronomy ⓘ mechanics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ mining engineering ⓘ natural science ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical literature
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philosophical literature ⓘ theological literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Emanuel ⓘ |
| hasEffect | inspired the Swedenborgian New Church movement ⓘ |
| influenced |
August Strindberg
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Fyodor Dostoevsky ⓘ
surface form:
Dostoevsky
Helen Keller ⓘ Honoré de Balzac ⓘ Jorge Luis Borges ⓘ New Church ⓘ Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ William Blake ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cartesian philosophy
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Christian Platonism ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Neoplatonism
Leibnizian philosophy ⓘ Lutheran theology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Swedish ⓘ |
| movement |
Christian mysticism
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Swedenborgianism ⓘ |
| name | Emanuel Swedenborg self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableEvent | reported a spiritual crisis and calling from Christ around 1744–1745 ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
correspondences between spiritual and natural worlds
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description of the afterlife as communities of spirits ⓘ doctrine of uses ⓘ spiritual sense of Scripture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Arcana Coelestia
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Conjugial Love ⓘ Divine Love and Wisdom ⓘ Divine Providence ⓘ Heaven and Hell ⓘ True Christian Religion ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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mining engineer ⓘ mystic ⓘ philosopher ⓘ scientist ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Stockholm
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Sweden ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Assessor of the Royal Board of Mines ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| visionaryExperience | claimed to have spiritual visions beginning in the 1740s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emanuel Swedenborg Description of subject: Emanuel Swedenborg was an 18th-century Swedish scientist, philosopher, and Christian mystic best known for his extensive writings on spiritual visions and the nature of the afterlife.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swedenborg
this entity surface form:
Emmanuel Swedenborg
subject surface form:
Wayfarers Chapel
this entity surface form:
Emanuel Swedenborg received a new revelation for the Christian church