Dr. Gogol
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Dr. Gogol is the obsessive, deranged surgeon and main antagonist in the 1935 horror film "Mad Love," known for his macabre experiments and fixation on a famous actress.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Gogol canonical | 6 |
| Gogol (character in novel "Les Mains d'Orlac") | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1928520 — 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: Dr. Gogol Context triple: [Mad Love (1935 film), character, Dr. Gogol]
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A.
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol was a 19th-century Russian-language writer of Ukrainian origin, renowned for his influential satirical and surreal works such as "Dead Souls" and "The Overcoat."
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B.
Pyotr Saltykov
Pyotr Saltykov was an 18th-century Russian field marshal best known for leading Russian forces to a decisive victory over Prussia during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov was a Russian writer and playwright best known for his satirical and fantastical novel "The Master and Margarita."
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D.
Ivan Yefimovich Petrov
Ivan Yefimovich Petrov was a Soviet military commander and general noted for his leadership of Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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E.
Alexander Griboyedov
Alexander Griboyedov was a Russian diplomat, playwright, and composer best known for his satirical play "Woe from Wit."
- 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: Dr. Gogol Target entity description: Dr. Gogol is the obsessive, deranged surgeon and main antagonist in the 1935 horror film "Mad Love," known for his macabre experiments and fixation on a famous actress.
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A.
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol was a 19th-century Russian-language writer of Ukrainian origin, renowned for his influential satirical and surreal works such as "Dead Souls" and "The Overcoat."
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B.
Pyotr Saltykov
Pyotr Saltykov was an 18th-century Russian field marshal best known for leading Russian forces to a decisive victory over Prussia during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov was a Russian writer and playwright best known for his satirical and fantastical novel "The Master and Margarita."
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D.
Ivan Yefimovich Petrov
Ivan Yefimovich Petrov was a Soviet military commander and general noted for his leadership of Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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E.
Alexander Griboyedov
Alexander Griboyedov was a Russian diplomat, playwright, and composer best known for his satirical play "Woe from Wit."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ surgeon ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| antagonizes |
Stephen Orlac
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Yvonne Orlac ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mad Love (1935 film) ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
body horror
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mad scientist ⓘ obsessive love ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Dr. Gogol
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gogol (character in novel "Les Mains d'Orlac")
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| characterTrait |
controlling
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deranged ⓘ obsessive ⓘ sadistic ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Guy Endore
ⓘ
John L. Balderston ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | horror film ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Dr. Gogol, the mad surgeon ⓘ |
| hasObsessionWith | Yvonne Orlac ⓘ |
| isFromWork | Mad Love (1935 film) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Yvonne Orlac ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives plot through increasingly unhinged actions ⓘ |
| notableAppearance | Grand Guignol-style theater scenes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fixation on a famous actress
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macabre experiments ⓘ |
| occupation | surgeon ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Orlac adaptations ⓘ |
| performs | experimental surgeries ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Peter Lorre ⓘ |
| positionInStory | main antagonist ⓘ |
| roleIn | Mad Love (1935 film) ⓘ |
| uses | surgical instruments ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1935 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dr. Gogol Description of subject: Dr. Gogol is the obsessive, deranged surgeon and main antagonist in the 1935 horror film "Mad Love," known for his macabre experiments and fixation on a famous actress.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gogol (character in novel "Les Mains d'Orlac")