Doctor Subtilis
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Doctor Subtilis is the traditional scholastic honorific given to the medieval Franciscan theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus, renowned for his exceptionally subtle and complex metaphysical and logical thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Doctor Subtilis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2819469 — 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: Doctor Subtilis Context triple: [Duns Scotus, honorificTitle, Doctor Subtilis]
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A.
Dr. Scarabus
Dr. Scarabus is the powerful and sinister sorcerer antagonist in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Raven."
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B.
Doctor Caius
Doctor Caius is a comically hot-tempered French physician in Shakespeare’s play "The Merry Wives of Windsor," known for his exaggerated accent and farcical attempts at courtship and dueling.
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C.
Doctor Nitrus Brio
Doctor Nitrus Brio is a mad scientist and recurring villain in the Crash Bandicoot video game series, known for his unstable personality and role in creating powerful mutagenic potions.
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D.
Dr. Nefario
Dr. Nefario is the elderly, gadget-inventing mad scientist who serves as Gru’s loyal but eccentric assistant in the Despicable Me franchise.
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E.
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo is a bumbling, cowardly sorcerer portrayed by Peter Lorre in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Raven."
- 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: Doctor Subtilis Target entity description: Doctor Subtilis is the traditional scholastic honorific given to the medieval Franciscan theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus, renowned for his exceptionally subtle and complex metaphysical and logical thought.
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A.
Dr. Scarabus
Dr. Scarabus is the powerful and sinister sorcerer antagonist in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Raven."
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B.
Doctor Caius
Doctor Caius is a comically hot-tempered French physician in Shakespeare’s play "The Merry Wives of Windsor," known for his exaggerated accent and farcical attempts at courtship and dueling.
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C.
Doctor Nitrus Brio
Doctor Nitrus Brio is a mad scientist and recurring villain in the Crash Bandicoot video game series, known for his unstable personality and role in creating powerful mutagenic potions.
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D.
Dr. Nefario
Dr. Nefario is the elderly, gadget-inventing mad scientist who serves as Gru’s loyal but eccentric assistant in the Despicable Me franchise.
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E.
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo is a bumbling, cowardly sorcerer portrayed by Peter Lorre in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Raven."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | scholastic honorific title ⓘ |
| appliedBy | later scholastic commentators ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
John Duns Scotus's logic
ⓘ
John Duns Scotus's metaphysics ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrder | Franciscan Order ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition | medieval scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| characterizes |
complex logical thought
ⓘ
subtle metaphysical thought ⓘ |
| eraOfNotableBearer | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| fieldOfNotableBearer |
philosophy
ⓘ
theology ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Duns Scotus
ⓘ
surface form:
John Duns Scotus
|
| honorificFor |
Duns Scotus
ⓘ
surface form:
John Duns Scotus
|
| honorificType | academic-theological title ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Subtle Doctor ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Duns Scotus
ⓘ
surface form:
John Duns Scotus
|
| relatedConcept |
scholastic logic
ⓘ
scholastic metaphysics ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
Doctor Angelicus
ⓘ
Doctor Seraphicus ⓘ |
| usedAs | epithet in philosophical literature ⓘ |
| usedFor |
medieval Franciscan theologian
ⓘ
medieval philosopher ⓘ |
| usedIn | Scholasticism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doctor Subtilis Description of subject: Doctor Subtilis is the traditional scholastic honorific given to the medieval Franciscan theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus, renowned for his exceptionally subtle and complex metaphysical and logical thought.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.