William Robert Woodman
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William Robert Woodman was a British physician, occultist, and Rosicrucian who co-founded the influential Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Robert Woodman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5411501 — 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: William Robert Woodman Context triple: [Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, foundedBy, William Robert Woodman]
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A.
George Daniel Weaver
George Daniel Weaver, better known as Buck Weaver, was an American third baseman for the Chicago White Sox and one of the players banned from Major League Baseball for life following the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
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B.
Henry William Stisted
Henry William Stisted was a British army officer and colonial administrator who became the first Lieutenant Governor of Ontario after Canadian Confederation.
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C.
Robert Burks
Robert Burks was an American cinematographer best known for his long collaboration with director Alfred Hitchcock, contributing to the distinctive visual style of many of Hitchcock’s classic films.
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D.
John Woodbury
John Woodbury was a land developer known for planning and promoting the early suburban community of Altadena, California.
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E.
Philip Woodruff
Philip Woodruff was the pen name of British civil servant Philip Mason, best known for his influential writings on the British Raj and the Indian Civil Service.
- 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: William Robert Woodman Target entity description: William Robert Woodman was a British physician, occultist, and Rosicrucian who co-founded the influential Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in the late 19th century.
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A.
George Daniel Weaver
George Daniel Weaver, better known as Buck Weaver, was an American third baseman for the Chicago White Sox and one of the players banned from Major League Baseball for life following the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
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B.
Henry William Stisted
Henry William Stisted was a British army officer and colonial administrator who became the first Lieutenant Governor of Ontario after Canadian Confederation.
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C.
Robert Burks
Robert Burks was an American cinematographer best known for his long collaboration with director Alfred Hitchcock, contributing to the distinctive visual style of many of Hitchcock’s classic films.
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D.
John Woodbury
John Woodbury was a land developer known for planning and promoting the early suburban community of Altadena, California.
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E.
Philip Woodruff
Philip Woodruff was the pen name of British civil servant Philip Mason, best known for his influential writings on the British Raj and the Indian Civil Service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rosicrucian
ⓘ
co-founder of esoteric order ⓘ human ⓘ occultist ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
Rosicrucian symbolism
ⓘ
esoteric ritual structure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British occult revival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
esoteric societies in Victorian England ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| coFounded | Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyName | Woodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Western esotericism
ⓘ
medicine ⓘ occultism ⓘ |
| genre | ceremonial magic ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Dr. ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century ceremonial magic orders
ⓘ
modern Western occultism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Robert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Hermeticism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosicrucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William Robert Woodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on modern ceremonial magic
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leadership in British Rosicrucianism ⓘ |
| notableWork | co-founding the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ⓘ |
| occupation |
Rosicrucian leader
ⓘ
occultist ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld | chief of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| tradition | Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Robert Woodman Description of subject: William Robert Woodman was a British physician, occultist, and Rosicrucian who co-founded the influential Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in the late 19th century.
Referenced by (1)
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