Richard Alpert

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American Jew Hindu-influenced spiritual teacher human spiritual teacher

Richard Alpert, later known as Ram Dass, was an American psychologist and spiritual teacher renowned for his pioneering work with psychedelics and his influential writings on consciousness and Eastern philosophy.

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Label	Occurrences
Richard Alpert canonical	9

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8027584 — 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: Richard Alpert
Context triple: [The Psychedelic Experience, author, Richard Alpert]

A. John Bailey
John Bailey is an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous acclaimed films, including the classic comedy "Groundhog Day."
B. Robert Keyes
Robert Keyes was an English Catholic conspirator best known for his role in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.
C. Burt Gurney
Burt Gurney is a fictional 1950s Hollywood song-and-dance star and secretly communist actor portrayed by Channing Tatum in the Coen brothers’ film "Hail, Caesar!".
D. William James Murray
William James Murray is an American actor and comedian best known for his deadpan performances in films such as "Ghostbusters," "Groundhog Day," and "Lost in Translation."
E. Rayford Young
Rayford Young is a former Texas Tech college basketball player best known as the father of NBA All-Star point guard Trae Young.
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: Richard Alpert
Target entity description: Richard Alpert, later known as Ram Dass, was an American psychologist and spiritual teacher renowned for his pioneering work with psychedelics and his influential writings on consciousness and Eastern philosophy.

A. John Bailey
John Bailey is an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous acclaimed films, including the classic comedy "Groundhog Day."
B. Robert Keyes
Robert Keyes was an English Catholic conspirator best known for his role in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.
C. Burt Gurney
Burt Gurney is a fictional 1950s Hollywood song-and-dance star and secretly communist actor portrayed by Channing Tatum in the Coen brothers’ film "Hail, Caesar!".
D. William James Murray
William James Murray is an American actor and comedian best known for his deadpan performances in films such as "Ghostbusters," "Groundhog Day," and "Lost in Translation."
E. Rayford Young
Rayford Young is a former Texas Tech college basketball player best known as the father of NBA All-Star point guard Trae Young.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Jew ⓘ Hindu-influenced spiritual teacher ⓘ human ⓘ spiritual teacher ⓘ
academicDegree	PhD in psychology ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Baba Ram Dass NERFINISHED ⓘ Ram Dass NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName	Richard Alpert NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath	stroke ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
coWorker	Ralph Metzner NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1931-04-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2019-12-22 ⓘ
educatedAt	Stanford University ⓘ Tufts University NERFINISHED ⓘ Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer	Harvard University ⓘ
familyName	Alpert NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Eastern philosophy ⓘ consciousness studies ⓘ psychology ⓘ spirituality ⓘ
founded	Hanuman Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ Seva Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	memoir ⓘ spiritual literature ⓘ
givenName	Richard ⓘ
influenced	Western spirituality ⓘ contemporary mindfulness culture ⓘ transpersonal psychology ⓘ
influencedBy	Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindu philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Neem Karoli Baba NERFINISHED ⓘ psychedelic research ⓘ
knownFor	lectures and retreats on consciousness and compassion ⓘ pioneering work with psychedelics at Harvard ⓘ popularizing Eastern spirituality in the West ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
movement	New Age movement NERFINISHED ⓘ counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ
notableIdea	integration of Eastern philosophy into Western psychology ⓘ use of psychedelics for psychological and spiritual exploration ⓘ “Be here now” as a spiritual teaching NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	Be Here Now NERFINISHED ⓘ Grist for the Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ How Can I Help? NERFINISHED ⓘ Polishing the Mirror NERFINISHED ⓘ Still Here NERFINISHED ⓘ The Only Dance There Is NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath	Maui, Hawaii, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Hinduism (devotional/neo-Hindu orientation) ⓘ
residence	Maui, Hawaii, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexualOrientation	bisexual ⓘ
studentOf	Neem Karoli Baba NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Psychedelic Experience → author → Richard Alpert ⓘ

The Psychedelic Experience → coAuthorRoleOf → Richard Alpert ⓘ

Flashbacks → mentionsPerson → Richard Alpert ⓘ

League for Spiritual Discovery → notableMember → Richard Alpert ⓘ

Millbrook, New York psychedelic community → associatedWith → Richard Alpert ⓘ

Millbrook, New York psychedelic community → foundedBy → Richard Alpert ⓘ

Millbrook, New York psychedelic community → notableResident → Richard Alpert ⓘ

Ralph Metzner → coAuthor → Richard Alpert ⓘ

Ralph Metzner → collaboratedWith → Richard Alpert ⓘ

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