Miskatonic University

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fictional organization fictional university literary location

Miskatonic University is a fictional New England institution in H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, renowned for its occult collections and recurring role in his horror stories.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Miskatonic University library (fictional)	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional organization ⓘ fictional university ⓘ literary location ⓘ
appearsInMedium	comics ⓘ films ⓘ novellas ⓘ role-playing games ⓘ short stories ⓘ
appearsInWork	At the Mountains of Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert West–Reanimator NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dreams in the Witch House NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dunwich Horror NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shadow over Innsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thing on the Doorstep NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEventFictional	Antarctic expedition to the Mountains of Madness GENERATED ⓘ Dunwich Horror investigation GENERATED ⓘ Innsmouth raid research GENERATED ⓘ experiments in reanimation GENERATED ⓘ
countryFictionalEquivalent	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy	H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	anthropology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ folklore ⓘ medicine ⓘ occult studies ⓘ physics ⓘ
firstAppearance	Herbert West–Reanimator NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	cosmic horror ⓘ
hasCollection	Necronomicon NERFINISHED ⓘ esoteric manuscripts ⓘ forbidden tomes ⓘ
hasDepartment	Department of Anthropology NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Archaeology NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Psychology NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFacultyMemberFictional	Professor Albert N. Wilmarth NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor Francis Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor Halsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor Henry Armitage NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor Warren Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor William Dyer NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInfluenced	Call of Cthulhu role-playing game NERFINISHED ⓘ later Cthulhu Mythos authors ⓘ
hasLibrary	Miskatonic University Library NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMottoFandom	Ex Ignorantia Ad Sapientiam; Ex Luce Ad Tenebras ⓘ
inspiredBy	Brown University NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivy League universities NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfSetting	English ⓘ
librarySection	restricted section ⓘ
locatedInFictional	Arkham NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegionFictional	New England NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	occult collections ⓘ restricted library ⓘ
partOf	Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ
universe	Lovecraftian universe NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

The Shadow Out of Time → protagonistAffiliation → Miskatonic University ⓘ

The Shadow Out of Time → containsInstitution → Miskatonic University ⓘ

Herbert West–Reanimator → setting → Miskatonic University ⓘ

Cthulhu Mythos → includesLocation → Miskatonic University ⓘ

Necronomicon (fictional grimoire) → settingLocation → Miskatonic University ⓘ

subject surface form: Necronomicon

this entity surface form: Miskatonic University library (fictional)

The Whisperer in Darkness → fictionalOrganization → Miskatonic University ⓘ

At the Mountains of Madness → setting → Miskatonic University ⓘ

At the Mountains of Madness → featuresOrganization → Miskatonic University ⓘ