Miskatonic University
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miskatonic University canonical | 7 |
| Miskatonic University library (fictional) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8315984 — 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: Miskatonic University Context triple: [The Shadow Out of Time, protagonistAffiliation, Miskatonic University]
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A.
Blaine House
Blaine House is the historic official residence of the governor of Maine, located in Augusta.
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B.
Franeker University
Franeker University was an early modern Dutch university in the city of Franeker, Friesland, known as a center of Reformed and humanist scholarship.
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C.
Wallamet University
Wallamet University is the former name of Willamette University, a private liberal arts institution in Salem, Oregon, recognized as one of the oldest universities in the Western United States.
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D.
Uluberia College
Uluberia College is an undergraduate higher education institution located in Uluberia, West Bengal, India, offering a range of arts, science, and commerce programs.
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E.
Horhor Campus
Horhor Campus is one of Istanbul University's urban campuses, housing various academic departments and facilities in Istanbul, Turkey.
- 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: Miskatonic University Target entity description: 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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A.
Blaine House
Blaine House is the historic official residence of the governor of Maine, located in Augusta.
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B.
Franeker University
Franeker University was an early modern Dutch university in the city of Franeker, Friesland, known as a center of Reformed and humanist scholarship.
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C.
Wallamet University
Wallamet University is the former name of Willamette University, a private liberal arts institution in Salem, Oregon, recognized as one of the oldest universities in the Western United States.
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D.
Uluberia College
Uluberia College is an undergraduate higher education institution located in Uluberia, West Bengal, India, offering a range of arts, science, and commerce programs.
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E.
Horhor Campus
Horhor Campus is one of Istanbul University's urban campuses, housing various academic departments and facilities in Istanbul, Turkey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional organization
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fictional university ⓘ literary location ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
comics
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films ⓘ novellas ⓘ role-playing games ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
At the Mountains of Madness
NERFINISHED
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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
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Dunwich Horror investigation GENERATED ⓘ Innsmouth raid research GENERATED ⓘ experiments in reanimation GENERATED ⓘ |
| countryFictionalEquivalent | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
anthropology
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archaeology ⓘ folklore ⓘ medicine ⓘ occult studies ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Herbert West–Reanimator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | cosmic horror ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Necronomicon
NERFINISHED
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esoteric manuscripts ⓘ forbidden tomes ⓘ |
| hasDepartment |
Department of Anthropology
NERFINISHED
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Department of Archaeology NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Psychology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacultyMemberFictional |
Professor Albert N. Wilmarth
NERFINISHED
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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
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later Cthulhu Mythos authors ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | Miskatonic University Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMottoFandom | Ex Ignorantia Ad Sapientiam; Ex Luce Ad Tenebras ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Brown University
NERFINISHED
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Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivy League universities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSetting | English ⓘ |
| librarySection | restricted section ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Arkham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegionFictional | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
occult collections
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restricted library ⓘ |
| partOf | Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Lovecraftian universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miskatonic University Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Necronomicon
this entity surface form:
Miskatonic University library (fictional)