Maurice Grosse
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Maurice Grosse was a British paranormal investigator best known for his prominent role in examining the Enfield Poltergeist case in the late 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maurice Grosse canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8395636 — 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: Maurice Grosse Context triple: [The Conjuring 2, character, Maurice Grosse]
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A.
Maurice Meister
Maurice Meister is a fictional character appearing in the 1952 British crime film "The Ringer," adapted from Edgar Wallace’s popular stage play.
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B.
Maurice Bernhardt
Maurice Bernhardt was the son of famed French actress Sarah Bernhardt and a French writer and playwright in his own right.
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C.
Oskar Pfister
Oskar Pfister was a Swiss Reformed pastor and pioneering psychoanalyst known for integrating Freudian psychoanalysis with Christian theology and pastoral care.
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D.
Bernard Zehrfuss
Bernard Zehrfuss was a prominent 20th-century French architect known for his modernist public and institutional buildings.
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E.
Paul Bonatz
Paul Bonatz was a prominent German architect and engineer known for his influential early 20th-century works, including the main station in Stuttgart and numerous bridges and public buildings.
- 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: Maurice Grosse Target entity description: Maurice Grosse was a British paranormal investigator best known for his prominent role in examining the Enfield Poltergeist case in the late 1970s.
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A.
Maurice Meister
Maurice Meister is a fictional character appearing in the 1952 British crime film "The Ringer," adapted from Edgar Wallace’s popular stage play.
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B.
Maurice Bernhardt
Maurice Bernhardt was the son of famed French actress Sarah Bernhardt and a French writer and playwright in his own right.
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C.
Oskar Pfister
Oskar Pfister was a Swiss Reformed pastor and pioneering psychoanalyst known for integrating Freudian psychoanalysis with Christian theology and pastoral care.
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D.
Bernard Zehrfuss
Bernard Zehrfuss was a prominent 20th-century French architect known for his modernist public and institutional buildings.
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E.
Paul Bonatz
Paul Bonatz was a prominent German architect and engineer known for his influential early 20th-century works, including the main station in Stuttgart and numerous bridges and public buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
ⓘ
paranormal investigator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activityStartTime | 1970s ⓘ |
| areaOfInterest |
hauntings
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poltergeist phenomena ⓘ psychical research ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
paranormal investigation
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parapsychology ⓘ |
| genre | paranormal research ⓘ |
| hasInvestigated | Enfield Poltergeist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | lead investigator in the Enfield Poltergeist case ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
ghosts
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poltergeists ⓘ supernatural phenomena ⓘ |
| knownFor | investigating the Enfield Poltergeist case ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society for Psychical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Maurice Grosse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Enfield Poltergeist case (late 1970s) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Enfield Poltergeist investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
paranormal investigator
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researcher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Enfield, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maurice Grosse Description of subject: Maurice Grosse was a British paranormal investigator best known for his prominent role in examining the Enfield Poltergeist case in the late 1970s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.