Leonard Lowe
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Leonard Lowe is a patient with encephalitis lethargica whose temporary revival through experimental treatment forms the emotional core of Oliver Sacks’ memoir and its film adaptation "Awakenings."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leonard Lowe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9110404 — 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: Leonard Lowe Context triple: [Awakenings, character, Leonard Lowe]
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A.
John Lowin
John Lowin was a prominent early 17th-century English actor associated with Shakespeare’s company, known for performing major roles in Jacobean and Caroline drama.
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B.
Henry Lowe
Henry Lowe is a brilliant yet troubled young debater in the film "The Great Debaters," whose intellect, charisma, and personal struggles drive much of the story’s emotional and dramatic arc.
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C.
Glenn Leonard
Glenn Leonard is an American R&B and soul singer best known as a former lead tenor of the legendary Motown group The Temptations during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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D.
James Levermore
James Levermore is known primarily as the husband of Christine Keeler, the British model and showgirl central to the 1960s Profumo affair scandal.
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E.
Ted Leonard
Ted Leonard is an American progressive rock singer and guitarist best known as the lead vocalist for the band Enchant and later as the frontman for Spock’s Beard.
- 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: Leonard Lowe Target entity description: Leonard Lowe is a patient with encephalitis lethargica whose temporary revival through experimental treatment forms the emotional core of Oliver Sacks’ memoir and its film adaptation "Awakenings."
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A.
John Lowin
John Lowin was a prominent early 17th-century English actor associated with Shakespeare’s company, known for performing major roles in Jacobean and Caroline drama.
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B.
Henry Lowe
Henry Lowe is a brilliant yet troubled young debater in the film "The Great Debaters," whose intellect, charisma, and personal struggles drive much of the story’s emotional and dramatic arc.
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C.
Glenn Leonard
Glenn Leonard is an American R&B and soul singer best known as a former lead tenor of the legendary Motown group The Temptations during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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D.
James Levermore
James Levermore is known primarily as the husband of Christine Keeler, the British model and showgirl central to the 1960s Profumo affair scandal.
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E.
Ted Leonard
Ted Leonard is an American progressive rock singer and guitarist best known as the lead vocalist for the band Enchant and later as the frontman for Spock’s Beard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Awakenings (1990 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Awakenings (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dr. Malcolm Sayer (film character based on Oliver Sacks)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Oliver Sacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Leonard Lowe (pseudonym used by Oliver Sacks for a real patient) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfTreatment | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Oliver Sacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventuallyExperiences | return of debilitating symptoms ⓘ |
| filmCharacterIn | Awakenings (1990 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
clinical case history
ⓘ
medical drama ⓘ |
| hasAliasInFilm | Leonard Lowe (same name used for film character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real post-encephalitic patient treated by Oliver Sacks ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | long-term hospital resident ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medicalCondition | encephalitis lethargica ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central patient in Oliver Sacks’ memoir Awakenings
ⓘ
emotional core of the story in Awakenings ⓘ |
| notableFor | temporary revival from a catatonic state after experimental treatment ⓘ |
| occupation | patient ⓘ |
| partOf | case series of post-encephalitic patients in Awakenings ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert De Niro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationship | doctor–patient relationship with Oliver Sacks / Malcolm Sayer ⓘ |
| represents |
impact of neurological disease on personal life
ⓘ
possibility and limits of medical intervention ⓘ |
| resultOfTreatment |
brief restoration of speech and movement
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temporary awakening from long-term unresponsive state ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | Bronx, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | discussions in neurology and medical humanities ⓘ |
| symptom |
akinesia
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catatonia ⓘ post-encephalitic Parkinsonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
ethics of experimental medicine
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human consciousness ⓘ identity and selfhood ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| treatment | L-DOPA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undergoes | experimental neurological treatment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leonard Lowe Description of subject: Leonard Lowe is a patient with encephalitis lethargica whose temporary revival through experimental treatment forms the emotional core of Oliver Sacks’ memoir and its film adaptation "Awakenings."
Referenced by (1)
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