Christopher Boone
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Christopher Boone is the mathematically gifted, autistic teenage protagonist of *The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time*, whose unique perspective shapes the story’s investigation and emotional journey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christopher Boone canonical | 17 |
| Christopher John Francis Boone | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3051609 — 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: Christopher Boone Context triple: [The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Broadway production), mainCharacter, Christopher Boone]
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A.
Peter Hawkins
Peter Hawkins was a British voice actor best known for originating the iconic voices of the Daleks in the classic Doctor Who television series.
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B.
Kipps
Kipps is a 1905 social novel by H. G. Wells that follows the rise of a humble draper’s apprentice after an unexpected inheritance, exploring class mobility and Edwardian society.
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C.
Jake Chambers
Jake Chambers is a pivotal young boy with psychic abilities who becomes one of Roland Deschain’s closest companions on the quest for the Dark Tower.
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D.
Colin
Colin is a masculine given name of Irish and Scottish origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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E.
Quentin Jacobsen
Quentin Jacobsen is the introspective teenage protagonist of John Green’s novel "Paper Towns," whose search for his enigmatic neighbor Margo Roth Spiegelman drives the story’s coming-of-age journey.
- 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: Christopher Boone Target entity description: Christopher Boone is the mathematically gifted, autistic teenage protagonist of *The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time*, whose unique perspective shapes the story’s investigation and emotional journey.
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A.
Peter Hawkins
Peter Hawkins was a British voice actor best known for originating the iconic voices of the Daleks in the classic Doctor Who television series.
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B.
Kipps
Kipps is a 1905 social novel by H. G. Wells that follows the rise of a humble draper’s apprentice after an unexpected inheritance, exploring class mobility and Edwardian society.
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C.
Jake Chambers
Jake Chambers is a pivotal young boy with psychic abilities who becomes one of Roland Deschain’s closest companions on the quest for the Dark Tower.
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D.
Colin
Colin is a masculine given name of Irish and Scottish origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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E.
Quentin Jacobsen
Quentin Jacobsen is the introspective teenage protagonist of John Green’s novel "Paper Towns," whose search for his enigmatic neighbor Margo Roth Spiegelman drives the story’s coming-of-age journey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| age | 15 years ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ⓘ |
| attends | a special needs school in Swindon ⓘ |
| childOf |
Ed Boone
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Judy Boone ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | Mark Haddon ⓘ |
| dislikes |
being touched
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metaphors ⓘ the colors yellow and brown ⓘ |
| educationLevel | secondary school student ⓘ |
| enjoys |
logic puzzles
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prime numbers ⓘ solving mathematical problems ⓘ |
| favoriteSubject | mathematics ⓘ |
| fullName |
Christopher John Francis Boone
ⓘ
linked to:
Christopher Boone
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCondition | autism spectrum condition ⓘ |
| hasFather | Ed Boone ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
to become a scientist
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to find out who killed Wellington ⓘ to take A-level mathematics ⓘ |
| hasMother | Judy Boone ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
detail-oriented
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highly logical ⓘ literal-minded ⓘ mathematically gifted ⓘ observant ⓘ socially awkward ⓘ |
| investigates |
the death of a neighbor’s dog
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the killing of Wellington ⓘ |
| livesIn | Swindon ⓘ |
| livesWith |
Ed Boone
ⓘ
his father ⓘ |
| narrates | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to present a unique autistic perspective ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| neighbor | Mrs. Shears ⓘ |
| pet |
rat named Toby
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linked to:
Toby
|
| protagonistOf | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ⓘ |
| relationshipWithFather | strained due to deception ⓘ |
| relationshipWithMother | estranged then reunited ⓘ |
| storyThemeConnection |
exploration of truth and trust
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family relationships ⓘ neurodiversity ⓘ |
| travelsTo |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Christopher Boone Description of subject: Christopher Boone is the mathematically gifted, autistic teenage protagonist of *The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time*, whose unique perspective shapes the story’s investigation and emotional journey.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Broadway production)
→
mainCharacter
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Christopher Boone
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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narratorCharacter
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Christopher John Francis Boone
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subject linked to:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (novel)
linked to: Christopher Boone
subject linked to:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (novel)
linked to: Christopher Boone
linked to: Christopher Boone