Augustus Harris
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Augustus Harris was a prominent 19th-century British theatre impresario and producer, best known for revitalizing London's Drury Lane Theatre with lavish pantomimes and grand productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Augustus Harris canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7703673 — 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: Augustus Harris Context triple: [Drury Lane Theatre, notableManager, Augustus Harris]
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A.
Augustus Laver
Augustus Laver was a 19th-century architect known for designing prominent public buildings in Canada, including major portions of Ottawa’s Parliament Hill complex.
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B.
Augustus Meaher
Augustus Meaher was a 19th-century Alabama landowner and timber businessman historically associated with the last known illegal slave ship, the Clotilda, and the land that later became Meaher State Park.
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C.
Augustus Trowbridge
Augustus Trowbridge was an American physicist and academic known for his work in optics and for mentoring influential engineers and scientists in the early 20th century.
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D.
Horace Cleveland
Horace Cleveland was a prominent 19th-century American landscape architect known for designing parks, cemeteries, and urban green spaces across the United States.
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E.
Augustus Johnston
Augustus Johnston was a colonial-era official and attorney in Rhode Island, notably serving as the colony’s attorney general around the time of the American Revolution.
- 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: Augustus Harris Target entity description: Augustus Harris was a prominent 19th-century British theatre impresario and producer, best known for revitalizing London's Drury Lane Theatre with lavish pantomimes and grand productions.
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A.
Augustus Laver
Augustus Laver was a 19th-century architect known for designing prominent public buildings in Canada, including major portions of Ottawa’s Parliament Hill complex.
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B.
Augustus Meaher
Augustus Meaher was a 19th-century Alabama landowner and timber businessman historically associated with the last known illegal slave ship, the Clotilda, and the land that later became Meaher State Park.
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C.
Augustus Trowbridge
Augustus Trowbridge was an American physicist and academic known for his work in optics and for mentoring influential engineers and scientists in the early 20th century.
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D.
Horace Cleveland
Horace Cleveland was a prominent 19th-century American landscape architect known for designing parks, cemeteries, and urban green spaces across the United States.
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E.
Augustus Johnston
Augustus Johnston was a colonial-era official and attorney in Rhode Island, notably serving as the colony’s attorney general around the time of the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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Victorian-era figure ⓘ human ⓘ theatre impresario ⓘ theatre manager ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Theatre Royal Drury Lane ⓘ |
| familyName | Harris ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
opera production
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theatre production ⓘ |
| genre |
pantomime
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spectacular theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Augustus ⓘ |
| influenced | development of large-scale commercial theatre in London ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grand spectacular stage productions
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lavish pantomime productions ⓘ revitalizing the Theatre Royal Drury Lane ⓘ |
| notableWork | lavish Christmas pantomimes at Drury Lane ⓘ |
| occupation |
opera producer
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theatre impresario ⓘ theatre manager ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | manager of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane ⓘ |
| residence |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
Theatre Royal Drury Lane ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Augustus Harris Description of subject: Augustus Harris was a prominent 19th-century British theatre impresario and producer, best known for revitalizing London's Drury Lane Theatre with lavish pantomimes and grand productions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.