Augustus Waters
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Augustus Waters is a witty, charismatic teenage cancer survivor and love interest in John Green's novel "The Fault in Our Stars."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Augustus Waters canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9987929 — 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 Waters Context triple: [The Fault in Our Stars, mainCharacter, Augustus Waters]
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Augustus Harris
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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Augustus Morgan
Augustus Morgan is the son of American actress and television host Hilarie Burton.
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Lucius Priest
Lucius Priest is the young, observant protagonist and storyteller of William Faulkner’s novel "The Reivers," through whose perspective the comic coming-of-age adventure unfolds.
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Cornelius
Cornelius is the ancient Roman gens (clan) to which the dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla belonged.
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Cornelius
Cornelius is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with Roman families and later adopted in various European and English-speaking cultures.
- 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 Waters Target entity description: Augustus Waters is a witty, charismatic teenage cancer survivor and love interest in John Green's novel "The Fault in Our Stars."
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A.
Augustus Harris
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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B.
Augustus Morgan
Augustus Morgan is the son of American actress and television host Hilarie Burton.
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C.
Lucius Priest
Lucius Priest is the young, observant protagonist and storyteller of William Faulkner’s novel "The Reivers," through whose perspective the comic coming-of-age adventure unfolds.
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D.
Cornelius
Cornelius is the ancient Roman gens (clan) to which the dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla belonged.
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E.
Cornelius
Cornelius is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with Roman families and later adopted in various European and English-speaking cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cancer survivor
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ teenager ⓘ |
| ageGroup | adolescent ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fault in Our Stars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Fault in Our Stars (film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
coming of age
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death ⓘ illness ⓘ love ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
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confident ⓘ humorous ⓘ philosophical ⓘ romantic ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Fault in Our Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| favoriteBook | An Imperial Affliction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Fault in Our Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasBodyPartAmputated | leg ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | cancer relapse ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedicalCondition | osteosarcoma ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Mr. Waters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mrs. Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuote | You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don’t give it the power to do its killing. ⓘ |
| hasRomanticRelationshipWith | Hazel Grace Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSister | unnamed younger sister ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Hazel Grace Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| meets | Hazel Grace Lancaster at a cancer support group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | deuteragonist in The Fault in Our Stars ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| participatesIn | pre-funeral arranged by himself ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ansel Elgort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesIn | Indianapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| smokes | cigarettes as a metaphor ⓘ |
| supports | Isaac during his breakup and surgery ⓘ |
| symbolizes | the tension between hope and mortality ⓘ |
| travelsTo | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelsWith | Hazel Grace Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | prosthetic leg ⓘ |
| visits | Peter Van Houten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Augustus Waters Description of subject: Augustus Waters is a witty, charismatic teenage cancer survivor and love interest in John Green's novel "The Fault in Our Stars."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.