Harold Lauder
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Harold Lauder is a central, psychologically complex antagonist in Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand," known for his transformation from an insecure outcast to a vengeful collaborator with evil forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harold Lauder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714510 — 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: Harold Lauder Context triple: [The Stand, featuresCharacter, Harold Lauder]
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A.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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B.
Harold Morrison
Harold Morrison was a Jamaican-born architect and academic best known as the former husband of Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison.
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C.
Harold Pender
Harold Pender was an American electrical engineer and academic leader who served as the first dean of the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
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D.
Harold Hamilton
Harold Hamilton is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Hamilton, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly established.
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E.
M. G. Mellon
M. G. Mellon was a distinguished chemist recognized for his outstanding contributions to the field, as evidenced by his receipt of the American Chemical Society’s highest honor, the Priestley Medal.
- 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: Harold Lauder Target entity description: Harold Lauder is a central, psychologically complex antagonist in Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand," known for his transformation from an insecure outcast to a vengeful collaborator with evil forces.
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A.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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B.
Harold Morrison
Harold Morrison was a Jamaican-born architect and academic best known as the former husband of Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison.
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C.
Harold Pender
Harold Pender was an American electrical engineer and academic leader who served as the first dean of the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
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D.
Harold Hamilton
Harold Hamilton is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Hamilton, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly established.
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E.
M. G. Mellon
M. G. Mellon was a distinguished chemist recognized for his outstanding contributions to the field, as evidenced by his receipt of the American Chemical Society’s highest honor, the Priestley Medal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| ageInStory | teenager ⓘ |
| alignment | collaborator with evil forces ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Nadine Cross
ⓘ
Randall Flagg ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Stand ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
The Stand
ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand (1994 miniseries)
The Stand ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand (2020 miniseries)
|
| appearsInVersion |
The Stand
ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand (uncut edition)
|
| associatedWith |
Boulder Free Zone
ⓘ
Las Vegas community led by Randall Flagg ⓘ |
| characterArc | transforms from insecure outcast to vengeful collaborator ⓘ |
| characterization | psychologically complex ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Boulder leadership
ⓘ
Frannie Goldsmith ⓘ Stu Redman ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Stand
ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand (1978 novel)
|
| genre | post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| motivation |
desire for power
ⓘ
need for validation ⓘ revenge for perceived slights ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
illustrates corruption of resentment and alienation
ⓘ
shows how ordinary people can become agents of evil ⓘ |
| notableAction |
betrays the Boulder Free Zone
ⓘ
conspires with Randall Flagg ⓘ participates in plot to destroy Boulder leadership ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
capacity for cruelty
ⓘ
deep insecurity ⓘ desire for recognition ⓘ high intelligence ⓘ resentment toward others ⓘ social awkwardness ⓘ |
| occupationInStory | high school student ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Stand
ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand universe
|
| roleInWork | antagonist in The Stand ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | post-apocalyptic United States ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
abuse of power
ⓘ
good versus evil ⓘ isolation and alienation ⓘ moral choice and responsibility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold Lauder Description of subject: Harold Lauder is a central, psychologically complex antagonist in Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand," known for his transformation from an insecure outcast to a vengeful collaborator with evil forces.
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