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Alexander Radszun

German actor

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ2642888 ↗
Source-derived summary

Alexander Radszun (born 6 May 1952) is a German actor. He appeared in more than ninety films since 1975.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Alexander Radszun” as german actor. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Alexander, Radszun and German.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1952, 1975—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—1952-05-06, 1952-01-01—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Alexander, Radszun and German providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Alexander Radszun”, the useful work is to connect “german actor” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2642888. VIAF identifies the subject as 55080495. The Library of Congress control number is no2008006639. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1952 and 1975.

Critical limits

Public reputation and documentary evidence do not always develop together; absence from a summary is not evidence of historical absence. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

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This entry incorporates text from “Alexander Radszun” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.