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Hugo Osvald

Swedish scientist (1892-1970)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 22, 2022
Entity authorityQ5934313 ↗
Source-derived summary

Hugo Osvald (1892–1970) was a Swedish botanist and plant ecologist specialized on mire ecology, Sphagnum and peat formation.

Osvald participated in the Third International Phytogeographic Excursion to Switzerland in 1923.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Hugo Osvald” as swedish scientist (1892-1970). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Hugo, Osvald and Swedish.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1892, 1970, 1923—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—1892-11-21, 1892-01-01—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Hugo, Osvald and Swedish providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Hugo Osvald”, the useful work is to connect “swedish scientist (1892-1970)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 22, 2022. The linked authority identifier is Q5934313. VIAF identifies the subject as 76567531. The Library of Congress control number is no2002102146. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1892, 1970 and 1923.

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A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Hugo Osvald” 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.