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Hugo Sonnenschein (writer)

Austrian-Czech writer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ88084 ↗
Source-derived summary

Hugo Sonnenschein (pseudonym: Sonka, Hugo Sonka; 25 May 1889, Kyjov – 20 July 1953, Mírov) was an Austrian writer from Bohemia. He contributed to the Czech-language Communist newspaper Průkopník svobody.

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The public source identifies “Hugo Sonnenschein (writer)” as austrian-Czech writer. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Hugo, Sonnenschein and writer.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1889, 1953—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—1889-05-25, 1890-05-25—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Hugo, Sonnenschein and writer providing the first useful test.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q88084. VIAF identifies the subject as 9855435. The Library of Congress control number is n87933676. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1889 and 1953.

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This entry incorporates text from “Hugo Sonnenschein (writer)” 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.