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Jujja Wieslander

Swedish author

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 14, 2024
Entity authorityQ546002 ↗
Source-derived summary

Jujja Wieslander (née Bergkvist; born 12 June 1944 in Stockholm) is a Swedish author of children's books, best known for her fictional character of Mama Moo which was adapted into the animated feature film Mamma Moo and the Crow (2008). She was awarded the Expressens Heffaklump prize in 1993 and the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2005.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Jujja Wieslander” as swedish author. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Jujja, Wieslander and Swedish.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1944, 2008, 1993, 2005—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1944-06-12. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Jujja, Wieslander 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 “Jujja Wieslander”, the useful work is to connect “swedish author” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

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 Dec 14, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q546002. VIAF identifies the subject as 102231699. The Library of Congress control number is no95061076. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1944, 2008, 1993 and 2005.

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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 “Jujja Wieslander” 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.