CACrown ArchivesThe cinema collection
EN/FR
Search
Menu
Research dossier · People & Ideas

Knut Gravråk

Norwegian politician

Correspondence, annotated notebooks and portrait silhouettes prepared for research
People and ideasInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 27, 2025
Entity authorityQ11981300 ↗
Source-derived summary

Knut Gravråk (born 15 May 1985) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag during the terms 2005–2009 and 2009–2013. In total he met during 328 days of parliamentary session.

On the local level he has been a member of the municipal council of Melhus Municipality.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Knut Gravråk” as norwegian politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Knut, Gravråk and Norwegian.

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—1985, 2005, 2009, 2013—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1985-05-15. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Knut, Gravråk and Norwegian providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Knut Gravråk”, the useful work is to connect “norwegian politician” 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 Sep 27, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q11981300. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1985, 2005, 2009 and 2013.

Critical limits

A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. 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

Read biographical claims against dates, named institutions and the cited references. Distinguish a subject’s later reputation from evidence produced during their lifetime.

Best used for
  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
Verify next

Personal papers, civil or court records, institutional files and the scholarship cited by the source.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Knut Gravråk”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Knut Gravråk primary sources, Knut Gravråk archive and Knut research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Knut Gravråk”?
  2. Which primary records establish identity, chronology and institutional ties?
  3. Which claims depend on a single source or contested interpretation?
Subject index

Search terms from this dossier

Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Knut Gravråk” 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.