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Oscar Waldmann

Swiss sculptor (1856–1937)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ37880765 ↗
Source-derived summary

Oscar Waldmann (25 June 1856 – 15 March 1937) was a Swiss sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Oscar Waldmann” as swiss sculptor (1856–1937). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1856, 1937, 1924—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—1856-01-01, 1856-06-25—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. The account is most persuasive where Oscar, Waldmann and Swiss can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as swiss sculptor (1856–1937). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q37880765. VIAF identifies the subject as 8334151353548252720004. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1856, 1937 and 1924.

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This entry incorporates text from “Oscar Waldmann” 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.