Augustin Ehrensvärd
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Augustin Ehrensvärd was an 18th-century Swedish military officer and military architect best known for designing and overseeing the construction of the coastal fortress that became Suomenlinna near Helsinki.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Augustin Ehrensvärd canonical | 3 |
| Augustin Ehrensvärd (originally Sveaborg) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Augustin Ehrensvärd Context triple: [Suomenlinna, architect, Augustin Ehrensvärd]
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A.
Emil Sodersten
Emil Sodersten was a prominent Australian architect of the early 20th century, noted for his influential modernist and Art Deco designs.
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B.
Gustav von Vaerst
Gustav von Vaerst was a German Wehrmacht general who commanded armored forces, including in the North African campaign during World War II.
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C.
Gustaf John Ramstedt
Gustaf John Ramstedt was a Finnish linguist and diplomat best known for his pioneering comparative work on Ural-Altaic and especially Mongolic and Turkic languages, and for helping formulate the Altaic language hypothesis.
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D.
Johan Henric Kellgren
Johan Henric Kellgren was an 18th-century Swedish poet, critic, and Enlightenment intellectual known for his sharp satire and influential role in developing Swedish literature.
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E.
Valentin Olberg
Valentin Olberg was a German-born Trotskyist who became one of the accused in Stalin’s first Moscow show trial, the 1936 Trial of the Sixteen.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Augustin Ehrensvärd Target entity description: Augustin Ehrensvärd was an 18th-century Swedish military officer and military architect best known for designing and overseeing the construction of the coastal fortress that became Suomenlinna near Helsinki.
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A.
Emil Sodersten
Emil Sodersten was a prominent Australian architect of the early 20th century, noted for his influential modernist and Art Deco designs.
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B.
Gustav von Vaerst
Gustav von Vaerst was a German Wehrmacht general who commanded armored forces, including in the North African campaign during World War II.
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C.
Gustaf John Ramstedt
Gustaf John Ramstedt was a Finnish linguist and diplomat best known for his pioneering comparative work on Ural-Altaic and especially Mongolic and Turkic languages, and for helping formulate the Altaic language hypothesis.
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D.
Johan Henric Kellgren
Johan Henric Kellgren was an 18th-century Swedish poet, critic, and Enlightenment intellectual known for his sharp satire and influential role in developing Swedish literature.
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E.
Valentin Olberg
Valentin Olberg was a German-born Trotskyist who became one of the accused in Stalin’s first Moscow show trial, the 1936 Trial of the Sixteen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish noble
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human ⓘ military architect ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baltic Sea naval defense system
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surface form:
Baltic Sea fortifications
Finnish coastal artillery ⓘ
surface form:
Helsinki harbor defenses
|
| commemoratedBy |
Suomenlinna sea fortress
ⓘ
surface form:
monuments at Suomenlinna
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| commemoratedIn | Finnish and Swedish military history ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| designed |
Suomenlinna sea fortress
ⓘ
surface form:
Suomenlinna coastal fortress
Suomenlinna sea fortress ⓘ
surface form:
Sveaborg sea fortress
|
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Ehrensvärd ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
coastal defense
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fortification design ⓘ military architecture ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Augustin ⓘ |
| hasPartInHisLegacy |
Suomenlinna sea fortress
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Suomenlinna
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| influenced |
development of Swedish coastal defenses in the 18th century
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later fortification work in the Helsinki region ⓘ |
| knownFor |
designing the coastal fortress that became Suomenlinna
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overseeing the construction of the Suomenlinna fortress ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Swedish Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| movement | 18th-century military engineering ⓘ |
| name | Augustin Ehrensvärd self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableFor | strategic design of an archipelago fortress system ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Suomenlinna sea fortress
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surface form:
Suomenlinna
Suomenlinna sea fortress ⓘ
surface form:
Sveaborg fortress complex
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| occupation |
fortification engineer
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military architect ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| oversawConstructionOf |
Suomenlinna sea fortress
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surface form:
Suomenlinna
Russian coastal fortifications at Sveaborg ⓘ
surface form:
Sveaborg
|
| placeOfActivity |
Finland
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Helsinki ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Helsinki archipelago
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Swedish realm in Finland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of the Sveaborg fortifications
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head of the construction of Sveaborg ⓘ |
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Subject: Augustin Ehrensvärd Description of subject: Augustin Ehrensvärd was an 18th-century Swedish military officer and military architect best known for designing and overseeing the construction of the coastal fortress that became Suomenlinna near Helsinki.
Referenced by (4)
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