Carl Jakob Sundevall
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Carl Jakob Sundevall was a 19th-century Swedish zoologist and taxonomist known for his influential work on the classification of birds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carl Jakob Sundevall canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8322014 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Jakob Sundevall Context triple: [Passeri, taxonAuthor, Carl Jakob Sundevall]
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A.
Johan Palmstruch
Johan Palmstruch was a 17th-century financier and entrepreneur best known for establishing one of Europe’s earliest note-issuing banks and pioneering the use of paper money in Sweden.
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B.
Fredrik Pacius
Fredrik Pacius was a 19th-century German-Finnish composer best known for writing the music to the national anthems of Finland and Estonia.
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C.
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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D.
Johan August Gripenstedt
Johan August Gripenstedt was a 19th-century Swedish statesman and liberal reformer who played a key role in modernizing Sweden’s economy and public finances.
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E.
Erik Gustaf Geijer
Erik Gustaf Geijer was a prominent Swedish historian, writer, philosopher, and composer of the early 19th century, influential in shaping Swedish national romanticism and intellectual life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Jakob Sundevall Target entity description: Carl Jakob Sundevall was a 19th-century Swedish zoologist and taxonomist known for his influential work on the classification of birds.
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A.
Johan Palmstruch
Johan Palmstruch was a 17th-century financier and entrepreneur best known for establishing one of Europe’s earliest note-issuing banks and pioneering the use of paper money in Sweden.
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B.
Fredrik Pacius
Fredrik Pacius was a 19th-century German-Finnish composer best known for writing the music to the national anthems of Finland and Estonia.
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C.
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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D.
Johan August Gripenstedt
Johan August Gripenstedt was a 19th-century Swedish statesman and liberal reformer who played a key role in modernizing Sweden’s economy and public finances.
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E.
Erik Gustaf Geijer
Erik Gustaf Geijer was a prominent Swedish historian, writer, philosopher, and composer of the early 19th century, influential in shaping Swedish national romanticism and intellectual life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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ornithologist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| describedTaxonRank |
bird genera
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bird species ⓘ |
| employer | Swedish Museum of Natural History ⓘ |
| familyName | Sundevall ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ornithology
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taxonomy ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| givenName | Carl ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | natural history ⓘ |
| hasNotableRole | pioneer in avian taxonomy ⓘ |
| influenced | later avian classification systems ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classification of birds
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early phylogenetic system of birds ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Swedish scientific community of the 19th century ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributions to systematic zoology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Conspectus avium picinarum
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Svensk fauna. Fåglarna ⓘ Tentamen dispositionis avium in familias et genera ⓘ |
| occupation |
ornithologist
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taxonomist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Sweden ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
birds
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insects ⓘ mammals ⓘ |
| workLocation | Stockholm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carl Jakob Sundevall Description of subject: Carl Jakob Sundevall was a 19th-century Swedish zoologist and taxonomist known for his influential work on the classification of birds.
Referenced by (6)
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