Vilhelm Moberg
E100065
Vilhelm Moberg was a prominent Swedish author and journalist best known for his epic series of novels about Swedish emigrants to America, including "The Emigrants."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vilhelm Moberg canonical | 3 |
| Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T833957 — 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: Vilhelm Moberg Context triple: [Norra begravningsplatsen, significantPlaceOfBurialFor, Vilhelm Moberg]
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A.
Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate best known for her medieval trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter."
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B.
Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for pioneering psychological literature in works such as "Hunger" and "Growth of the Soil."
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C.
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, and essayist renowned for works like "Buddenbrooks" and "The Magic Mountain," which explore the psychology and moral crises of modern European society.
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D.
Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Erik Axel Karlfeldt was a Swedish poet and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate known for his nature-inspired, rural-themed poetry and his long association with the Swedish Academy.
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E.
Heinrich Mann
Heinrich Mann was a prominent German novelist and essayist known for his socially critical works and opposition to authoritarianism in the early 20th century.
- 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: Vilhelm Moberg Target entity description: Vilhelm Moberg was a prominent Swedish author and journalist best known for his epic series of novels about Swedish emigrants to America, including "The Emigrants."
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A.
Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate best known for her medieval trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter."
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B.
Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for pioneering psychological literature in works such as "Hunger" and "Growth of the Soil."
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C.
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, and essayist renowned for works like "Buddenbrooks" and "The Magic Mountain," which explore the psychology and moral crises of modern European society.
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D.
Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Erik Axel Karlfeldt was a Swedish poet and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate known for his nature-inspired, rural-themed poetry and his long association with the Swedish Academy.
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E.
Egon Bahr
Egon Bahr was a German politician and key architect of West Germany’s Ostpolitik, the policy of détente and normalization of relations with Eastern Bloc countries during the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical writer
ⓘ
human ⓘ journalist ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| birthName |
Vilhelm Moberg
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg
|
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-08-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-08-08 ⓘ |
| emigrationTheme | Swedish emigrants to America ⓘ |
| familyName | Moberg ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
realist literature ⓘ |
| givenName |
Artur
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Karl ⓘ Vilhelm ⓘ |
| hasChild | Eva Moberg ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Emigrants
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surface form:
The Emigrants (novel)
The Last Letter Home ⓘ
surface form:
The Last Letter Home (novel)
The Settlers (novel) ⓘ Unto a Good Land ⓘ
surface form:
Unto a Good Land (novel)
|
| influenced | Swedish literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Swedish ⓘ |
| movement | Swedish realism ⓘ |
| name | Vilhelm Moberg self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Time on Earth
ⓘ
Raskens ⓘ Ride This Night ⓘ The Emigrants ⓘ The Emigrants ⓘ
surface form:
The Emigrants series
The Last Letter Home ⓘ The Settlers ⓘ Unto a Good Land ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Moshultamåla, Algutsboda Parish, Kronoberg County, Sweden ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Zion Church cemetery, Värmdö, Sweden ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Värmdö Municipality
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surface form:
Värmdö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
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| spouse | Greta Moberg ⓘ |
| workFocus |
Swedish Americans
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surface form:
Swedish emigration to North America
Swedish peasant life ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vilhelm Moberg Description of subject: Vilhelm Moberg was a prominent Swedish author and journalist best known for his epic series of novels about Swedish emigrants to America, including "The Emigrants."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg