Baltzar von Platen
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Baltzar von Platen was a Swedish naval officer and statesman best known for leading the planning and construction of Sweden’s Göta Canal in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baltzar von Platen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4598911 — 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.
Target entity: Baltzar von Platen Context triple: [Göta Canal, chiefEngineer, Baltzar von Platen]
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Heinrich von Vietinghoff
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Friedrich von Hagedorn
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Adelbert von Chamisso
Adelbert von Chamisso was a 19th-century German poet and naturalist best known for his literary works and botanical studies conducted during scientific expeditions.
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Eugen Richter
Eugen Richter was a prominent 19th-century German liberal politician and journalist known for his staunch advocacy of civil liberties, parliamentary democracy, and opposition to authoritarianism and socialism.
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Luzi von Sonnenthal
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Baltzar von Platen Target entity description: Baltzar von Platen was a Swedish naval officer and statesman best known for leading the planning and construction of Sweden’s Göta Canal in the early 19th century.
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A.
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
Heinrich von Vietinghoff was a German Wehrmacht general who commanded major Axis forces in Italy during World War II, including serving as commander-in-chief of German troops in the Italian campaign.
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B.
Friedrich von Hagedorn
Friedrich von Hagedorn was an 18th-century German poet known for his light, graceful verse and influential role in early German Rococo and Anacreontic poetry.
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C.
Adelbert von Chamisso
Adelbert von Chamisso was a 19th-century German poet and naturalist best known for his literary works and botanical studies conducted during scientific expeditions.
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D.
Eugen Richter
Eugen Richter was a prominent 19th-century German liberal politician and journalist known for his staunch advocacy of civil liberties, parliamentary democracy, and opposition to authoritarianism and socialism.
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E.
Luzi von Sonnenthal
Luzi von Sonnenthal was the wife of Austrian composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold and a member of the prominent Viennese theatrical Sonnenthal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish naval officer
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human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
economic development of Sweden in the 19th century
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linking Sweden’s east and west coasts by canal ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | von Platen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
canal construction
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infrastructure planning ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| genre |
civil engineering projects
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naval projects ⓘ |
| givenName | Baltzar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanalAssociated | Göta Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Count ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Baltzar von Platen (Swedish) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificantProject | Göta Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
Göta Canal
NERFINISHED
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western and eastern Sweden ⓘ Östergötland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Swedish inland transportation
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Swedish trade routes ⓘ |
| knownFor | major role in Sweden’s early 19th-century infrastructure development ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Swedish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Swedish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Baltzar von Platen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the construction of the Göta Canal
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planning the Göta Canal ⓘ |
| notableWork | Göta Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
canal engineer
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naval officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf | Swedish nobility ⓘ |
| placeOfInfluence | Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Östergötland County
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high-ranking naval officer in Sweden ⓘ member of the Swedish government ⓘ |
| roleInProject |
chief planner of Göta Canal
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leader of Göta Canal construction ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
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Subject: Baltzar von Platen Description of subject: Baltzar von Platen was a Swedish naval officer and statesman best known for leading the planning and construction of Sweden’s Göta Canal in the early 19th century.
Referenced by (2)
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