The Journey of Anders Sparrman
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The Journey of Anders Sparrman is a biographical novel by Swedish author Per Wästberg that vividly reconstructs the life and explorations of 18th-century Swedish naturalist Anders Sparrman, a disciple of Linnaeus and companion on Captain Cook’s voyages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Journey of Anders Sparrman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8145890 — 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: The Journey of Anders Sparrman Context triple: [Per Wästberg, notable work, The Journey of Anders Sparrman]
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A.
Humboldt’s travel journals
Humboldt’s travel journals are detailed firsthand accounts of Alexander von Humboldt’s scientific explorations and observations during his expeditions in the Americas and other regions at the turn of the 19th century.
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B.
Man the Explorer
Man the Explorer was a themed exhibition area at Montreal’s Man and His World fair that focused on humanity’s drive to discover and understand the world and beyond.
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C.
Humboldt Beginnings
Humboldt Beginnings is a later-career studio album by Los Angeles hip hop group The Pharcyde that showcases their evolution beyond their early 1990s alternative rap sound.
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D.
Biographia Borealis
Biographia Borealis is a biographical work by Hartley Coleridge that profiles notable figures from the northern counties of England.
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E.
Travels in Tartary
Travels in Tartary is a classic 1930s travel narrative by British writer Peter Fleming, recounting his adventurous overland journey across remote regions of Central Asia.
- 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: The Journey of Anders Sparrman Target entity description: The Journey of Anders Sparrman is a biographical novel by Swedish author Per Wästberg that vividly reconstructs the life and explorations of 18th-century Swedish naturalist Anders Sparrman, a disciple of Linnaeus and companion on Captain Cook’s voyages.
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A.
Humboldt’s travel journals
Humboldt’s travel journals are detailed firsthand accounts of Alexander von Humboldt’s scientific explorations and observations during his expeditions in the Americas and other regions at the turn of the 19th century.
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B.
Man the Explorer
Man the Explorer was a themed exhibition area at Montreal’s Man and His World fair that focused on humanity’s drive to discover and understand the world and beyond.
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C.
Humboldt Beginnings
Humboldt Beginnings is a later-career studio album by Los Angeles hip hop group The Pharcyde that showcases their evolution beyond their early 1990s alternative rap sound.
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D.
Biographia Borealis
Biographia Borealis is a biographical work by Hartley Coleridge that profiles notable figures from the northern counties of England.
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E.
Travels in Tartary
Travels in Tartary is a classic 1930s travel narrative by British writer Peter Fleming, recounting his adventurous overland journey across remote regions of Central Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carl Linnaeus
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James Cook ⓘ |
| author | Per Wästberg ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of the Swedish naturalist Anders Sparrman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| depicts |
explorations of Anders Sparrman
ⓘ
life of Anders Sparrman ⓘ |
| genre | biographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Anders Sparrman ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
biographical reconstruction
ⓘ
colonial encounters ⓘ exploration ⓘ naturalism ⓘ science ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Swedish literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Anders Sparrman ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
18th-century scientific exploration
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natural history ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| placeOfNarrative |
Africa
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South Pacific ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| portrays |
companion on Captain Cook’s voyages
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disciple of Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | Sweden ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Journey of Anders Sparrman Description of subject: The Journey of Anders Sparrman is a biographical novel by Swedish author Per Wästberg that vividly reconstructs the life and explorations of 18th-century Swedish naturalist Anders Sparrman, a disciple of Linnaeus and companion on Captain Cook’s voyages.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Wästberg