Karl Oskar Nilsson
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Karl Oskar Nilsson is a Swedish farmer and emigrant to America, best known as the central protagonist of Vilhelm Moberg’s Emigrant novels and their musical adaptation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karl Oskar Nilsson canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10393967 — 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: Karl Oskar Nilsson Context triple: [Kristina från Duvemåla, mainCharacter, Karl Oskar Nilsson]
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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.
Sigvard Eklund
Sigvard Eklund was a Swedish nuclear physicist and long-serving Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, recognized for his contributions to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
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C.
Bertil Ohlsson
Bertil Ohlsson is a film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed drama "What's Eating Gilbert Grape."
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D.
Bengt Jansson
Bengt Jansson is a Swedish former speedway rider known for competing at international level during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Nils Sjöberg
Nils Sjöberg is a pseudonym used by Taylor Swift for her work as a songwriter and producer, notably on the hit song "This Is What You Came For."
- 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: Karl Oskar Nilsson Target entity description: Karl Oskar Nilsson is a Swedish farmer and emigrant to America, best known as the central protagonist of Vilhelm Moberg’s Emigrant novels and their musical adaptation.
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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.
Sigvard Eklund
Sigvard Eklund was a Swedish nuclear physicist and long-serving Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, recognized for his contributions to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
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C.
Bertil Ohlsson
Bertil Ohlsson is a film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed drama "What's Eating Gilbert Grape."
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D.
Bengt Jansson
Bengt Jansson is a Swedish former speedway rider known for competing at international level during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Nils Sjöberg
Nils Sjöberg is a pseudonym used by Taylor Swift for her work as a songwriter and producer, notably on the hit song "This Is What You Came For."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | character in the musical Kristina från Duvemåla ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Kristina från Duvemåla
ⓘ
The Emigrants ⓘ The Emigrants (1971 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Emigrants
The Emigrants (novel series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Emigrants
The Last Letter Home ⓘ The New Land (1972 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The New Land
The Settlers ⓘ Unto a Good Land ⓘ Utvandrarna (2021 film) ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
emigration
ⓘ
family and sacrifice ⓘ poverty in rural Sweden ⓘ settler life in America ⓘ |
| basedOn | 19th‑century Swedish emigrants to North America ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
hard‑working
ⓘ
responsible family man ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| creator | Vilhelm Moberg ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Swedish ⓘ |
| familyName | Nilsson ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | emigrant ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Vilhelm Moberg’s Emigrant universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Moberg’s Emigrant saga
|
| genre | historical fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Karl Oskar ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Swedish ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| migrationFrom |
Småland, Sweden
ⓘ
linked to:
Småland
|
| migrationTo |
Minnesota, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota
|
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the central protagonist of Vilhelm Moberg’s Emigrant novels
ⓘ
emigrating from Sweden to the United States in the Emigrant series ⓘ |
| occupation | farmer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Gustaf Skarsgård
ⓘ
Max von Sydow ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheran (in the narrative context) ⓘ |
| residenceInFiction |
Ki-Chi-Saga area, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Chisago Lakes area
Korpamoen, Småland ⓘ |
| spouse | Kristina Nilsson ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid‑19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karl Oskar Nilsson Description of subject: Karl Oskar Nilsson is a Swedish farmer and emigrant to America, best known as the central protagonist of Vilhelm Moberg’s Emigrant novels and their musical adaptation.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.