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Oscar Dickson
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Public figure

Oscar Dickson Silver

Swedish explorer of the Arctic (1823–1897)

2 Dec 1823 to 6 Jun 1897Sweden

Oscar Dickson is a Swedish explorer of the Arctic (1823–1897). Born 1823 in Gothenburg.

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At a glance

Gold
Born
1823-12-02, Gothenburg
Died
1897-06-06, Fågelås parish
Citizenship
Sweden
Occupations
businessperson, merchant, donor, wholesaler, ship-owner
Member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Physiographic Society in Lund
Also known as
Baron Oscar Dickson, Oskar Dickson

Awards and recognition

Silver
  • honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala
  • Order of Charles XIII
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This page is assembled from the sources below. Each section carries its own grade. Gold 1 section Silver 2 sections

  • Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
  • Wikimedia Commons. Photo, see the file page for licence

Last rebuilt 3 Oct 2026. We may be wrong: names get matched to the wrong record, people change jobs, companies change status. What gets seen and reported gets fixed. How grades work.

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