18951982

18951982 is a numeric sequence formed by the concatenation of two four-digit years, 1895 and 1982. In library and archival practice, strings like this commonly arise when birth and death years are recorded in compact form without separators.

In biographical entries, the standard format is to present life dates as 1895–1982 or (1895–1982). Some data systems, however, store or export the dates without punctuation, producing 18951982. Such an identifier can be used as a machine-readable key in databases, for indexing, or in file names to indicate a person's lifespan.

Because the hyphen or en dash is missing, the string is ambiguous to humans; it could denote a date range, a model number, or a code, depending on context. Without accompanying metadata, 18951982 lacks intrinsic meaning beyond being a numeric token.

There is no widely recognized person, work, or place commonly identified solely by the string 18951982. If encountered, it is usually a byproduct of data formatting or a cataloging shorthand rather than a standalone designation.

See also: 1895; 1982; life dates; date range notation.