18961954

18961954 is a compact date-range that can indicate either a historical period spanning the years 1896 to 1954 or a biographical lifespan of an individual born in 1896 and who died in 1954.

In biographical use, the years are typically shown as 1896–1954 after a name, and the unbroken sequence 18961954 is sometimes seen in databases and catalog records as a shorthand for a life span. It helps differentiate people with similar names and situate their work within a particular era.

As a historical window, the span covers the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, a period marked by rapid industrial growth, two world wars, and major political transformations.

- World War I and its aftermath (1914–1918; consequences continued into the 1920s)

- The Great Depression and the New Deal era (approximately 1929–1939)

- World War II and its global repercussions (1939–1945)

- The early Cold War and the formation of the United Nations and allied institutions (mid- to late 1940s onward)

- Beginnings of decolonization and civil rights movements (late 1940s–1954)

In libraries, archives, and digital databases, 18961954 serves as a concise label for time-bounded figures or topics, facilitating indexing, sorting, and cross-referencing.