Aasta Hansteen

Norwegian artist and writer (1824-1908)
Person human Q303708
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Summary

Aasta Hansteen was born on December 10, 1824[1], in Christiania[2]. She died on April 13, 1908[3], in Christiania[4]. She worked as a painter[5], writer[6], women's rights activist[7], feminist[8], and artist[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Vår Frelsers gravlund[11]
  • Father: Christopher Hansteen[12]
  • Mother: Q140703953[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Norway[14]
  • Member of: Norwegian Association for Women's Rights[15]
  • Sex or gender: female[16]
  • Genre: portrait[17]
  • Commons category: Aasta Hansteen[18]
  • Family name: Hansteen[19]
  • Given name: Aasta[20]
  • Commons gallery: Aasta Hansteen[21]
  • Student of: Johan Gørbitz[22], Jørgen Roed[23]
  • Described by source: The History of Nordic Women's Literature[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian[25], Nynorsk[26]
  • Commons Creator page: Aasta Hansteen[27]
  • Sibling: Harald Hansteen[28]
  • Has works in the collection: National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design[29], Norwegian Museum of Cultural History[30]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[31]

Why It Matters

Aasta Hansteen has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Aasta Hansteen born?

Aasta Hansteen was born in Christiania[2].

Where did Aasta Hansteen die?

Aasta Hansteen died in Christiania[4].

Who were Aasta Hansteen's parents?

Aasta Hansteen's father was Christopher Hansteen[12]. Aasta Hansteen's mother was Q140703953[13].

What did Aasta Hansteen do for work?

Aasta Hansteen worked as a painter[5], writer[6], women's rights activist[7], feminist[8], and artist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ source for occupation, source for father from Norsk kunstnerleksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot 2|OKA bot task 2]])"
  2. 22h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bcl', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ha', 'hy', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||3 */ source for date of birth, source for date of death, source for father from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/"
  3. 9w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Harald Hansteen
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Sibling: Harald Hansteen"
  4. 11w ago · GZWDer · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Q140703953
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Mother: Q140703953, semi-automatic Geni import"
  5. 20w ago · Pmt · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Norwegian historical register of persons id → pf01037045015624, pf01052721022276
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Norwegian historical register of persons id: pf01052721022276, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/287887158|Aasta Hansteen (#287887158)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-matc"
  6. 21w ago · Vidariv · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 276576578
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Idref id: 276576578, Added with [[User:Bargioni/moreIdentifiers|moreIdentifiers]]"
  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Norwegian, Nynorsk
    Occupation → painter, writer, women's rights activist +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32083|batch #32083]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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