Alexander Kielland

Summary

Alexander Kielland is a human^[1]. He was born in Stavanger^[2]. He was born on February 18, 1849^[3]. He passed away in Bergen^[4]. He died on April 6, 1906^[5]. He worked as an author^[6] and writer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Stavanger^[2], Alexander Kielland…
• Alexander Kielland passed away in Bergen^[4].
• Alexander Kielland was born on February 18, 1849^[3].
• Alexander Kielland died on April 6, 1906^[5].
• Alexander Kielland's father was Jens Zetlitz Kielland^[9].
• Alexander Kielland's mother was Christiane (Janna) Lange^[10].
• A child of Alexander Kielland was Beate Kielland^[11].
• A child of Alexander Kielland was Jens Zetlitz Kielland^[12].
• Alexander Kielland held citizenship in Norway^[13].
• Alexander Kielland worked as an author^[6].
• Alexander Kielland's professions included writer^[7].
• Alexander Kielland held the position of County Governor of Møre og Romsdal^[14].
• Alexander Kielland's education included a stint at University of Oslo^[15].
• Alexander Kielland was educated at Stavanger Cathedral School^[16].
• Alexander Kielland was a member of Norwegian Association for Women's Rights^[17].
• Alexander Kielland is recorded as male^[18].
• Alexander Kielland's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Alexander Kielland's Commons category is recorded as Alexander Kielland^[20].
• Alexander Kielland's family name is recorded as Kielland^[21].
• Alexander Kielland's given name is recorded as Alexander^[22].
• Alexander Kielland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alexander Kielland^[23].
• Alexander Kielland's Commons gallery is recorded as Alexander Kielland^[24].
• Alexander Kielland's depicted by is recorded as «Korrekturleseren». Alexander L. Kielland i sitt arbeidsværelse i Cernay la ville^[25].
• Alexander Kielland's depicted by is recorded as Portrait of Alexander L. Kielland^[26].
• Alexander Kielland's depicted by is recorded as Alexander L. Kielland^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NO^[29]

• Began / founded: 1849-02-18^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1906-04-06^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 426bf1fa-5842-42f6-bacf-f9ea5bb8e91f^[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Stavanger^[2], Alexander Kielland… he was born on February 18, 1849^[3]. His father was Jens Zetlitz Kielland^[9]. His mother was Christiane (Janna) Lange^[10].

Education

Educated at University of Oslo^[15], a public university^[33], in Norway^[34], founded in 1811^[35], headquartered in Blindern^[36] and Stavanger Cathedral School^[16], an upper secondary school in Norway^[37], in Norway^[38], founded in 1824^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include author^[6] and writer^[7]. Alexander Kielland held the position of County Governor of Møre og Romsdal^[14].

Personal Life

Children include Beate Kielland^[11], a singer^[40], 1876–1950^[41], of Norway^[42] and Jens Zetlitz Kielland^[12], a writer^[43], 1873–1926^[44], of Norway^[45].

Death and Burial

Alexander Kielland died on April 6, 1906^[5]. He died in Bergen^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Alexander Kielland include Alexander L. Kielland^[46], an oil platform^[47], in Norway^[48] and Alexander Kiellands plass^[49], a square^[50], in Norway^[51].

Why It Matters

Alexander Kielland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

He has been cited as an influence by Buddenbrooks^[54], a literary work^[55], founded in 1890^[56], written by Thomas Mann^[57].

Entities named for him include Alexander L. Kielland^[46], an oil platform^[47], in Norway^[48] and Alexander Kiellands plass^[49], a square^[50], in Norway^[51].

FAQs

Where was Alexander Kielland born?

Alexander Kielland's place of birth was Stavanger^[2].

Where did Alexander Kielland die?

Alexander Kielland passed away in Bergen^[4].

Who were Alexander Kielland's parents?

Alexander Kielland's father was Jens Zetlitz Kielland^[9]. Alexander Kielland's mother was Christiane (Janna) Lange^[10].

What did Alexander Kielland do for work?

Alexander Kielland worked as author^[6] and writer^[7].

Where did Alexander Kielland go to school?

Alexander Kielland was educated at University of Oslo^[15] and Stavanger Cathedral School^[16].

Who did Alexander Kielland influence?

Alexander Kielland has been cited as an influence by Buddenbrooks^[54].