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Alf Sommerfelt

Norwegian linguist and professor (1892–1965)
Person human Q1068498

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
November 23, 1892
Date of death
October 12, 1965
Place of birth
Trondheim
Place of death
Nes Municipality
Country of citizenship
Norway[9]
Occupation
linguist
Employer
University of Oslo[12]
Position held
Prorector of the University of Oslo, full professor[10][11]
Award received
Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎[13]
Father
Axel Sommerfelt[7]
Spouse
Aimée Sommerfelt[8]
Cause of death
traffic collision[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian, English, French[23][24][25]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Hvem er Hvem? (1948), Hvem er hvem? (1930)[20][21][22]
Family name
Sommerfelt[18]
Given name
Alf[19]
Member of
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres[14]
Place of burial
Vår Frelsers gravlund[6]
Residence
Oslo Municipality[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alf Sommerfelt cs Alf Axelssøn Sommerfelt da Alf Axelssøn Sommerfelt ru Альф Соммерфельт zh 索默费特 zh-hant 索默費特
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000110679713
VIAF cluster ID
64802987
Library of Congress authority ID
n84126458
GND ID
118751468
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
AlfSommerfeldt.jpg ↗
AINM ID
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BIBSYS ID
90128955
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
sommerfelt-alf-axelsson
CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SR ID
14904167
CTHS person ID
115020
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CiNii Research ID
1140282266687050880
DDB person (GND) ID
118751468
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118751468
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
008194
FAST ID
139045
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Alf_Axelssøn_Sommerfelt, Alf_Sommerfelt
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3636724
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
57141
IdRef ID
034718281
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118751468
Lex ID
Alf_Sommerfelt
Libris-URI
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Lokalhistoriewiki.no article ID
Alf_Axelssøn_Sommerfelt
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00970867
NE.se ID
alf-sommerfelt
NL CR AUT ID
mub2015885491
NUKAT ID
n98026248
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007279260905171
National Library of Latvia ID
000348148
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1443974
National Library of Wales Authority ID
sommerfelt-alf
National Virtual Library of India ID
410816
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073711551
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Alf_Sommerfelt
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
pf01036806024555
Open Library ID
OL4278574A
PRELIB person ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
792276
Persée author ID
299001
Prabook ID
2566595
RHE doctor ID
2195
Runeberg author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
220016
SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
Saint-Cricq
Slekt og Data grave ID
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WikiStrinda article ID
12200
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, French, Norwegian
Cause of death 1
traffic collision
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Employer 1
University of Oslo
Given name 1
Alf
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
Occupation 1
linguist
Place of birth 1
Trondheim
Place of burial 1
Vår Frelsers gravlund
Position held 1
full professor
SNARC ID 1
Saint-Cricq
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Aimée Sommerfelt
Spouses 1
Aimée Sommerfelt
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Summary

Alf Sommerfelt was born on November 23, 1892[1], in Trondheim[2]. He died on October 12, 1965[3], in Nes Municipality[4]. He worked as a linguist[5].

FAQs

Where was Alf Sommerfelt born?

Alf Sommerfelt was born in Trondheim[2].

Where did Alf Sommerfelt die?

Alf Sommerfelt died in Nes Municipality[4].

Who were Alf Sommerfelt's parents?

Alf Sommerfelt's father was Axel Sommerfelt[7].

Who was Alf Sommerfelt married to?

Alf Sommerfelt's spouses include Aimée Sommerfelt[8].

What did Alf Sommerfelt do for work?

Alf Sommerfelt worked as a linguist[5].

What awards did Alf Sommerfelt receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎[13].

Related Entities

Norway Trondheim

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . begravdeioslo.no. begravdeioslo.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . aibl.fr. Retrieved . aibl.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Hvem er Hvem? (1948). wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Ajarmund · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Hvem er Hvem? (1948), Hvem er hvem? (1930)
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ hvem er hvem 1930 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/32a5c2ae276|details]])"
  2. 20d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['br', 'en', 'nn', 'no', 'sv', 'zh']
    Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID → Alf_Axelssøn_Sommerfelt, Alf_Sommerfelt
    Place of death → Nes Municipality
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||6 */ SNL ID Alf_Axelssøn_Sommerfelt deprecated (now SNL Alf_Sommerfelt), SNL ID Alf_Sommerfelt, source for place of birth, place of death, sour"
  3. 11w ago · Jssfrk · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Runeberg author ID → sommealf
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Runeberg author ID: sommealf, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/175096473|Alf Sommerfelt (#175096473)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/837|Runeberg author]]"
  4. 12w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Residence → Oslo Municipality
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Hvem er Hvem? (1948), Hvem er hvem? (1930)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||mul, nb */ hvem er hvem 1948 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/13e74922d5c|details]])"
  5. 21w ago · KaZoria · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Slekt og Data grave ID → bb289cf2-36fd-4e00-8746-acd1bf37401a
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Slekt og Data grave ID: bb289cf2-36fd-4e00-8746-acd1bf37401a"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Hvem er Hvem? (1948), Hvem er hvem? (1930)
    Given name → Alf
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Norwegian, English, French
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ CANTIC ID: 981061152952706706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257590|batch #257590]]"
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